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Key economic developments and prospects in the Asia-Pacific region 2008
(UN.ESCAP, 2008)
Key Economic Developments and Prospects in the Asia-Pacific Region 2008 is the third publication in an annual series that provides an end-of-year report on the region's economic performance in a rapidly changing global and ...
Looking into Pandora's Box : the social implications of international migration in Asia
(United Nations, 2008)
International migration has become a structural element of societies and economies in Asia and the Pacific. In 2005, the region was home to over 30 per cent of the world's estimated 191 million international migrants. ...
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, ...
Valuing and investing in unpaid care and domestic work - country case study : Philippines
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>This case study on Cambodia enhances ESCAP’s technical and advisory assistance to its member States, in particular aligning with the ASEAN region’s efforts to bring care to the centre of public ...
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)
<p>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 ...
Accelerating the recovery from COVID-19 and the full implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development at all levels
(Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, 2022-12-07)
<p>The Sixth South and South-West Asia Forum on the SDGs was held in hybrid mode, from 5-7 December 2022 in Islamabad Pakistan, as a subregional preparatory meeting for the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development ...
The SME law and its impact on women entrepreneurs in Viet Nam
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>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 ...
Asia-Pacific regional review of implementation of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (10—12 March 2021) : an analysis of its main findings and recommendations
(United Nations, 2022)
This report provides an overview of migration levels and trends in Asia and the Pacific, and analyses the different inputs to and outputs from the 2021 Asia-Pacific Regional Review, with a view to identifying emergent ...
Open government data policies and practices in the Republic of Korea
(APCICT, 2020-07-01)
This paper explores the most current OGD policies and practices in the Republic of Korea
and its relevant institutional framework. It aims to present the Korean Governance model
upon open government data initiatives, ...
Social media based online businesses : exploring challenges to start and scale for women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
(United Nations, 2021)
This research aims to explore the situation, challenges, and support requirements of social media-based women entrepreneurs (SMBWE) for their business success and growth. The three main research questions explored ...
