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Preparing the Improving Financial Access and Entrepreneurship Development Project

Approved project 53097-002 in Papua New Guinea.




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COVID-19 Response Emergency Assistance Project

Approved project 54173-001 in Bangladesh.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54169-001 in Kyrgyz Republic.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54183-001 in Bhutan.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54180-001 in Bangladesh.




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HDFC Property Fund raises $250 mn via offshore fund

Bangalore/Mumbai: HDFC Property Fund, the private equity arm of Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd, has raised $250 million (around `1,500 crore today) through an offshore fund. It hopes to raise another $150 million by the end of the year, said a person directly familiar with the development who did not want to be named. On Friday, HDFC Property Fund informed the BSE that it had raised the capital through its second international fund, saying “the recently closed fund will focus on investing primarily in residential property developments in major cities across India”. The cumulative assets under management now exceed $1 billion, the statement added. The new fund, which started raising […]




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Belts, Roads, and Regions: The Dynamics of Chinese and Japanese Infrastructure Connectivity Initiatives and Europe’s Responses

East Asia is setting the pace for the recent trend in regional and interregional integration, which is associated with multilateral infrastructure connectivity initiatives.




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Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment amid COVID-19: Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications

This brief examines the global shortage of the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to tackle COVID-19 and suggests policy implications.




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Driving Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Participation in Global Value Chains: Evidence from India

Financial constraints are a significant barrier for India's SMEs participating in global value chains.




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Firm Size and Participation in the International Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh

Export performance and firm size have a positive impact on trade participation at the intensive margin for firms of all sizes.




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Enhancing Productivity for Poverty Reduction in India

This brief presents findings from a study on labor productivity across various sectors in India and its impact on poverty reduction.




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Role of Regional Cooperation and Integration in Improving Energy Insecurity in South Asia

Energy security is a nation’s ability to meet the energy needs of its inhabitants uninterruptedly at an affordable price.




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Innovative Financial Products and Services for Women in Asia and the Pacific

This paper examines digital financial services and products—powered by financial technology—as well as low technology solutions that can boost digital financial inclusion for women in remote and rural areas.




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Peer Effect, Political Competition, and Eco-Efficiency: Evidence from City-Level Data in the People’s Republic of China

A well-designed evaluation system can be effective in motivating bureaucrats to shift their efforts toward a more environmentally friendly growth path.




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Leveraging Private Sector Participation to Boost Environmental Protection in the People’s Republic of China

This brief presents recommendations to further encourage public-private partnerships for the environmental protection industry in the People's Republic of China, as the country seeks to address the negative impact of rapid urbanization.




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Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools: A Guide for Practitioners and Policy Makers in Mongolia

This publication provides essential information on the planning, implementation, and management of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools, particularly for small and isolated rural settlements in Mongolia.




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Irrigation Systems for Climate Change Adaptation in Viet Nam

This publication presents an overview of the Water Efficiency Improvement in Drought-Affected Provinces (WEIDAP) Project that aims to apply cost-effective technology for irrigation modernization and agricultural development in Viet Nam.




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Revisiting the Public–Private Partnership for Rapid Progress on the Sanitation-Related Sustainable Development Goals

Providing safely managed sanitation services for all requires extending the partnership between the public and private sectors.




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Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China

Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance.




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Politics and COVID-19: Where do we go from here

We are pleased to invite you to join several members of Dentons’ Public Policy team for an interactive discussion on the impact COVID-19 is having on national politics as we approach the 2020 elections.



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Loan No. 3430-IND: Visakhapatnam – Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program - Project 1 [VCICDP-APIIC/01]




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3353-VIE: The Second Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Corridor Towns Development Project [Package SP2]




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Loan No. 3051-BAN: Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project [ICB-03.7B]




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Loan No. 3012-NEP: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project [SRCP/NCB/PN/01]




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Loan No. 3430-IND: Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program - Project 1 [VCICDP/APTransco/01/2017]




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Time to Look East: Lessons from Revisiting Asian Economic Integration

Gradual integration and expansion would help intensify Asian economic integration through capacity-building and technological development from more advanced economic blocs.




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Belts, Roads, and Regions: The Dynamics of Chinese and Japanese Infrastructure Connectivity Initiatives and Europe’s Responses

East Asia is setting the pace for the recent trend in regional and interregional integration, which is associated with multilateral infrastructure connectivity initiatives.




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Driving Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Participation in Global Value Chains: Evidence from India

Financial constraints are a significant barrier for India's SMEs participating in global value chains.




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Firm Size and Participation in the International Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh

Export performance and firm size have a positive impact on trade participation at the intensive margin for firms of all sizes.




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Role of Regional Cooperation and Integration in Improving Energy Insecurity in South Asia

Energy security is a nation’s ability to meet the energy needs of its inhabitants uninterruptedly at an affordable price.




