... 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 ...
3. Trends and Stylized Facts of Business Cycles
In this section, we document the main characteristics of business cycles of the selected
countries in the AsiaPacific region.
8
We use the ... to shed some light on this
issue by providing detailed stylized facts on capital flows and business cycles in the AsiaPacific
region and by empirically analyzing the relationship between capital...
... 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 ... excessively.
So far the impact of high oil 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,...
... of Europe.
3 Sida. (2008). Action Plan for Sida’s Work Against Gender-based Violence 2008-2010.
4 UNIFEM Gender Fact Sheet No. 5. www.unifem-eseasia.org/resources/factsheets/UNIFEMSheet5.pdf, ... No. 2 2011
Asian-Pacic Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
www.arrow.org.my
frequently leads to gender bias and poor quality response.
Most Asia- Pacic countries are actively responding ... 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...
... 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 ... Kingdom.
21
Benchmarking—Contract Enforcement
East Asia and PacificRegion —Compared to Global Best / Selected Other Countries
Procedures to Enforce a Contract
Source: Doing Business...
... 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 ... Architecture
SOA = an architectural style whose goal is to achieve loose
coupling among interacting software agents.
SOA : architecture based on
Application front-end (service consumer)
Service...
... Simpleandquicktoinstall
FlexWave
™
MMW 125 - Asia Pacific
Millimeter Wave Transmission System
5/08•104681AE
FlexWaveMMW125-APAC
FlexWave
™
MMW 125 - Asia Pacific
Millimeter Wave Transmission ... advantage
of the recently allocated licensed 71-86 GHz spectrum. By using the unique propagation
characteristics and the wide bandwidth of that spectrum, FlexWave MMW can support extremely
high speed ... MMW-ANT-1
One2ft(0.6m)ParabolicAntennawithpolemountkit MMW-ANT-2
Ordering Information
Asia Pacicrainzones
Note:AcompleteMMWlinkconsistsofoneMMWsystemplustwoAntennas;MMWsystemscanbe
ordered...
... 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 ... UNICEF
http://www.childinfo.org/immunization_status.html
Regional facts on water, sanitation and hygiene, UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/eapro/wes_revised_factsheet_2009.pdf
Nutrition status overview Vietnam, ... Deviance Initiative website
http://www.positivedeviance.org/about_pd/impact.html
Key indicators for Asia and the Pacic,
Asian Development Bank 2008
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2008/pdf/Goal-04.pdf
Articles
“A...
... of disputes.
What Asian countries have enacted e-commerce rules/laws?
In East Asia, Hongkong has enacted the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (effec-
tive April 7, 2000; enacted January 7, 2000.), ... Commerce Act of 2000 (enacted June 14, 2000) encom-
passes electronic signatures, electronic transactions, and crimes related to e-com-
merce. The Electronic Transactions Order of Brunei (enacted ... all
communications.
In Southeast Asia, Malaysia has its Digital Signature Bill of 1997, which became
effective on October 1, 1998. Singapore’s Electronic Transactions Act of 1998 (en-
acted June 29, 1998)...
... Triton X-100 on specific inhibitory activity
of PAI-1 at 37 8C. The specific inhibitory activity of each variant is
given as a fraction of the specific inhibitory activity of the same variant
in 1% ... plasminogen activator inhibitor-1;
PAI-2, plasminogen activator inhibitor-2; RCL, reactive centre loop;
S-2444,
L-5-pyroglutamyl-glycyl-L-arginine-p-nitroaniline; uPA,
urokinase-type plasminogen activator.
Eur. ... uPA. The amount of active PAI-1, and thus the
specific inhibitory activity, was calculated from the total
amount of PAI-1 that had to be present to inhibit half of the
uPA activity in the assays.
PAI-1...
...
The Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific was convened on
21 and 22 January 2011 in Nanjing, China, to identify good practices, policy gaps and
priority areas for action ... 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....
... 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...
...
Asia, and Central Asia (97.3%–98.7%) is at par with
the developed regions (100.0%). South and West
Asia registered average survival rates below ... No. FLS124810-3
Cataloging-In-Publication Data
Asian Development Bank.
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012.
Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2012.
1. economic indicators ... remained
manageable in the region, but are high and rising for
some countries in Central and West Asia.
The consumer price indices (CPIs) of economies in
the region have increased since...
... WT activity,
whereas the mutants D113K and E123K displayed
almost a complete loss of activity.
To assess the membrane activity and lipid-binding
behaviour of the GM2AP variants, their interaction
with ... al. Enzyme-binding region of GM2-activator protein
FEBS Journal 273 (2006) 982–991 ª 2006 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2006 FEBS 991
The enzyme-binding region of human GM2-activator
protein
Michaela ... points
towards this suggested interaction region, was E123.
The long and charged side chain of glutamate is
known to be particularly well suited for protein–pro-
tein interactions. In contrast, the residues...
... )72 to )36
contains cis-acting elements necessary for transcriptional
activation. To further analyze this region, one copy of a
double stranded oligonucleotide spanning the region from
)70 to )36 ... located in the region between )134
and )7 0 (Fig. 6).
Nuclear factor(s) from
X. laevis
A6 cells bind
within the )70 to )36 bp region of the xMGP promoter
Presence of nuclear factors from A6 cells ... transfection. Luciferase
activity was assayed as recommended by the manufacturer
(Promega) in a ML3000 luminometer (Dynatech). Relative
light units were normalized to b-galactosidase activity and
protein...