Описание: This report discusses the enhanced framework of the Asia–Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index (ARCII) that now includes digital connectivity and environmental cooperation among other innovations for monitoring progress.
The ARCII has been used for monitoring progress in various dimensions of regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in Asia and the Pacific since 2017. With these new features of the ARCII, the report explores the links between regional and global economic integration and sheds light on the application of the index to RCI analysis and policy strategies for Asia and Pacific economies.
Описание: This report highlights the results of Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations to support regional cooperation and integration (RCI) completed during 2017–2020.The report outlines how ADB managed its support for RCI, and how the bank continued leading development partners in assisting major RCI subregional programs. It notes that, in the medium term, promoting wider, deeper, and more open RCI to support the region's recovery will require further resources. These include a broader base of quality RCI skills and financial resources mobilized from within and outside ADB. The report follows the 2017 ADB corporate progress report on RCI and is the first such report under ADB's Strategy 2030.
Описание: This guidance note underscores the potential of education technology (EdTech) solutions in transforming learning, teaching, and training systems, especially during and after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, governments have been coping with and responding to the challenges posed by the closure of education institutions while guidelines from international agencies seek to address the disruptions and responses. Drawing from and reinforcing the key principles of these courses of action, the guidance note also provides suggestions and pointers that stakeholders in developing countries can consider for a long-term road map to improve quality, relevance, and inclusion in education. It is one of a series produced by ADB for key sectors and thematic areas.
This guidance note examines the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Asia and the Pacific and identifies how these can be mitigated.
COVID-19 is significantly affecting the development and life cycle stages of PPP projects in the region. This has led to disruptions in trade, production, and supply chains as well as sharp declines in consumption and investment.
The guidance note looks at these impacts as well as the implications for contractual arrangements. It also presents governance practices that will help mitigate the risks and outlines important considerations for governments in regard to managing PPP projects for a post-pandemic recovery.
Описание: This guidance note examines the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the energy sector in Asia and the Pacific and outlines key actions that stakeholders can take during the response and the recovery phases.
While COVID-19 has resulted in severe global health and economic crises, it also presents an opportunity for a green, sustainable, and resilient recovery enabled by sustainable energy. The guidance note looks into how the energy sector is responding across the region and what more can be done. It also highlights how ADB's support to the energy sector is helping its developing member countries recover from the pandemic and achieve sustainable development.
Описание: This report reviews the impact of trade facilitation initiatives in Asia and the Pacific since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began and discusses how to increase supply chain resilience.
Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic have underscored the need for digital and paperless trade procedures. A special chapter examines the pandemic's impact on the supply chains of critical goods such as vaccines, personal protective equipment, and food, and provides policy suggestions for enhancing supply chain resilience and trade facilitation. This is the third biennial progress report on trade facilitation implementation in Asia and the Pacific jointly prepared by the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Описание: This publication identifies financial inclusion priorities to stimulate economic recovery and explores the challenges and opportunities of accelerated digital transformation.The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the vital role of financial inclusion in supporting resilience and economic recovery among the most vulnerable populations in Asia and the Pacific. This publication proposes recommendations to aid policy makers and regulators. It shares insights from the 2021 Asia–Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum, a policy initiative of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Process. It was prepared in collaboration with the APEC Business Advisory Council, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Foundation for Development Cooperation.
Название: Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021 ISBN: 9292690205 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789292690205 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 7399.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The vital data within Key Indicators are now accessible in a digitized format, with the new Key Indicators Database.
The report covers the 49 regional members of ADB. It discusses trends in development progress and the challenges to achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth across Asia and the Pacific. This 52nd edition discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the challenges of meeting development targets, which needed urgent attention even before the global health crisis began.
To put into practice the "leave no one behind" principle of the SDGs, the availability of more detailed and informative data is crucial. With the pandemic intensifying society's reliance on digital platforms for remote working and learning, as well as for shopping and entertainment, the 2021 report features a special supplement, Capturing the Digital Economy: A Proposed Measurement Framework and Its Applications,which is rooted in input-output analysis and uses readily available national accounts data. The study provides a sound basis on which to assess the relative importance of the digital economy in national and global production processes.
Описание: This report examines the impacts of COVID-19 on labour markets along with adjustment patterns in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam.Labour markets in Southeast Asia were particularly hit hard in 2020 when government pandemic containment measures were most severe. COVID-19 exacerbated growing inequalities in the region and exposed large gaps in social protection . This report aims to help policymakers identify priorities, constraints, and opportunities for developing effective labour market strategies for economic recovery and beyond.
Описание: This publication examines the initial impact on trade, investment, finance, and peopleÕs mobility as the coronavirus disease pandemic struck Asia and the Pacific.
The outbreak in 2020 disrupted both supply and demand sides of an interconnected world economy. Asia and the Pacific was not immune as lockdowns and travel and trade restrictions affected nearly all aspects of cross-border economic activity. The Asian Economic Integration Report 2021 looks at how regional economies individually or collectively respond to the crisis by, for example, leveraging rapid technological progress and digitalization as well as increasing services trade to reconnect and recover. The theme chapter focuses on digital platforms and how they can accelerate digital transformation across the region.
Описание: This volume examines the experiences of Asia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) during the first year of the pandemic and discusses post-pandemic policy actions for MSME development.The study draws on the findings of MSME surveys carried out during 2020 and 2021 in Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Philippines, and Thailand. It offers insights on approaches that could best support a pandemic exit strategy and policies that could help revitalize the MSME sector during recovery in a way that creates more resilient economies.
Описание: This study provides a review of infectious disease risk financing schemes to draw lessons and recommend solutions for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries.CAREC region was badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prearranged financing for shock events greatly enhances the cost-efficiency and effectiveness of response, but this was virtually nonexistent for infectious diseases risk prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. The study offers some recommendations to strengthen the disaster risk management strategies and public sector budget resilience of CAREC member countries.
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