... important role in the restructuring of weak banksand finance companies, including through the infusion of new capital.COST OF FINANCIAL SERVICES IN ASIA An analysis of the impact of internationalization ... overall financial system, with the degree of internationalizationmore important indirectly in terms of influencing the quality of the financial systemthan in terms of directly affecting the ... Internationalization of Financial Services inAsia 19countries. Recent global advances in credit analysis and risk management techniques in bankshave not been incorporated in banking practices in many Asian...
... Indians forming a tiny portion. The profile of learners included gender; it was found that about 64% of the sample consisted of girls and only 36% of boys. Parent profileFigure 3.1 also indicates ... survival of the school. As a result of the repeal of the Group Areas Act in 1991 and the official desegregation of schools in 1995, there has been a strong influx of black learners into this ... 11principal in this regard and then following this up with observations of the identified teachers’ practices. The teaching competency (in terms of teaching learners from diverse backgrounds) of...
... pollutants in Asian cities. It is proposed that this is due to lowering of income turning points and the shortening of the stages of economic development accompanying deteriorating air quality. ... human beings given the high population level in the region. In spite of the magnitude of importance of studying and determining the mechanisms between income and the environment in Asia, there ... indicate that for urban air pollution in Asian cities, the typical EKC shape may not be applicable. The data suggest a lowering of the income turning points for selected pollutants indicating...
... advances of domestic economic and political reforms. Financing. Problems in financing are often indicated as one of the most important factors defining failures in performance of institutions; ... dependent on lobbying capacities of various interest groups. This is a promising area of future research, and in combination of further exploring the opportunities of micro-finance and insurance it ... of existing capacities, success and failures in performance of institutions, explaining possibilities and constraints for institutional capacity building and performance, and identifying and...
... states that rates of TB are nine times higher in the slums of Manila than in nonslum areas, without specifying an age group.28 Incidence of diarrhea (in adults and children) in these same slums ... rise in urban poverty. Nearly one billion residents incitiesof the developing world are estimated to be poor, with both urban and poverty trends increasing.72 The number of people living in ... in the squatter settlements of Metro Manila appears alarming, although no study was found that directly addressed under-fives in slums. An oft-quoted finding of the Philippines Department of...
... may indicate an internal leak. Continuous internal mechanical integrity monitoring of GS project injection wells, instead of periodic testing (which is required for most other types of deep injection ... test in the United States to investigate the ability of brine formations to store CO2. Phase I of the project involved the injection of 1,600 tons of CO2 into a mile-deep well drilled into ... energy. Predictions of increased global energy use during this century indicate a continued increase in carbon emissions (EIA, 2007) and rising concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere unless...
... logarithm of the market value of equity in millions of U.S. dollar at the beginning of year t for firm i. Qit = the market value of equity divided by the book value of total assets at the beginning ... logarithm of the market value of equity in millions of U.S. dollar at the beginning of year t for firm i. Qit = the market value of equity divided by the book value of total assets at the beginning ... the market value of equity in millions of U.S. dollar at the beginning of the year. Q = the market value of equity divided by the book value of total assets at the beginning of the year. LEV...
... with information about Viking’s thoughts on sustainable business. Viking replied to DanWatch’s CSR inquiries. Viking has a Code of Conduct (CoC) adressing CSR in the company’s supply chain. ... more, including information on how suppliers are to implement the CoC. In practice, Viking has begun to audit working conditions in fac to rie s in China. Viking has not audited working conditions ... tons/year)6. China being a top 10 rubber producer only exports 25.000 tons/year of rubber in primary form, but exports 1,2 mio tons/year of rubber articles, indicating much processing of rubber in primary...
... burden of cancer in Asia 26The 8 Asian countries represented are those contributing 1% or more of the world’s total new cancer cases or 1% or more of thespecific cancer listed. The remaining 7 Asian ... 6070130101Selected cancersBreast In Asia, the incidence rate of breast cancer among females is highest in Taiwan,Singapore and Philippines. Breast cancer incidence rates in China and India arethe same, ... burden of cancer in Asia 6The median age of the population across the fifteen Asian countries varies widely,from 19 years in Laos, 25 years in India, 34 years in China, and 44 years in Japan....
