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Presentation. Ready4Trade Central Asia and sustainable trade. 2021 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Sustainable Transport, Trade and Connectivity in the SPECA Region for a Greener, Circular and Inclusive Post-Pandemic Recover
How to make South Asia network on the sustainable development goals (SANS) more effective and sustainable : report of brainstorming meeting held on 4 August 2021
Get PDFA virtual brainstorming meeting on “How to Make South Asia Network on the Sustainable Development Goals (SANS) More Effective and Sustainable” was convened by South and South-West Asia Office (SSWA) of UNESCAP on 4 August 2021. The objective of this dialogue was to bring together SANS members to hear their perspectives on strategies for strengthening SANS and making it a more effective and a sustainable network for achieving the 2030 Agenda in South Asia.At the beginning of the session, Mr. Adnan H. Aliani, Officer-in-Charge, UNESCAP-SSWA, New Delhi delivered the opening remarks. This was followed by an overview presentation by Dr. Rajan Sudesh Ratna, ESCAP-SSWA and a panel discussion facilitated by Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), India. The panel included distinguished speakers - Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh; Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asia Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), Bangladesh; Ms. Wangmo, Senior Programme Officer, Tarayana Foundation, Bhutan; Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Assistant Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India ; Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation, India ; Dr. Posh Raj Pandey, Chairman, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal ; Dr. Abid Suleri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan ; and Dr. Ganga Tilakaratna, Research Fellow and Head of Poverty and Social Welfare Policy Research at the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS). The session was held on Ms Teams platform and had participation from the SANS member think tanks from South Asian countries. The programme is at Annex – I of this report. </p
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 4
No full textSouth and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number Number 4, 15 May 2012
The Development Monitor is a bimonthly electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 (issued on a monthly basis initially), which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP SSWA work programme.
The year 2011–2012 turned out to be a difficult year for the Indian economy as it faced the twin shocks of global slow down and having to withstand the impact of severe monetary tightening. To curb the inflationary expectations, the RBI raised policy rates 13 times in 18 months. This affected industrial investment. Yet the Indian economy managed to grow at a robust rate of 6.9 per cent” said Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Chief Economist and Director of the Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia of ESCAP at a launch held at the UN Conference Hall, New Delhi on May 10th
Inequality of opportunity : who are those left behind? : Turkmenistan, MICS 2019 Update
Get PDFA new policy paper explores available data from Turkmenistan to identify those groups that have been left furthest behind in a range of indicators. Using innovative methodologies and analytical tools, the paper reveals gaps between those who have access to basic opportunities and services, and those who don't.</p
Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 21, No. 5, Sep - Oct 2004
No full textChina's ZGC Science Park : SME performance and innovation / Changhui Zhou
SMEs in the Philippines : A development agenda to sustain their growth / Rhodora M. Leano
Development of a business strategy : International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS)
Technology acquisition and transfer : A view from the Philippines / Corazon T. Aragon, Mylah Rystie B. Uy-Anacleto and Leonora P. Matundan
Stewards of the environment : How well are Philippine SMEs fulfilling this / Myrna Rodriguez Co
SMEs in Bangladesh : The present and the future / Abdul Awal Minto
An assessment of FTA options for FEALAC countries : a simulation
No full textThe trade relationship between Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation – Asia-Pacific Countries (FEALAC-AP) and Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation- Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (FEALAC-LAC) economies has been strengthening since the turn of the millennium, thanks to the rapid expansion of China and a significantly better macroeconomic performance by Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). East Asia and the Pacific have become the second-most important trading partner of LAC, while LAC is also becoming more important to East Asia and the Pacific in terms of supplier of primary products and destinations for manufacturing products. Despite accelerated trade growth and a high degree of complementarity, East Asia and the Pacific trade is predominantly intraregional, and LAC remains a relatively small market for East Asia and the Pacific exports. Moreover, the share of trading activities between the two regions is highly concentrated in just a few economies; China, the Republic of Korea and Japan in East Asia, and Brazil, Mexico and Chile accounted for more than 80% of total trade. East Asia and the Pacific exports to LAC are mostly industrial manufactures with machinery and electrical equipment being the most crucial category. The LAC export basket, however, is more concentrated in primary products such as minerals, vegetables and fuels. These trade concentrations represent an opportunity for expansion and diversification.
This paper analyses different FTA extension options and policy scenarios that not only could enhance trade and value chain linkage between FEALAC-LAC and FEALAC-AP economies, but would also be mutually beneficial to FEALAC member countries in Asia and Latin America.FEALAC funded project: Value chain development for deeper integration of East Asia and Latin Americ
Illustrations of the methodology : strengthening the evidence base to leave no one behind
Get PDFReducing Inequality in FEALAC Member Countries.Overcoming inequality is at the center of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is expressed as two standalone Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs 5 and 10 - aimed at reducing different manifestations of inequality and an overarching commitment to leave no one behind in the path towards sustainable development. This rallying call of the 2030 Agenda reflects the recognition that some groups have not benefited from the economic and social progress that the global society has experienced in recent decades. Moreover, SDG 17 underscores the need to disaggregate and analyse indicators, in order to reveal heterogeneity in progress towards the SDGs that might otherwise be concealed behind national averages
VATIS update : ozone layer protection. Vol. 4, No. 1
No full textVATIS Update Ozone Layer Protection is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries
