... any evidence of business cycle synchronization in the region. We examine
the following twelve countries in the AsiaPacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia,
Korea, Malaysia, the ...
economy, etc.
6
Using the data of twelve AsiaPacific countries, we find the following stylized facts of
business cycles. First, business cycles in the five Asian crisis countries are highly synchronized ... in East Asia, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
de Brouwer, G.J. (2001) “East Asian Financial Markets: Current Status and Future
Development,” in Y. H. Kim and Y. Wang, eds., Regional...
... the ESCAP region, 2006-2007
Developing economies of the region
East and North-East Asia
North and Central Asia
South and South-West Asia
South-East Asia
Developed economies of the region
0.0 ... the ESCAP region,
2006-2007
Developing economies of the region
East and North-East Asia
North and Central Asia
South and South-West Asia
South-East Asia
Developed economies of the region
0.0 ... prices on the region has been limited for several
reasons that were discussed in the Key Economic Developments and Prospects
in the Asia- PacificRegion 2006. First, the appreciation of regional currencies
against...
... Improving
Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in South Asia. 126p.
ARROW. (2010). “Regional overview—MDG5 in Asia: Progress,
gaps and challenges 2000-2010.” 8p.
ARROW. (2010). “Brieng ... Suloshini Jahanath, Programme Ocers
Kiran Bhatia & Riet Groenen, Regional Gender Advisers, UNFPA Asia Pacic
Regional Oce
Bela Ganatra, Team Leader, Preventing ... the
UNFPA Asia Pacic Regional Oce and the Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (Sida). It is a peer-reviewed thematic bulletin that aims to
contribute a Southern /Asia- Pacic,...
... Business Regulations in 155 Countries
East Asia and PacificRegion
Regional Profile
Benchmarking—Entry Regulation
East Asia and PacificRegion Compared to Global Best / Selected Other ... Africa, 24 from East Asia and
the Pacific region, 26 economies from Europe and Central Asia, 22 from Latin America, 16 from the
Middle East and North Africa, and eight from South Asia. The sample ... China
Singapore
Australia
Least Time- Global
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Reforms—Who is reforming in the region?
East Asia and PacificRegion —Compared to Global Best / Selected Other Countries
Number of reforms...
... introduced and imposed in the 1950’s as required by Article IV in the Pacific Plant Protection
Agreement for the Asia and Pacific region. In addition, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
(ANRPC) ... number of countries in the Asia- Pacific region. Current total global
production of natural rubber is about 9 million tonnes. Over 90 percent of that amount is produced in this
region, mainly in Thailand, ... improve phytosanitary measures in the
Asia- Pacificregion and safeguard against the incursion of South American leaf blight of rubber into countries
in the region. It is a compilation of four separate...
... competitors in Asia. Expansion of Chinese and Indian Banks in Asia.
IT outsourcing trend in the banking industry – possible re-thinking and a new business model
Accelerated expansion regionally ... EIS
Callatay & Wouters Presentation
18th May 2006
Vietnam Banking 2006
Erik Bogaerts, Director Asia
Page 3
International
Expansion
Presence
Company Profile
Company Profile
Partner in Vietnam...
... Cambodia
Reference sites
World Vision Asia- Pacic region
http://wvasiapacic.org
World Vision Global Empowerment
http://www.globalempowerment.org
ChildInfo Immunisation: Statistics by Region, UNICEF
http://www.childinfo.org/immunization_status.html
Regional ... Vision Indonesia
Laurence Gray
Asia Pacic Regional Advisor, Advocacy
(Bangkok)
laurence_gray@wvi.org
Esther Indriani
Maternal & Child Health,
Nutrition Sub-regional Specialist
(Indonesia)
esther_indriani@wvi.org
Bradley ... Chander
To nd out more about World Vision’s
work with maternal and child health in Asia
and the Pacic:
www.wvasiapacic.org
apro@wvi.org
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Papua New
Guinea
% children underweight: (no UNICEF...
... advocacy and policy reform in the Asia- Pacific re-
gion, and the e-ASEAN Task Force, an ICT for development initiative of the 10-
member Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We welcome your views ... intellectual
property.
The primer also discusses the implications for developing countries in the Asia
Pacific of failure to or delay in putting in place the appropriate legal/policy and
regulatory ... courts will allow these into evidence in cases of disputes.
What Asian countries have enacted e-commerce rules/laws?
In East Asia, Hongkong has enacted the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (effec-
tive...
... the
creation of Asian bond markets.
What are the Asian bonds?
Asian bonds share three common factors;
Asian issuers, Asian investors and Asian
currencies. Asian bonds are issued by
Asian entities ... perspective:
- If regional bond markets are to be
created in East Asia, would they be
viable? What is the economic
rationale for the creation of regional
bond markets in East Asia?
- What would ... the
Institutional Foundation for Regional Bond Market in East Asia
Ito, Takatoshi, “The ABC of ABC bonds”
Park, Yung-Chul and Daekeun Park, “Creating Regional Bond Markets in East Asia:
Rationale and Strategy”
Rhee,...
...
interventions.
As a regional response to accelerate and sustain actions for achieving MDG 4, the Regional
Office for the Western Pacific in collaboration with the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional ... partner agencies.
a
Region is defined as countries and areas common to the WHO Western PacificRegion and the
UNICEF East Asia Region. In addition, some South Pacific island nations not ...
ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DE LA SANTE
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC
BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL
REGIONAL COMMITTEE WPR/RC56/8
Fifty-sixth session 28...
... challenge.
Enhancing Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific
Outcome Document of
the
Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific
21-22 January 2011, Nanjing, China ...
older persons in Asia and the Pacific.
I. Key gaps and challenges
The Forum identified the following gaps and challenges facing elderly care services in
Asia and the Pacific:
A. ... encouraged to become caregivers for the elderly in
addition to women.
G. Regional cooperation
An Asia- Pacific network on older persons should be established, to be
facilitated by ESCAP...
... development in the Asia and the Pacific, we need indicators
that can be calculated using data which is readily available for as many countries as possible
in the Asia- Pacific region. We propose ... Investment and the Global Financial Crisis in
the Asia- PacificRegion
by Sayuri Shirai
WP/09/05 South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Asia- Pacific:
Towards a New Paradigm in Development ... the Asia and Pacificregion would contribute to financial stability in several ways.
Firstly, by reducing reliance on foreign currency debt – and its concomitant currency
mismatches – Asia- Pacific...