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Peer Effect, Political Competition, and Eco-Efficiency: Evidence from City-Level Data in the People’s Republic of China

A well-designed evaluation system can be effective in motivating bureaucrats to shift their efforts toward a more environmentally friendly growth path.




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Revisiting the Public–Private Partnership for Rapid Progress on the Sanitation-Related Sustainable Development Goals

Providing safely managed sanitation services for all requires extending the partnership between the public and private sectors.




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Strategic Environmental Regulation and Inbound Foreign Direct Investment in the People’s Republic of China

Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance.




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MCHP Provides Update on Business Environment

MCHP Provides Update on Business Environment




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MCHP Declares Dividend of 3670 Cents per Share

MCHP Declares Dividend of 3670 Cents per Share




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MCHP to Provide Q4FY20 Business Update on March 2 2020

MCHP to Provide Q4FY20 Business Update on March 2 2020




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MCHP Provides Business Update for Q4FY20

MCHP Provides Business Update for Q4FY20




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MCHP Provides Update on Q4FY20 Net Sales and the Business Environment

MCHP Provides Update on Q4FY20 Net Sales and the Business Environment




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MCHP Declares Dividend of 3675 Cents per Share

MCHP Declares Dividend of 3675 Cents per Share




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AN3444 Driving LEDs with Constant Current and Sequential Linear LED Drivers

AN3444 Driving LEDs with Constant Current and Sequential Linear LED Drivers




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AN3380 - Driving a Metronome Using a PIC Microcontroller

AN3380 - Driving a Metronome Using a PIC Microcontroller




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US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to invest Rs 750 crore in 2 realty projects in metros

MUMBAI: US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has made its entry in the country’s real estate sector by finalising investments of Rs 750 crore in two property projects. KKR has struck a structured debt transaction for Rs 400 crore for the Bhartiya Group’s integrated township project in Bangalore, two people with direct knowledge of the transactions said. It also agreed to provide a Rs 350 crore structured loan to the Wadhwa Group’s luxury home project in west central Mumbai, they said. The group will use the money to repay other lenders of the project, where the cost of apartments ranges from Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 10 […]




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Land sharks eyed murder victim’s house

KOLKATA: The absence of a clear motive and strong indication that an “insider” might be involved in the murder of an elderly citizen at Deshapriya Park has sent neighbours of this upscale locality in shock. What adds to their anxiety is that Ranajit Chatterjee was being pursued by local promoters for the last two years to sell off his ancestral property worth crores now. Chatterjee refused. Police say his daughter cannot recall if he was ever threatened for this, but they will investigate this angle. “After what transpired at Short Street, we can hardly take a chance,” said a senior officer. Local residents – including actor Biplab Chatterjee – say […]




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State PWD divides work zones for better monitoring of projects

KOLKATA: The state Public Works department (PWD) have divided all its circles into three zones – North, West and South for better supervision and monitoring of development projects of various government department entrusted to PWD all over the state. The PWD authorities were mulling on the plan to reorganise all its circles with the aim to implement the concept of coming up with three zones – North zone, West zone and South zone – so that the authorities can properly monitor and supervise all development projects that have been entrusted on them by the other departments. The PWD has several circles under the PWD road division, national highway and state […]




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Designing Connected Experiences in the Consumer Age: Q&A with HARMAN’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Ralph Santana

Today’s companies see the importance of design as more consumers demand elegance alongside flawless functionality and exceptional user experience. As a company that has created countless ingenious product designs in different markets all over the ...




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Two Years of Unlocking Potential, Performance and Productivity through HARMAN University

By Dr. Cristina Bettencourt, Head of HARMAN University   At HARMAN, we owe every degree of our success to our talented and dedicated employees. While we already have extraordinary talent across all of our operations, we never stop trying to improve by...




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Preserving the Art of Sound: HARMAN Helps Revive Mumbai’s Iconic Royal Opera House

During the early 1900s, the city of Mumbai witnessed an unprecedented peak in social, artistic, and cultural activity. At the center of this movement was the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, India’s ‘cultural crown jewel’ and only surviving opera house. Built...




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Open to the Public: Kennedy Center’s REACH Complex Welcomes Creativity, Music & Art

Sensuous and unique, the smooth white structures of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts new, 21st century The REACH complex promises a different sort of experience than its more formal neighbor. Featuring innovative indoor and outdoor...




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HARMAN Showcases Life-Saving Potential of Vehicle-to-Pedestrian 5G Technology at CES 2020

CES 2020 – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – January 6, 2020 – HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., focused on connected technologies and solutions for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today unveiled a new ADAS use case, called...




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HARMAN Unveils the HARMAN ExP Integrated Solution Suite at CES 2020 – Elevating Automotive Tech into Meaningful Consumer Driving Experiences

CES 2020 - LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 6, 2020 – HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today launched the HARMAN ExP Integrated Solution Suite,...