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12 September 2016
Targets like those reflected in the global sustainable development goals are important because they provide strategic focus for road safety. Research and experience show that long-term goals and targets provide better management of strategies and programs, improved quality of safety programs, and…
12 September 2016
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is used for setting road safety targets, assessing existing road networks and tracking infrastructure risk over time, evaluating safety benefits of road projects, assessing risk for design iterations, and conducting post-construction evaluations.…
5 September 2016
This presentation discusses the participatory evaluation approach which assesses economic and social impact by involving stakeholders in the process. This approach obtains systematic information to gauge user demand and satisfaction and to produce recommendations. It features the Asian Development…
5 September 2016
Electricity subsidies are often paid out if government budgets exceed all spending on education, healthcare, and rural support. In order to subsidize low residential customer prices, governments impose higher prices on industrial customers, which discourages new investment and encourage…
18 August 2016
Cambodia has shown a robust economic growth for the past decade, around 7.5% real growth. In order to maintain this growth, Cambodia needs to strengthen its investment in infrastructure and other areas. The challenge is to beef up public investments; thus, government bonds are being issued to…
18 August 2016
This presentation gives a snapshot of Asia’s economic growth and lists down the main risks that economies should be cautious about. It notes that while the Consumer Price Index remains subdued, several economies may also face Producer Price Index deflation.
18 August 2016
East Asian governments have launched regional initiatives to promote financial cooperation and stability. This presentation introduces AsianBondsOnline, a website that provides information on bond markets in emerging East Asian economies. It also discusses the main characteristics of bonds, along…
18 August 2016
The economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has slowed down based on current available data. While the slowdown is expected, the growth rate seems to lag behind the projection. This presentation provides an initial analysis of this economic slowdown's impact and explains how PRC's…
17 August 2016
This presentation enumerates the different types of bonds, explains credit ratings, and describes how the bond market works. It also gives an overview of the participants in the primary market and how bond trading happens in the secondary market.
17 August 2016
This presentation gives an overview on how to do valuation of an asset, particularly fixed income. It also explains the discounted cash flow valuation formula.