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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 ...
Service sector reforms : Asia-Pacific perspectives
(United Nations, 2011)
By Pierre Sauv, Gloria Pasadilla and Mia Mikic Despite most of the Asian economies depending on a strong manufacturing sector in their export-led growth during the past several decades, the service sector has been receiving ...
Transit transport issues in landlocked and transit developing countries
(United Nations, 2003)
Landlocked developing countries are confronted with a range of unique constraints that inhibit full participation in the
globalization process. At the same time, economic development and emerging opportunities for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in Asia and the Pacific : regional report 2017
(United Nations, 2017)
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Reducing trade costs is essential for developing economies to participate in international production networks and effectively use trade as an engine of growth and sustainable development. This can be accomplished ...
Women's economic participation in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1987)
In the considerable literature on women’s economic status, few studies have been concerned with quantifiable hypotheses explaining the determinants of women’s role in the economy. The present study attempts to ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation survey 2015 : note on Asia-Pacific small island developing states
(United Nations, 2015)
This note is part of a new global effort by all United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs), in cooperation with other interested international organizations, to provide reliable and sufficiently detailed data on the ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation survey 2015 : note on Asia-Pacific landlocked developing countries
(United Nations, 2015)
This note is part of a new global effort by all United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs), in cooperation with other interested international organizations, to provide reliable and sufficiently detailed data on the ...