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Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades,...

The National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh has undertaken initiatives to amend its Customs Act to comply with international treaties and agreements---such as the Revised Kyoto Convention---that have been signed by the government to provide faster and effective service to the private sector, bring...

This reports the result of an investigation into the social, economic, political, and institutional factors that encourage or impede inclusive economic development in Kiribati and hamper the capacity development needed to overcome obstacles to that development. Much of the information on which this...

This report was produced under the technical assistance project Promoting Renewable Energy, Clean Fuels, and Energy Efficiency in the Greater Mekong Subregion (TA 7679). It focused on renewable energy developments and potential in five countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, the...

This publication examines the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan---Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program, which promotes women's participation and empowerment in the Philippines. The challenges and constraints observed in the program serve...

Impact evaluation aims to answer whether and to what extent a development intervention has delivered its intended effects, thus enabling evidence-based policy making. The desire for more hard evidence of the effectiveness of development interventions has fueled a growing interest in rigorous impact...

This publication identifies export products from Maldives that are affected by sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. The trade patterns of Maldives within South Asia, particularly with regard to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, were examined and a gap...

This study explores several fundamental issues associated with the implementation of the fuel tax reform initiative in the People's Republic of China and the improvement of the sustainability of the country's highway programs. It identifies and explores high-level policy issues, options, and future...

This smart metering road map summarizes the proposed activities and plans for the Nepal Electricity Authority on the implementation of a smart electricity grid. Prepared under the Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project in Nepal, the road map also explains the guiding principles,...

Trade facilitation of agri-food products can potentially reduce trade barriers, lower transaction costs, foster efficiency along the supply chains, and reduce poverty in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). A comprehensive analysis of a range of policy options that influence trade behaviors of selected...

This handbook provides nonbanking financial institutions guidance on how to manage risks associated with money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It reflects the requirements of the international standard setter in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing---the Financial...

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) was created to foster connectivity. Air transport connectivity facilitates economic development. This Scoping Study seeks to begin to define a potential role for the CAREC program to enhance the region's effectiveness of aviation. The study provides...

The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators is a special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012. It presents a framework of inclusive growth indicators and proposes a set of 35 indicators as measures of income and non-income outcomes of inclusive growth; the processes and...

This report was produced under the technical assistance project Promoting Renewable Energy, Clean Fuels, and Energy Efficiency in the Greater Mekong Subregion (TA 7679). It provides outlines of business models relevant to pursuing the renewable energy and energy efficiency targets adopted by the five...