Browsing Reports by Subject "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
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Achieving the sustainable development goals through enhanced development cooperation in East and North-East Asia
(United Nations, 2018)East and North-East Asian (ENEA) economies have come to play an increasingly important role in foreign aid regime over the past couple of decades. First, they are key providers of development assistance; and second, their ... -
Complementarities between the ASEAN community vision 2015 and the United nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development : a framework for action
(United Nations, 2017)ASEAN countries have committed themselves to the implementation of two parallel but interrelated processes: the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 (ASEAN Vision 2025) and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ... -
Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in United Nations Special Programme for the Economic and Central Asia (SPECA) : report 2019
(United Nations, 2019)The UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2019 reveals that the average implementation of a common set of 31 trade facilitation and paperless trade measures by SPECA countries stands at 54%, ...
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Enhancing export opportunities through environmentally sound business development
(United Nations, 2001)The principal aim of this publication is to fill a perceived gap in policy-related research and understanding of the development of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector in the Asia-Pacific region, in the ... -
Export competitiveness and sustained economic recovery
(United Nations, 2001)This publication focuses on export competitiveness policy for sustained economic growth and recovery in the ESCAP region and reviews recent economic and trade developments. The impact of regionalism, multilateralism and ... -
Foreign direct investment trends and outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2019/2020
(United Nations, 2019)Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows declined for the third consecutive year in 2018, dropping 13% from 2017 levels to $1.3 trillion. The largest declines were in developed economies and economies in transition. ... -
Foreign direct investment trends and outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2020/2021
(United Nations, 2019)Globally, both FDI inflows and outflows started to recover in 2019, with the former growing 30% to $1.5 billion and the latter increasing by 33% to $1.3 billion. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused global FDI flows ... -
An Introduction to the report on indicative basin plan : a proposed framework for the development of water and related resources of the Lower Mekong Basin, 1970
(United Nations, 1970)The Indicative Basin Plan Report describes a frameworkfor lower Mekong basin development over the next 30 years, andways of improving the quality of life of the 30 million peoplein the basin. The 600-page report, based ...
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Low carbon green growth roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : turning resource constraints and the climate crisis into economic growth opportunities
(United Nations, 2012)The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to the region. It articulates five tracks on which to drive the economic system change ... -
Mortality and health issue : levels and trends of mortality in Thailand
(United Nations, 1986)This paper is designed according to con census of the Final (Third) Meeting of Study Directors convened as part of the study from 5 to 7 May 1986 in Bangkok.1 To achieve a reasonable degree of uniformity in the presentation, ...
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A note on the utilization of agricultural surpluses for economic development in Pakistan
(United Nations, 1961)At its thirteenth and subsequent sessions, the economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) approved a proposal by the Executive Secretary of ECAFE and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
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Preferential trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific 2019/2020
(United Nations, 2019)The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the major contributor to the worldwide build-up of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). Looking at the stock of PTAs with at least one party being from this region, we count 172 ... -
Preferential trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific : trends and developments 2020/2021
(United Nations, 2020)The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the largest contributor to the worldwide build-up of preferential trade agreements (PTAs). Looking at the stock of PTAs with at least one party from Asia-Pacific region, 184 trade ... -
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Tajikistan
(United Nations, 2023-01-05)Tajikistan acceded to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific on 8 December 2022, indicating the commitment of the country to accelerate development on paperless and ... -
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Turkmenistan
(United Nations, 2022-12)This report provides an assessment of the readiness of Turkmenistan for cross-border paperless trade, in other words, the current capabilities and future plans of Turkmenistan for usage of electronic data and/or documents ... -
Realizing youth inclusion for a more sustainable Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)Despite the tremendous impact young people have on society, they often face a multitude of institutional and sociocultural barriers in realizing their potential. Overcoming these challenges and barriers requires a deeper ... -
Regional cooperation for inclusive and sustainable development : South and South-West Asia development report 2012-13
(Routledge, in association with the United Nations, 2012)South and South-West Asia remains one of the fastest growing subregions in the world, even though its economic growth has slowed down in 2012 due to a deteriorating global economic environment. Although the subregion ... -
Regional perspectives on sustainable development : advancing integration of its three dimensions through regional action
(United Nations, 2014)"The Future We Want", the outcome document of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, reaffirmed the significance of regional frameworks that complement and facilitate effective translation of ... -
Report on indicative basin plan : a proposed framework for the development of water and related resources of the Lower Mekong Basin, 1970
(Committee for the Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin, 1970)The present report sets forth a framework for the progressive development of the water resources and related resources of the Lower Mekong Basin to meet the anticipated needs of the Basin during the next three decades. It ...
