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International Migration Outlook 2016 and Recent Labour Migration Trends to OECD Countries from Asia

18 January 2017
Migration from Asia to OECD countries continues to increase, while intra-European Union migration remains at high levels. In addition, there was an unprecedented number of asylum applications in 2015 while high levels persisted in 2016. This learning material details the increasing number of…

Trade Liberalization, Technology and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from India

9 January 2017
Motivated by recent studies that highlight the importance of firm level heterogeneity in understanding the impact of policy changes on firm behavior and outcomes, this paper allows trade and labor market outcomes to differ by firm characteristics, including their location across environments with…

Economic Corridor Development: Putting Concept into Action

8 December 2016
ADB's Manoj Sharma discusses the Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program, comprised of a multitranche financing facility, a policy-based loan, an urban climate change resilience grant, and technical assistance to India. The project will stimulate growth through infrastructure…

Economic Corridor Development: Putting Concept into Action

8 December 2016
Asian Development Bank's Manoj Sharma discusses the Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program, comprised of a multitranche financing facility, a policy-based loan, an urban climate change resilience grant, and technical assistance to India. The project will stimulate growth…

Implementing Biodiversity Offsets – Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons Learned from the French Experiences

25 November 2016
When development projects generate impacts on biodiversity that could not be sufficiently avoided or reduced, offsets must be designed and implemented to effectively and fully compensate for the residual loss of biodiversity. International best practice indicates that biodiversity offsets must…

ANJA Green Factory

24 November 2016
ANJA GmbH presents a complete concept of an urban green production facility that sets new standards worldwide by combining technology, innovation, renewable energy, and the recycling of resources to a holistic system.

India’s Infrastructure & Urban Development Experience

22 November 2016
Ernest & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, focused on the public sector. The company has also a wealth of experience in urban development and infrastructure. It has provided its services in creating smart cities in India, with lessons that other…

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization

27 October 2016
Mobilizing funds to suport sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge in Asia. Specifically, the biggest challenge is boosting investments on urban development while ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth. This presentation looks into the urban infrastructure needs in the region and shares…

Bulgaria: Tax Reform

25 October 2016
As Bulgaria’s tax system deters foreign investors and citizen-taxpayers alike, the need for change is enormous. The Bulgarian government decided to unify and modernize its tax collection facilities by combining the revenue-collection function and the General Tax Directorate into a new, single tax…

Orissa, India: Public Enterprise Reform

25 October 2016
Financial and public enterprise challenges in Orissa, one of India’s poorer states, posed great concern at the start of the new millennium. A chaotic political machine is inherited by the newly-installed state official. Yet the new chief minister, together with some civil servants, championed…