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NPLs in Mongolia and the Policy Implications

10 February 2020
The speaker provided an overview of Mongolia’s experience with nonperforming loans and the interventions of development partners. The measures taken under the IMF and ADB programs helped strengthen the overall banking system, with important reforms taken in the direction of banking sector…

NPL Strategy: The Case of Thailand

10 February 2020
The presentation elaborated on initiatives such as multiple-creditor out-of-court workout schemes and public AMCs, taken by Thailand to resolve the debts. Among the many initiatives launched, the Corporate Debt Restructuring Advisory Committee was considered as key. The committee’s definitive…

Bank Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) Management and Resolution: The Case of the Philippines

10 February 2020
The presentation highlights the approach taken by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to respond to NPLs in the Philippines. The bank NPL management and resolution since the Asian financial crisis has been a combination of legislative measures, policies, and reforms. The legal and regulatory…

Nonperforming Loans in Asia: Issues and Challenges

10 February 2020
The presentation highlighted the key issues and challenges in tackling non-performing loans (NPLs) in Asia. One of the key issues is that there are feedback effects between NPLs and macroeconomic indicators which are transmitted through various channels of financial spillovers across borders. Hence…

Thailand: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

7 February 2020
The total number of Thai workers overseas has significantly increased over the last decade. The figures grew 1.3 times for year 2009-2019. This presentation shares the plans of the Thailand Government in order to promote decent work in global supply chains, particularly its efforts in crafting and…

Viet Nam: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

6 February 2020
Viet Nam sent only about 1,000 workers abroad per year at the beginning of 1990s, but the number of Vietnamese migrant workers subsequently steadily increased. Recently, Viet Nam has sent about 100,000 workers abroad per year.

Sri Lanka: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

6 February 2020
Sri Lanka has taken different policy initiatives and strategies in order to protect its migrant workers. Download this material to learn more.

Indonesia: Recent Changes in Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

6 February 2020
Migrant workers are prone to abuse and exploitation. To address this challenge and more, the Government of Indonesia has been rolling out various efforts to protect their migrant workers—both skilled and unskilled.

Bangladesh: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

6 February 2020
Bangladesh works to protect its migrant workers through skills matching and pushing for appropriate legal frameworks on labor migration management.

Mainstreaming Environment-Socioeconomic Interlinkages into the National Development Policies in Mongolia: A Tool

28 November 2019
This presentation discusses a case study on how the government of Mongolia developed a tool which helps mainstream environment and socio-economic linkages into the country's national development policies.