... changes
◾ Recognizing the e ort and exibility of government departments in supporting changing
policy objectives
◾ Measuring performance for government units involved in delivering integrated services
... practices of Southeast
Asia are varied, and this book brings together, in a single volume, an in- depth analysis of the core
components of public administration systems in selected countries of Southeast ... comparative knowledge
of public administration in these parts of Asia. Obviously, this book does not cover all countries
in Southeast Asia. As explained in the introduction, the selection re ects...
... Plains in the Madang Province
• Sepik Plains oil palm project in East Sepik
• Open Bay oil palm project in East New Britain
• Amazon Bay integrated oil palm project in the Abau District in ... land, both in Indonesia and Malaysia, continues on a daily basis.
G.2 Land conflicts in Malaysia
Land rights conflicts in Malaysia are not as common as in Indonesia. Conflicts involving indigenous ... company will begin constructing roads, setting up a nursery and
removing any standing vegetation, including tropical rainforest, which generally brings about a
dramatic loss in local biodiversity....
... underlying shocks in the
economy, etc.
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Using the data of twelve Asia Pacific countries, we find the following stylized facts of
business cycles. First, business cycles in the five Asian ... synchronization in the region. We examine
the following twelve countries in the Asia Pacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia,
Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand), China, Singapore, ... Regarding financial
activity, a substantial amount of the international capital (in the forms of foreign direct investment, equity
and bond financing and syndicated loans) financing China’s...
...
Half of these 600m livestock keepers live in
Asia
Also, many millions off-farm jobs created
along the supply chain (trading, processing,
retailing)
Between 4-17 off-farm jobs created ... population
50
Livestock in a changing world
Genetics and breeding
Feed resources and Utilization
Human resource
International trading
20
Role of livestock
•
Livestock’s
critical role in
nutrition ... of rural households owning livestock,
by expenditure quintile. (FAO, 2009)
27
Global livestock population and production
(steinfeld et al., 2006)
46
Production of ruminant meat (1000 ton/year)
FAO...
... banking. While many prominent Filipinos have Chinese ances-
try, there is considerable hostility toward the Chinese dominance of
business.
Arab traders introduced Islam to the Philippines in ... Filipinos do not arrange themselves in neat lines.
Instead, they form a pushing, shoving crowd, with each person
out for him- or herself. e only times that Filipinos have queued
in neat lines ... president Ferdinand E. Marcos.
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TIPS ON DOING BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES
●
Titles are important to Filipinos—so important that many employees
are rewarded with impressive-sounding titles...
... state-owned)
ROA Earnings Net income/Total average assets
NINI_REV Earnings Net interest income/Total revenues (Total revenues
= Net interest income + Non interest income (before
deducting non interest costs))
LOANS_BORRO
WING
Liquidity ... 80% and 100%. In terms of number of nonbank financial institutions, our
coverage is 4.0% in Indonesia, 81% in Korea, 54.9% in Malaysia, 27.5% in Thailand and
5.3% in the Philippines. In terms of ... generation of financial early warning systems aimed to build screening
devices to help in scheduling bank examinations by flagging as early as possible those
institutions in (or approaching) financial...
... Filipino employee, do it calmly and
in private.
Business Entertaining
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Food is vitally important in Filipino culture. Social occasions
always involve food. In reality, the standard Pilipino ...
yours).
●
Business cards may be printed in English; it is not necessary to
translate them into Pilipino. e exchange of business cards is
more casual than in other parts of Asia; a Filipino businessperson ... Filipino business partners oen at social situa-
tions. Never decline an invitation to a social event.
●
When you interrupt Filipinos during a meal, they are obliged to
ask you to join in. is...
... Philippines,
that nger is pointed at the person or thing being insulted.
●
Since pointing can easily be taken for an insulting gesture, Filipinos
rarely indicate objects or directions by pointing ... appropriate gis in the Philippines,
visit www.kissboworshakehands.com.
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Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Cultural Note
Singapore remains a booming center of capitalism inSoutheast Asia. It is ... pointing with their ngers.
Instead, they indicate with a glance or by pursing their lips.
●
Indicating “two” with the ngers is done by holding up the ring
and little nger, instead of the forenger...
... yours).
●
Unwavering civility is the single most important attribute for suc-
cessful relationships in Singapore. However, diplomacy in no way
hinders the determination of Singaporean businesspeople ... among
the dominant Chinese against the Malays and the Indians. ere are
clearly dierentiated sex roles in society, but gender equality is creep-
ing in. Men still dominate in most public situations.
Cultural ... way.
●
People in Singapore may smile or laugh in situations that West-
erners consider inappropriate. Smiles may hide embarrassment,
Singapore
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e traditional Indian greeting involves a...
... no famine in South
Korea in decades, the memory of it is still present—and famine is still endemic in North
Korea.
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BUSINESS PRACTICES
Punctuality, Appointments, and Local Time
●
Business ...
missionaries. Instead, a Korean scholar studying in Beijing was
baptized a Catholic in 1777. It was this scholar, on his return, who
introduced Catholicism to Korea. Protestantism gained a foothold in ... next-highest-
ranking person, and so on. e Koreans will be lined up inside in
order of importance.
●
English is the most widely studied foreign language. Your business
meetings can be conducted in English....