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Responsible business and sustainable investment in the natural resources sector in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2013)
<p>Natural resources sectors such as mining, oil, gas, hydro, and forestry plantations are an integral component of most developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby making them attractive investment sectors ...
The development impact of information technology in trade facilitation : a study by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade
(United Nations, 2010)
By Florian A. Alburo
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It is almost taken as a matter of definition that IT is an integral part of trade facilitation (TF) which objective is to expedite the movement, clearance, and release of goods, including ...
Enabling environment for the successful integration of small and medium-sized enterprises in global value chains : country studies of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
(United Nations, 2011)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in South Asia and remain a critical source for employment creation as well as income generation. SMEs occupy an important position in the development ...
Business and development in Myanmar : a policy handbook for private sector development
(United Nations, 2015)
Myanmar holds considerable promise, for businesses both domestic and foreign, as well as for development practitioners, confident of seeing a rapid transformation in economic conditions and quality of life in general. ...
Reducing trade costs in Asia-Pacific developing countries
(United Nations, 2015)
Reducing Trade Costs in Asia-Pacific Developing Countries (Studies in Trade and Investment No. 84). International trade has been a major engine for economic growth and development in Asia and the Pacific. However, overall ...
Enhancing regional connectivity : towards a regional arrangement for the facilitation of cross-border paperless trade
(United Nations, 2014)
The principal aim of this publication is to analyze the current status of paperless trade implementation in the region and assess a practical approach to the facilitation of cross-border paperless trade in the Asia-Pacific ...
Services and global value chains : the Asia-Pacific reality
(United Nations, 2017)
The study on 'Services and Global Value Chains: Asia-Pacific reality' reviews the facts and issues related to the roles of services in global value chains. It provides the framework to understand and assess the linkages ...
Trade facilitation in Asia and the Pacific : an analysis of import and and export processes
(United Nations, 2011)
This book is a synthesis of the results and implications from a series of product-specific import and export process analyses conducted in selected Asian countries. It provides a unique set of micro-level information on ...
Climate-smart trade and investment in Asia and the Pacific : towards a triple-win outcome
(United Nations, 2011)
Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world's greatest challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world's ...
What the ASEAN economic community will mean for businesses : a look at the case of Myanmar
(United Nations, 2017)
With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coming into effect, the main purpose of this publication is to serve as a resource to businesses, particularly in Myanmar and the other CLMV countries, in navigating the coming ...