... 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, 2006-2007Developing 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, 2006-2007Developing 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 severalreasons that were discussed in the Key Economic Developments and Prospectsin the Asia- PacificRegion 2006. First, the appreciation of regional currenciesagainst...
... 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 OcersKiran 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 ... ChinaSingaporeAustraliaLeast Time- Global 7 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 ProtectionAgreement 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 globalproduction 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 countriesin 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 modelAccelerated expansion regionally ... EISCallatay & Wouters Presentation 18th May 2006Vietnam Banking 2006Erik Bogaerts, Director Asia Page 3InternationalExpansionPresenceCompany ProfileCompany Profile Partner in Vietnam...
... CambodiaReference sitesWorld Vision Asia- Pacic region http://wvasiapacic.orgWorld Vision Global Empowermenthttp://www.globalempowerment.org ChildInfo Immunisation: Statistics by Region, UNICEFhttp://www.childinfo.org/immunization_status.htmlRegional ... Vision IndonesiaLaurence Gray Asia Pacic Regional Advisor, Advocacy(Bangkok)laurence_gray@wvi.orgEsther Indriani Maternal & Child Health,Nutrition Sub-regional Specialist(Indonesia)esther_indriani@wvi.orgBradley ... ChanderTo nd out more about World Vision’s work with maternal and child health in Asia and the Pacic:www.wvasiapacic.orgapro@wvi.org 15Papua 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 ... intellectualproperty.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 andregulatory ... 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...
... thecreation of Asian bond markets.What are the Asian bonds?Asian bonds share three common factors;Asian issuers, Asian investors and Asiancurrencies. Asian bonds are issued byAsian entities ... perspective:- If regional bond markets are to becreated in East Asia, would they beviable? What is the economicrationale for the creation of regionalbond markets in East Asia? - What would ... theInstitutional 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...