Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business logistics
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business logistics
ISBN :
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 38,2 MB
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9292577549
Infrastructure is essential for development. This report presents a snapshot of the current condition of developing Asia's infrastructure---defined here as transport, power, telecommunications, and water supply and sanitation. It examines how much the region has been investing in infrastructure and what will likely be needed through 2030. Finally, it analyzes the financial and institutional challenges that will shape future infrastructure investment and development.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Asia
ISBN :
This study examines major challenges and issues associated with developing regional infrastructure through the fostering of regional cooperation in Asia, and provides a framework for pan-Asian infrastructure cooperation. The study's long-term vision is the creation of a seamless Asia (an integrated region connected by world-class, environmentally friendly infrastructure) in terms of both "hard" (physical) and "soft" (facilitating) infrastructure. The soft part supports the development and operation of the hard component. Findings indicate that the benefits of upgrading and extending Asia's infrastructure networks are substantial, and that all countries in the region would benefit. A logistics network is only as good as its weakest link; each country in a regional supply chain gains from infrastructure improvements made in others. Improving connectivity in the region would bring Asia large welfare gains through increased market access, reduced trade costs, and more efficient energy production and use. According to the study, to achieve this Asia needs to invest approximately $8 trillion in overall national infrastructure between 2010 and 2020. In addition, Asia needs to spend approximately $290 billion on specific regional infrastructure projects in transport and energy that are already in the pipeline
Author : Antoni Estevadeordal
Publisher : IDB
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 39,35 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1931003858
Author : International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1498357709
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that the GDP growth in Bhutan has slowed from about 10 percent in FY2011 (July 1–June 30) to 5 percent in FY2013. Slower growth reflects policy efforts to contain overheating pressures in the form of restrictions on credit for construction and vehicle. Inflation has remained elevated, tracking closely that of India (Bhutan’s main trading partner). Social development indicators have improved steadily, and Bhutan is on track or has achieved most of its Millennium Development Goals. Growth is projected to recover to 61⁄2 percent in FY2014, driven mainly by a pick-up in hydropower-related construction activities and domestic services.
Author : Sungsup Ra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2021-05-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811609837
This open access book presents contemporary perspectives on the role of a learning society from the lens of leading practitioners, experts from universities, governments, and industry leaders. The think pieces argue for a learning society as a major driver of change with far-reaching influence on learning to serve the needs of economies and societies. The book is a testimonial to the importance of ‘learning communities.’ It highlights the pivotal role that can be played by non-traditional actors such as city and urban planners, citizens, transport professionals, and technology companies. This collection seeks to contribute to the discourse on strengthening the fabric of a learning society crucial for future economic and social development, particularly in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2018-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292613549
This report documents Asia's progress in regional cooperation and integration. This publication documents Asia's progress in regional cooperation and integration. It covers the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank and analyzes regional as well as global economic linkages. The 2018 report's special chapter Toward Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific examines how collective action among countries can help find solutions to growing transnational development challenges. The special chapter also discusses how to best provide regional public goods that transcend the so-called collective action problem which occurs when individual interests are too weak on their own to drive cooperation on common issues.
Author : Asian Development Bank;JICA;UKAID;World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 22,69 MB
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464812160
The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on South Asia—not only as one of the world’s most populous and poorest regions—but as a hinge between East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The book is aimed at politicians, technocrats, civil society organizations, and businesses. It presents case studies of past and recent corridor initiatives, provides rigorous analysis of the literature on the spatial impact of corridors, and offers assessments of corridor investment projects supported by international development organizations. A series of spotlights examines such issues as private sector co-investment; the impacts of corridors on small enterprises and women; and issues with implementing cross-border corridors. The 'WEB' in the title stands for both the wider economic benefits (WEB) that transport corridors are expected to generate and the complex web of transport corridors that has been proposed. The appraisal methodology introduced in this book shows how the web of interconnected elements around corridors can be disentangled and the most promising corridor proposals—the ones with the greatest wider economic benefits—can be selected.
Author : Sadiq Ahmed
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,13 MB
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9788132103110
This volume examines the dichotomy between the two faces of South Asia—one poverty stricken and lagging in development, the other highly urbanized and growing rapidly—and tries to find a workable solution to bridge this gap. It looks at the many policy and institutional constraints that contribute to this dichotomy, especially regional conflict that has made South Asia one of the least integrated regions of the world.
