E-book Doing Business 2020 : Mongolia

This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income p…

E-book Doing Business 2020 : Turkey

This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 Doing Business economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 tim…

E-book Doing Business : Thailand

This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income p…

E-book Managing refuse-derived and solid recovered fuels

This study aims to identify and present options for the improved management of refuse-derived fuels (RDF) and solid recovered fuels (SRF)4 produced during the treatment of solid municipal waste (MW), thus reducing the quantities of waste being disposed of in landfills. It aims to raise awareness of this issue in the waste sector, not only among mechanical treatment plant (MTP) and mechanic…

E-book Thailand : Industrializationa nd Economic Catch-Up

Thailand joined the ranks of the upper-middle-income countries in 2011, with sustained high growth and rapid poverty reduction. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew an average of 9.5% per year between 1987 and 1996 on the back of political stability, a business-friendly regulatory environment, a large domestic market, open access to foreign investment, and greater participation in regional value c…

E-book Philippines Economic Update : Braving the New Normal

A series of unforeseen events caused an abrupt halt to the Philippines’ strong growth momentum in early 2020. As a result, the Philippine economy contracted by 0.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020, a sharp reversal from the 5.7 percent growth over the same period a year ago. The growth contraction – the first in over two decades – was driven by a series of unexpected even…

E-book Argentina : Escaping Crises, Sustaining Growth, Sharing Prosperity

“Argentina: Escaping crisis, sustaining growth, sharing prosperity” is an analysis on the medium-term agenda to ensure growth and shared prosperity in Argentina and comes at a time when the country is embarking on deepening structural reforms while dealing with recent sudden financial market pressures that emerged in April 2018. The current government came into office at the end of 2015 fac…

E-book Endometrial Cancer: A Guide for Patients

This guide for patients has been prepared by the Anticancer Fund as a service to patients, to help patients and their relatives better understand the nature of endometrial cancer and appreciate the best treatment choices available according to the subtype of endometrial cancer. We recommend that patients ask their doctors about the tests or types of treatments needed for their type and stage of…

E-book Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Communication from The Commission to The…

Cancer concerns us all in one way or another. In 2020, 2.7 million people in the European Union were diagnosed with the disease, and another 1.3 million people lost their lives to it. Cancer is an individual diagnosis that has important impacts on patients, but it also severely affects the lives of their families and friends. Europe urgently needs a renewed commitment to cancer prevention, t…

E-book Money : Everyday Economics

Money is anything that is widely accepted as a form of payment for goods and services or repayment of debts. In the limited economies of POW camps, cigarettes became money as soon as they became the accepted form of payment for rations that prisoners were exchanging. In developed economies, such as the United States, the use of commodities as money has been replaced with paper currency endorsed…

E-book Fish to 2030 : Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture

The World Bank Group (WBG) Agriculture Action Plan 2013–151 summarizes critical challenges facing the global food and agriculture sector. Global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, and the world food-producing sector must secure food and nutrition for the growing population through increased production and reduced waste. Production increase must occur in a context where resour…

E-book Global Solutions, International Partnerships : The European Investment…

The world was not doing enough for sustainable development, even before the pandemic. The existing gap in financing for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals has been estimated at around $2.5 trillion.1 Growth in developing and emerging economies was, however, steadily reducing the number of people in extreme poverty. The recession caused by COVID-19 has reversed that process, al…

E-book Feeding Future Generations : How Finance can Boost Innovation in Agri-…

Agri-food is more than a strategically important economic sector. It is also crucial for society, because it provides affordable and sustainable nutrition for the population. An increasingly growing part of society, especially the young, are willing to pay more for sustainable food. This is important, as the sector is extremely sensitive to price changes. Crowdfunding can give more financing to…

E-book Women and Trade : The Role of Trade in Promoting Gender Equality

As this report demonstrates, women are often more economically vulnerable than men and thus are less likely to be resilient in the face of the crisis. As economies emerge out of the crisis, it is important that governments generate long-term gender-inclusive growth by addressing the constraints that women face. Although most of this report was prepared prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemi…

