317 datasets found

This report is the 12th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report presents quantitative...

A presentation outlining the business case for social and environmental safeguards in infrastructure lending. The benefits and costs of safeguards and the scale of...

This article discusses human trafficking within the GMS in relation to the strengthened inter-state economic and infrastructural connectivity, taking the life history of sex...

This report outlines key findings and recommendations of the Asia Pacific regional workshop in preparation for the first global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD....

This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...

This article explores the role of transport infrastructures in regional economic growth by comparing Central Eastern Europe (supported by the European Union structural and...

A paper about economic relations between China and Myanmar and their impact on the peace process. The paper covers the background of relations between the two countries, and...

A study analysing financial sector development in Vietnam and China within the framework of financial sector reforms introduced in the two countries. The study will assess the...

The Trafficking in Persons Report is a comprehensive resource on the state of trafficking and governmental anti-human trafficking efforts. In the TIP Report, the U.S. Department...

An analysis of the current process and legal and administrative structures for returning and reintegrating victims of trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The study...

The Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Investment Framework Implementation Plan (RIF-IP), 2014-2018 identifies a robust pipeline of 92 high priority projects from among the more...

This brief summarises lessons learned from green freight feasibility analyses conducted under the Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion Core Environment Program...

This book addresses major challenges in developing regional infrastructure (both hard and soft) in Asia, specifically exploring the costs and benefits, financing requirements,...

This strategic framework develops a practical approach to railway integration in the Greater Mekong Subregion, provides GMS countries with an initial framework for achieving...

This paper analyzes the potential for poverty reduction with balanced regional urbanization through the development of second-tier cities and secondary towns in Southeast Asia....

This toolkit publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources, and practical tools for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world,...

An article about the hydropower developments on the Mekong river mainstream and the impacts on livelihoods. The author discusses changes in the international framework regarding...

A presentation about hydropower investment in Nepal. The presenter provides background on two companies, Sinohydro Resources Limited and POWERCHINA, and discusses some of their...

A guide providing practical tools for negotiation in water management. This guide aims to equip government officials, NGOs and local communities to create platforms for...

This paper examines the effect of old-age dependency ratio on the share of consumption in gross domestic product. The authors compare this relationship in Asian economies...