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Asian economic crisis : causes, consequences and policy lessons
(United Nations, 1999)
<p>In the light of the above, ESCAP, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank organized a high-level seminar in June 1998. One objective of the seminar ...
Policies and strategies for promoting the role of the private sector in industrial and technological development, including privatization in South Asian economies
(United Nations, 1996)
Highlights the importance of the private sector in industrial and technological development in South Asian economies after drawing experiences from other Asian countries; and elaborates deregulation, liberalization and ...
Strengthening of regional cooperation in human resources development in Asia and the Pacific : with special reference to the social implications of sustainable economic growth
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The Commission, at its fiftieth session in April 1994, decided that the theme topic for the fifty-first session of the Commission would be "Strengthening regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific, with special reference ...
Implications of the single European market for Asian and Pacific economies opportunities and challenges
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>Papers and proceedings presented at the Seminar on the Implications of the Single European Market for Asian and Pacific Economies: Opportunities and Challenges 10-12 July 1996, Bangkokm, under the Japan-ESCAP Cooperation ...
Sectoral flows of foreign direct investment in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1995)
The publication presents an analysis of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in the Asia and Pacific region. It examines the sectors that have attracted FDI flows, and the potential sectors for future FDI inflows. It ...
Border trade and cross-border transactions of selected Asian countries
(UN.ESCAP, 1997)
<p>The general aim of the four studies presented in this publication is to examine border trade and cross-border transactions among specific groups of countries in the Asian and Pacific region. Each study covers: (a) the ...
Trade prospects for the year 2000 and beyond for the Asian and Pacific Region
(United Nations, 1995)
ESCAP, in collaboration with UNCTAD, organized a regional seminar in Beijing early in September 1994 to sensitize policy makers of Asia and the Pacific to emerging issues and critical factors in international trade of ...
Regional information base on poverty issues : a review of the incidence of poverty and target oriented poverty alleviation programme
(United Nations, 1995)
The Asia-Pacific region has, in recent times, achieved remarkable economic and social progress. The developing countries in the region have recorded some of the highest growth rates in the world. There have been notable ...
Implementation of the agenda for action on social development in the ESCAP region : Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development, 5-11 November 1997, Manila
(United Nations, 1998)
The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development was convened by ESCAP in Manila in November 1997. It was also hosted by the Government of the Philippines. The Conference reviewed and assessed the ...
Trade and investment scenarios and liberalization Agenda for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1999)
<p>Living through the current economic crisis, it is hard to imagine that Asia is the same region that was recently touted as being the engine of growth for the world economy far into the twenty-first century. As is too ...