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Asia-Pacific digital trade regulatory review 2022 : ESCAP-OECD initiative on digital trade regulatory analysis
(United Nations, 2022-06)This report is a preliminary step towards a greater understanding of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides an overview of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific ... -
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2021 annual report
(United Nations, 2022-06)Throughout 2021, the Asia-Pacific region was subject to a multitude of disaster events including cyclones, earthquakes, floods, and droughts. While such hazards are indiscriminate in their nature, their impacts have been ... -
Bangladesh startup ecosystem assessment report
(United Nations, 2022-05)The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on economies worldwide, and small businesses, in particular, are coping with multiple challenges resulting from the crisis. The ongoing move towards more digital ...
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Energy transition pathways for the 2030 agenda : SDG7 road map for Kyrgyzstan
(United Nations, 2022)Transitioning the energy sector to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the objectives of the Paris Agreement presents a complex and difficult task for policymakers. It needs to ensure sustained ...
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Strengthening capacity for operationalizing sustainable transport connectivity along the China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor to achieve the 2030 Agenda : study report 2022
(United Nations, 2022)In line with ESCAP’s objective to strengthen the intra- and inter-regional transport connectivity, the secretariat has undertaken the study project on “Strengthening capacity for operationalizing sustainable ...
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Digital and sustainable trade facilitation : global report 2021
(United Nations, 2022)This report reviews the progress of trade facilitation reforms across 144 countries, based on the fourth UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. The analysis is based on 58 trade facilitation ...
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Leveraging science, technology and innovation for low carbon and resilient cities
(United Nations, 2022)Developing low carbon and resilient cities serves as an important pathway for realizing national and local mitigation targets while assuring long-term economic growth and improving the quality of life. These commitments ...
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Assessment of urban transport and impacts of COVID-19 on mobility for Phnom Penh City
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The SME law and its impact on women entrepreneurs in Viet Nam
(United Nations, 2022)With the aim to strengthen the policy and legal environment for women-owned enterprises, the report uses multiple assessment methods to evaluate the extent of impact of the ...
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Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2021
(United Nations, 2022)The report presents the results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for 10 ASEAN countries that reviewed the progress of trade facilitation reforms. It provides a ...
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Airship technology for air connectivity and humanitarian aid in the Caribbean and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2022)The Airship transport alternative, in its diverse engineering variants, has the potential to be a game-changing technology with significant development in recent years. It offers the technical capabilities to make a broad ... -
Strengthening port-hinterland sustainable transport connectivity for LLDCs of ESCAP region
(United Nations, 2022)Distinctive features of ESCAP LLDCs are reflected as differences related to transport connectivity however, if analyzed as a group and compared with their coastal neighbors, the ESCAP LLDCs are clearly in disadvantageous ...
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Increasing the use of smart mobility approaches to improve traffic conditions in urban areas of South-East Asia : policy guidelines
(United Nations, 2022)South-East Asia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a total population of more than 600 million. In 2019, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the subregion was more than US$3 trillion, representing ...
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Energy pathways for the 2030 agenda : SDG 7 roadmap for Bhutan
(United Nations, 2022)This Road Map for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 targets presents a detailed assessment of the energy system of Bhutan. It offers a least-cost pathway to providing universal access to clean cooking ...
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Assessment, analysis and redesign of civil registration and vital statistics processes - Maldives : report on the implementation of stage 1: assessment, analysis, and redesign of the CRVS
(United Nations, 2022)This report documents the results of the work of the Maldives Core Team in the implementation of the “Assessment, analysis, and redesign” stage of the CRVS System Improvement Framework. Using the methodology ...
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Energy pathways for the 2030 ESCAP agenda : SDG 7 roadmap for Bhutan
(United Nations, 2022)This Road Map for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 7 targets presents a detailed assessment of the energy system of Bhutan. It offers a least-cost pathway to providing universal access to clean cooking ...
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Feasibility study on the legal and institutional context in the Pacific : towards the development of a sub-regional instrument on access rights
(United Nations, 2022)This document presents an outline feasibility study on the Pacific's legal and institutional context and capacities concerning the potential development of a sub-regional instrument on access rights. The first part of ...
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Technical report and recommendations to strengthen environmental impact assessment procedures in ASEAN
(United Nations, 2022)This technical report examines the practical ways to strengthen environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures in ASEAN to address critical environmental and human rights issues. Climate change, biodiversity loss, and ...
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MSME access to finance : the role of digital payments
(United Nations, 2022)This paper aims to examine how digitalisation, particularly digital payments innovations and innovative payment initiatives, such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), can play a pivotal role in fostering micro, ... -
Small and medium-sized enterprises lending approaches : the role of banks in Asia
(United Nations, 2022)SME Lending should never be confused with microfinance. At the other end of the lending spectrum, SME lending also differs from corporate lending - primarily for the additional risks it presents. This paper outlines the ...
