Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward
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RT Generic T1 Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward A1 UN.ESCAP, YR 2017 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3128 PB United Nations AB Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. Focusing on the four pillars of ESCAP strategy to deepen regional cooperation and integration, the publication provides recommendationson policy actions urgently needed to increase market integration, improve connectivity, boost investment in infrastructure development and tackle shared vulnerabilities and risks. It calls for the consolidation and upgrading of existing trade and investment cooperation initiatives into a South Asia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (SACEP).The publication also highlights the need for South Asia to integrate more closely with the Asia-Pacific economy and build greater synergies in the broader Eurasian economic space. Toward this, the three overlapping subregional organizations of SAARC, ECO and BIMSTEC could create an institutional arrangement to exploit synergies and network externalities, creating an arc of advantage. Working together, the countries of South Asia could make a major contribution towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Specifically, the report explores the issues and prospects of moving towards market integration through trade, foreign direct investment and movement of people; developing seamless connectivity in transport and energy; enhancing financial cooperation; and addressing shared vulnerabilities on environment and disasters under the framework of the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration. It proposes a set of recommendations for East and North-East Asia that would help the subregion reap greater benefits from strengthened cooperation and become a building block for deeper integration within the Asia-Pacific region.The subregion as a group is well advanced in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and some countries had achieved most of them long before they were developed. Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty. OL English(30) TY - GEN T1 - Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward AU - UN.ESCAP Y1 - 2017 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3128 PB - United Nations AB - Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. Focusing on the four pillars of ESCAP strategy to deepen regional cooperation and integration, the publication provides recommendationson policy actions urgently needed to increase market integration, improve connectivity, boost investment in infrastructure development and tackle shared vulnerabilities and risks. It calls for the consolidation and upgrading of existing trade and investment cooperation initiatives into a South Asia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (SACEP).The publication also highlights the need for South Asia to integrate more closely with the Asia-Pacific economy and build greater synergies in the broader Eurasian economic space. Toward this, the three overlapping subregional organizations of SAARC, ECO and BIMSTEC could create an institutional arrangement to exploit synergies and network externalities, creating an arc of advantage. Working together, the countries of South Asia could make a major contribution towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Specifically, the report explores the issues and prospects of moving towards market integration through trade, foreign direct investment and movement of people; developing seamless connectivity in transport and energy; enhancing financial cooperation; and addressing shared vulnerabilities on environment and disasters under the framework of the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration. It proposes a set of recommendations for East and North-East Asia that would help the subregion reap greater benefits from strengthened cooperation and become a building block for deeper integration within the Asia-Pacific region.The subregion as a group is well advanced in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and some countries had achieved most of them long before they were developed. Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty. @misc{20.500.12870_3128 author = {UN.ESCAP}, title = {Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. 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Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty.}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3128} } @misc{20.500.12870_3128 author = {UN.ESCAP}, title = {Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. Focusing on the four pillars of ESCAP strategy to deepen regional cooperation and integration, the publication provides recommendationson policy actions urgently needed to increase market integration, improve connectivity, boost investment in infrastructure development and tackle shared vulnerabilities and risks. It calls for the consolidation and upgrading of existing trade and investment cooperation initiatives into a South Asia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (SACEP).The publication also highlights the need for South Asia to integrate more closely with the Asia-Pacific economy and build greater synergies in the broader Eurasian economic space. Toward this, the three overlapping subregional organizations of SAARC, ECO and BIMSTEC could create an institutional arrangement to exploit synergies and network externalities, creating an arc of advantage. Working together, the countries of South Asia could make a major contribution towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Specifically, the report explores the issues and prospects of moving towards market integration through trade, foreign direct investment and movement of people; developing seamless connectivity in transport and energy; enhancing financial cooperation; and addressing shared vulnerabilities on environment and disasters under the framework of the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration. It proposes a set of recommendations for East and North-East Asia that would help the subregion reap greater benefits from strengthened cooperation and become a building block for deeper integration within the Asia-Pacific region.The subregion as a group is well advanced in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and some countries had achieved most of them long before they were developed. Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty.}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3128} } TY - GEN T1 - Unlocking the potential of regional economic and integration in South Asia : potential, challenges and the way forward AU - UN.ESCAP UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3128 PB - United Nations AB - Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. Focusing on the four pillars of ESCAP strategy to deepen regional cooperation and integration, the publication provides recommendationson policy actions urgently needed to increase market integration, improve connectivity, boost investment in infrastructure development and tackle shared vulnerabilities and risks. It calls for the consolidation and upgrading of existing trade and investment cooperation initiatives into a South Asia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (SACEP).The publication also highlights the need for South Asia to integrate more closely with the Asia-Pacific economy and build greater synergies in the broader Eurasian economic space. Toward this, the three overlapping subregional organizations of SAARC, ECO and BIMSTEC could create an institutional arrangement to exploit synergies and network externalities, creating an arc of advantage. Working together, the countries of South Asia could make a major contribution towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Specifically, the report explores the issues and prospects of moving towards market integration through trade, foreign direct investment and movement of people; developing seamless connectivity in transport and energy; enhancing financial cooperation; and addressing shared vulnerabilities on environment and disasters under the framework of the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration. It proposes a set of recommendations for East and North-East Asia that would help the subregion reap greater benefits from strengthened cooperation and become a building block for deeper integration within the Asia-Pacific region.The subregion as a group is well advanced in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and some countries had achieved most of them long before they were developed. Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty.Metadata
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Unlocking the Potential of Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in South Asia examines the state of economic integration in South Asia and identifies potential areas for further strengthening subregional linkages. Focusing on the four pillars of ESCAP strategy to deepen regional cooperation and integration, the publication provides recommendationson policy actions urgently needed to increase market integration, improve connectivity, boost investment in infrastructure development and tackle shared vulnerabilities and risks. It calls for the consolidation and upgrading of existing trade and investment cooperation initiatives into a South Asia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (SACEP).The publication also highlights the need for South Asia to integrate more closely with the Asia-Pacific economy and build greater synergies in the broader Eurasian economic space. Toward this, the three overlapping subregional organizations of SAARC, ECO and BIMSTEC could create an institutional arrangement to exploit synergies and network externalities, creating an arc of advantage. Working together, the countries of South Asia could make a major contribution towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Specifically, the report explores the issues and prospects of moving towards market integration through trade, foreign direct investment and movement of people; developing seamless connectivity in transport and energy; enhancing financial cooperation; and addressing shared vulnerabilities on environment and disasters under the framework of the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration. It proposes a set of recommendations for East and North-East Asia that would help the subregion reap greater benefits from strengthened cooperation and become a building block for deeper integration within the Asia-Pacific region.The subregion as a group is well advanced in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and some countries had achieved most of them long before they were developed. Adult literacy rate had reached above 90 percent by 2000 and recorded above 96 percent in 2015 in all East and North-East Asian countries. Moreover, maternal mortality and child mortality rates are well below ESCAP average in all of them. Given the large population, however, the subregion still has remaining challenges of MDGs, such as a large number of people in poverty.