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Kyrgyz Republic: Partnering with the Private Sector and Helping Small Businesses Grow

The Second Investment Climate Improvement Program has included help for the government in constructing the policy, legal, and financial framework needed to encourage, negotiate, and close agreements for sound PPPs.




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AT25010B/AT25020B/AT25040B SPI Automotive Temperature Serial EEPROM Data Sheet

AT25010B/AT25020B/AT25040B SPI Automotive Temperature Serial EEPROM Data Sheet




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Luxury Brands Prefer Heritage Homes over Five-Star Hotels

Heritage homes are fast becoming the favourite hunting grounds of luxury brands scouting for premium retailing space in India, where suitable high-end malls are too few and the sales potential at five-star hotels is still uncertain. When designer wear brand Kimaya Fashions searched for a store in Hyderabad, it settled on a 16,000-sq ft bungalow in the upscale Jubilee Hills, in a property with floor area nearly three times the size of its average outlets. French luxury brand Hermes also moved into a Victorian property in Mumbai’s Horniman Circle to retail its popular Birkin bags. “It’s not necessarily out of choice,” says Pradeep Hirani, managing director of Kimaya Fashions, “This […]




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New government: Home prices may not rise immediately

While the the stock markets, the corporate world and a large section of the country’s citizens are celebrating the election verdict, 45-year-old Shailesh Singh, a Delhi-based executive, is a worried man. Singh has been hunting for an apartment in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the past six months but has not been able to zero in on one. Now he is afraid that in the euphoria generated by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decisive victory, real estate prices may start rising again, making his purchase more expensive. Why prices won’t move up Singh’s worries might be premature. Realty experts are of the view that while there might be some […]




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Vegetable Production and Irrigated Agriculture Project

Approved project 51423-002 in Mongolia.




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B.Grimm Viet Nam Solar Power Project (Phu Yen Project)

Approved project 53270-001 in Viet Nam.




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Maharashtra Rural High Voltage Distribution System Expansion Program

Approved project 50193-003 in India.




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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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Loans from My Neighbors: East Asian Commercial Banks, Banking Integration, and Bank Default Risk

Banking integration lowers bank default risk in recipient countries.




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Financing of Tech Startups in Selected Asian Countries

Tech startups rely on an array of financing sources, and venture capital is not a common source.




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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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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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Reflections on the Development of Regional Financing Arrangements: Experience from Europe

The European experience could be useful to inspire the future evolution of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization in the ASEAN+3 membership.




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Regulatory Frameworks for Reforms of State-Owned Enterprises in Thailand and Malaysia

Regulatory reforms should focus on building up market competition, which indirectly forces state-owned enterprises to improve their operation toward efficiency.




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The Effects of Privatization and Corporate Governance of SOEs in Transition Economy: The Case of Kazakhstan

Privatization has different effects depending on the types of owners to whom it gives control in corporate governance.




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The Real-Time Impact on Real Economy—A Multivariate BVAR Analysis of Digital Payment Systems and Economic Growth in India

Financial sector development can play a crucial role in driving economic growth.




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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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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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2017 International Comparison Program for Asia and the Pacific: Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures — A Summary Report

This publication provides estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) and real expenditures for 22 economies in Asia and the Pacific. These are summary regional results from the 2017 cycle of the International Comparison Program (ICP).




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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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Smart Cities & Connected Communities Roundtable: Cybersecurity

Please join us for our Smart Cities & Connected Communities Think Tank Roundtable on Wednesday, May 19. Clint Vince, Chair of Dentons' US Energy practice and Co-chair of Dentons' Global Energy sector, will moderate this event along with a panel of industry leaders for a discussion on the future of cybersecurity concerns.




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Loan Nos. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(E)-G-10, URIDS(E)-G-12, URIDS(E)-G-14, & URIDS(E)-G-15]




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3358-PRC: Qingdao Smart Low-Carbon District Energy Project [Supply of Gas Engines, Boilers, Heat Pumps, and Attachment #1]




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Loan Nos. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(E)-G-10, URIDS(E)-G-12, URIDS(E)-G-14, & URIDS(E)-G-15] CORRIGENDUM




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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. 3522/3523-BAN: Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project [URIDS(W)-G-10, URIDS(W)-G-12 & URIDS(W)-G-14]




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Loan Nos. 3267/3268-SRI: Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program - Tranche 1 [MMDE/MWSIP/ADB/NWPCP/ICB-1/3267-3268-SRI/ICB/2017/005]




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Loan No. 49345-SRI: Wind Power Generation Project [CEB/PD-MWPP/2017/1]




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Loan No. 3409-SRI: Supporting Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project [CEB/PMU/SESRIP/2017/ICB/05]




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SRI: Second Integrated Road Investment Program




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Loan No. 2681-IND: Bihar Power System Improvement Project [ICB 35/Package O-1/ BSPTCL/ADB/2017] CORRIGENDUM




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3218-PRC: Low-Carbon District Heating Project in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Contract No.: 2]




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3218-PRC: Low-Carbon District Heating Project in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Contract No.: 10]




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Grant No. 0352-TAJ: Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin Project [NCB-CW-05/P5]




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




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Loan No. 3409-SRI: Supporting Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project [CEB/PMU/SESRIP/2017/ICB/02]




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Loan No. 50301-SRI: Second Integrated Road Investment Program [RDA/ADB/iROAD-2(UVA)/NCB]




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Loan No. 3221/3222-SRI: Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 2 [RDA/ADB/iROAD/ICB/RMC/03]




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MicroSolutions March/April 2017

MicroSolutions March/April 2017




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MicroSolutions March/April 2018

MicroSolutions March/April 2018




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Exploring Community-Based Financing Schemes to Finance Social Protection

Social protection, especially health care systems for the poor, is essential to reduce inequality.




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Barriers and Solutions to Economic Integration of Caspian Sea Countries

The Caspian region still has some alternatives that can develop it into a cohesive area.




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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020: What Drives Innovation in Asia?

Growth in the region is expected to slow sharply to 2.2% in 2020 under the effects of the current health emergency and then rebound to 6.2% in 2021.




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Economic Integration in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries: Financing Economic Corridors and Sovereign Bonds Market

The global financial architecture should focus on providing short-term lending facilities to improve the efficiency of developing projects.




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Credit Risk Database for SME Financial Inclusion

The Credit Risk Database contributes to the overall understanding of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector.




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Loans from My Neighbors: East Asian Commercial Banks, Banking Integration, and Bank Default Risk

Banking integration lowers bank default risk in recipient countries.




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Financing of Tech Startups in Selected Asian Countries

Tech startups rely on an array of financing sources, and venture capital is not a common source.




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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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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.