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6 September 2023
Nepal shares as SASEC member experience in ECD, highlighting challenges and lessons learned.
6 September 2023
ADB has developed the Guidelines on the Economic Analysis of RCI projects to measure the benefits and costs of RCI projects, either quantitatively or qualitatively. ADB continues to conduct research on its subregional programs to help improve the monitoring and measuring of cross-border spillovers…
6 September 2023
Tracking progress and offering standardized measures of RCI in Asian economies has been critical to inform regional policies. Measuring the benefits of RCI projects, is also important for developing member countries to reach consensus on collective action. ADB has developed the Guidelines on the…
5 September 2023
Individual SASEC countries have pursued the development of economic corridors as a major tool for bringing economic transformation and promoting inclusive growth. Under the SASEC program, ECD has featured prominently in pursuit of synergies among SASEC members, involving the development of…
5 September 2023
Southeast Asia has long been a region with dynamic RCI initiatives that have included ECD as one of their key pillars for enhancing economic integration. The GMS, IMT-GT and BIMP-EAGA are all at different levels and stages of ECD, but the overlapping country memberships and the geographical…
14 March 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) team joined the 11th East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Meeting of the Parties in Brisbane, Australia (12-17 Mar 2023). ADB’s Duncan Lang and BirdLife International’s Ding Li Yong delivered the keynote presentation, which covered the status of…
29 October 2019
[Publication Launch Summary] These briefs present findings on agricultural wholesale markets in Viet Nam, Pakistan, and Nepal. They also provide recommendations to help develop more efficient production and marketing systems.
25 March 2019
Mr. David Tonkin, chief counsel for legal, procurement and fraud at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), briefed the participants about the economic challenges faced by the Pacific region owing to inefficient and burdensome regulation, ineffective contract enforcement,…
25 March 2019
Lastly, Prof. Dr. Jordi Paniagua, professor of economics at the University of Valencia, explained how international economic flows follow the gravity equation. FDI and trade increase with economic activity (meaning more producers and consumers) and decrease with certain frictions, comprising both…
25 January 2019
In Asia, there is a need to ensure equal treatment to migrant domestic workers under national labor laws and improve their access to legal information and social services.