E-book Cambodia : Diversifying Beyond Garments and Tourism Country Diagnostic…

The economy has grown rapidly, with real per capita income doubling in the 12 years to 2013. Human development has improved, marked by a significant decline in poverty and gains across a range of socioeconomic variables. The key sectors of the economy have gone from strength to strength, with Cambodia now the world’s 8th largest rice exporter and Asia’s 10th largest garment producer. The to…

E-book Business Case for Spices Production & Processing

The North East Region (NER) of India, comprising of ‘Seven Sister’ states namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura along with Sikkim holds immense opportunity, resources and unexplored potential when it comes to agriculture and horticulture. This expanse is blessed with stunning biodiversity, optimal agro climatic conditions, water resources, fores…

E-book Women, Business, and The Law 2020

Women, Business and the Law takes as its starting point that the equal participation of women and men will give every economy a chance to achieve its potential. Equality of opportunity allows women to make the choices that are best for them, their families, and their communities. It is also associated with improved economic outcomes. A significant body of research links reforms and policies aim…

E-book Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

During this global acceleration, commodity prices rebounded. Copper prices, which are closely linked to the industrial cycle, increased 43 percent between October 2016 and March 2018, more than any other commodity. Oil prices increased 30 percent over the same period (figure 1.2, panel a), providing some relief for energy exporters and recipients of remittances in the eastern part of the region…

E-book Hydropower Technologies : The State of the Art

Since the late 19th century, hydropower has developed as a clean, safe, reliable and inexpensive source of power and energy service. Hydropower generation corresponds to about 12% of the European net electricity generation and 36% of electricity from renewable resources in Europe (EUROSTAT, 2019). Hydropower is technically mature and is usually economically competitive under liberalized market …

E-book Regional State of the Coral Triangle : Their Status, Economies, and Ma…

The Regional State of the Coral Triangle (RSCT) provides benchmarks on the biophysical, governance, and socioeconomic attributes of the six Coral Triangle countries, also known as CT6—Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste—and the threats, vulnerabilities, and emerging issues in each country and in the CT6 as a collective unit. Using t…

E-book Maldives : Overcoming the Challenges of a Small Island State

The Maldives, a chain of 26 coral atolls to India’s southwest, is one of the smallest countries in Asia and the Pacific by population and land area. Its estimated 341,200 people are widely dispersed over 188 inhabited islands across an archipelago more than 800 kilometers long and 130 kilometers wide. The capital city, Malé, is home to one-third of the people, yet has a total land area of le…

E-book Economy Profile of Indonesia Doing Business 2020

This topic measures the number of procedures, time, cost and paid-in minimum capital requirement for a small- to medium-sized limited liability company to start up and formally operate in each economy’s largest business city. To make the data comparable across 190 economies, uses a standardized business that is 100% domestically owned, has start-up capital equivalent to 10 times the income pe…

E-book Kajian Stabilitas Keuangan : Penguatan Ketahanan Stabilitas Sistem Keu…

Tekanan terhadap stabilitas sistem keuangan meningkat pada semester I 2018, hal ini tercermin dari peningkatan Indeks Stabilitas Sistem Keuangan (ISSK) dibandingkan semester sebelumnya. Meskipun demikian, ISSK masih berada dalam zona normal. Pelemahan Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG), peningkatan yield Surat Berharga Negara (SBN) dan penurunan nilai tukar Rupiah memberikan peningkatan tekanan…

E-book Indonesia Country Water Assessment

This publication is based on an Asian Development Bank Technical Assistance (TA) implemented by the National Development Planning Agency in Indonesia. The TA was financed by The Netherlands Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility for the project “TA 8432-INO: Improving Water Sector Planning, Management, and Development.” The report aims to disseminate the TA outputs of t…

E-book China 2030 : Building A Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society

China’s economic performance over the past 30 years has been remarkable. It is a unique development success story, providing valuable lessons for other countries seeking to emulate this success—lessons about the importance of adapting to local initiative and interregional competition; integrating with the world; adjusting to new technologies; building world-class infrastructure; and investi…

E-book Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia

The success story of economic growth in Southeast Asia over the past few decades is well known. It resulted from an outward-looking strategy of export-oriented growth, coupled with openness to foreign direct investment by more developed economies both within Asia and outside, generally market-friendly policies, and extensive investment in infrastructure. It led to deep economic integration of S…

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