... loss of 1.1 million m3.4. Investment in eradicationModerateEradication exercises to be carried out of a minimum area of 1 000 ha withina radius of 3 km of infected trees.5. Increases in ... Quarantine● Government Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Plant Quarantine● Ministry of Agricultural Decree No. 38 of 2006 on Listof Quarantine Pest● Ministry of Agricultural Decree No. 559 of 1985 ... Loss of income andemployment withinaffected regionsHighLoss of income for the country due toclosing down-stream rubber industries/factories.Loss of income for employment in rubberindustry....
... types of institutions – a testament to the interest in this topic. We are just beginning to mine the data from this second round of research and will be releasing a full white paper later in ... li n e Fin dings ã A p r i l 1 3 , 2011 2. Overview of findings Background Slover Linett Strategies Inc. and mStoner partnered with CASE for the second year in a row in order ... engagement. Some of the questions we hoped it would answer include: How do professionals in education incorporate social media into their marketing and communication strategies, initiatives,...
... long intervals between calving, especially in Bos indicus cows and riverine buffaloes, have been often cited as constraints to profitability in cattle farming in the SAP [1, 2]. 12 involvement ... regular interval will improve the genetic gain in the nucleus herd [6]. This transfer may also allow inbreeding in the nucleus to be maintained at acceptable levels [13]. Rate of inbreeding in the ... organizations, to administrative and technical personnel involved in the management of cattle genetic resources in Asia, including Ministries of Agriculture/Livestock/Environment, Directorates of Livestock...
... correspondent). Of these first trials, only Mainland China maintained production and started an industry. In 1988, a batch of P. vannamei PL were introduced into Mainland China from the Marine Science Institute ... develop an industry to date has been Brunei. Beginning in 1996, P. vannamei was introduced into Asia on a commercial scale. This started in Mainland China and Taiwan Province of China and subsequently ... and non-SPF from Latin America and Taiwan Province of China/Mainland China have been introduced into many Asian countries including the Philippines (1997), Thailand (1998), Indonesia and Viet...
... ‘paradigmaticcity’maybedefinedastheexemplarymetropolisthatdisplaysmoreclearlythanotherurbansitesthedistinguishingfeaturesandgeneraltrendsthataresymptomatic of broadersociogeographicaltransformations ofcities takingplaceonaworldscale. In short,itanticipates, in agenuinelyprescientway,evolvingandTheEvolvingSpatialForm ofCitiesin aGlobalisingWorldEconomyFree download from www.hsrcpublishers.ac.za MartinJMurray26TheEvolvingSpatialForm ofCitiesin aGlobalisingWorldEconomy27Brazilhasone of themostmarkeddisparities of wealth in theworld,withtherichesttenpercent of thepopulationcontrollingmorethan50 ... MartinJMurray28TheEvolvingSpatialForm ofCitiesin aGlobalisingWorldEconomy29thanstressinglaw enforcementandpolicingthroughtheapprehension of criminaloffenders and punishment of offences, these strategies of ... (vagrancy,panhandlinginformaltrading)fromsuch‘post-public’placesasenclosedshoppingmalls,privateclubs,festivalmarketplacesandgatedresidentialcommunities(Merry2001;Robins2002).Thesenewmodes of spatialregulationarepart-and-parcel of shiftingpatterns of urbangovernance in postmoderncityscapes.Borrowingfromtheneo-liberalmodel of the‘contraststate’,municipalauthoritieshavebecomemuchmoreentrepreneurial in outlook and orientation, undertaking various ‘off-loading’, ‘downsizing’ and‘rightsizing’initiatives,includingthewhittlingdown of thescale of thepublicsectorworkforce,theprivatisation of publicutilitiesandothercityassets,theoutsourcingandsubcontracting of services,andthecreation of public-privatepartnershipstomanagecityassetsandattractnewinvestment(Robins2002).These...