... any evidence of business cycle synchronization in the region. We examine the following twelve countries in the AsiaPacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the ... 3. Trends and Stylized Facts of Business Cycles In this section, we document the main characteristics of business cycles of the selected countries in the AsiaPacific region. 8 We use the ... to shed some light on this issue by providing detailed stylized facts on capital flows and business cycles in the AsiaPacific region and by empirically analyzing the relationship between capital...
... the ESCAP region, 2006-2007Developing economies of the region East and North-East Asia North and Central Asia South and South-West Asia South-East Asia Developed economies of the region 0.0 ... the ESCAP region, 2006-2007Developing economies of the region East and North-East Asia North and Central Asia South and South-West Asia South-East Asia Developed economies of the region 0.0 ... excessively.So far the impact of high oil prices on the region has been limited for severalreasons that were discussed in the Key Economic Developments and Prospectsin the Asia- PacificRegion 2006. First,...
... of Europe. 3 Sida. (2008). Action Plan for Sida’s Work Against Gender-based Violence 2008-2010.4 UNIFEM Gender Fact Sheet No. 5. www.unifem-eseasia.org/resources/factsheets/UNIFEMSheet5.pdf, ... No. 2 2011Asian-Pacic Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)www.arrow.org.myfrequently leads to gender bias and poor quality response.Most Asia- Pacic countries are actively responding ... Improving Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in South Asia. 126p.ARROW. (2010). “Regional overview—MDG5 in Asia: Progress, gaps and challenges 2000-2010.” 8p.ARROW. (2010). “Brieng...
... Business Regulations in 155 Countries East Asia and PacificRegion Regional Profile Benchmarking—Entry Regulation East Asia and PacificRegion Compared to Global Best / Selected Other ... Africa, 24 from East Asia and the Pacific region, 26 economies from Europe and Central Asia, 22 from Latin America, 16 from the Middle East and North Africa, and eight from South Asia. The sample ... Kingdom. 21 Benchmarking—Contract Enforcement East Asia and PacificRegion —Compared to Global Best / Selected Other Countries Procedures to Enforce a Contract Source: Doing Business...
... competitors in Asia. Expansion of Chinese and Indian Banks in Asia. IT outsourcing trend in the banking industry – possible re-thinking and a new business modelAccelerated expansion regionally ... EISCallatay & Wouters Presentation 18th May 2006Vietnam Banking 2006Erik Bogaerts, Director Asia Page 3InternationalExpansionPresenceCompany ProfileCompany Profile Partner in Vietnam ... ArchitectureSOA = an architectural style whose goal is to achieve loose coupling among interacting software agents.SOA : architecture based on Application front-end (service consumer)Service...
... SimpleandquicktoinstallFlexWave™ MMW 125 - Asia Pacific Millimeter Wave Transmission System5/08•104681AEFlexWaveMMW125-APACFlexWave™ MMW 125 - Asia Pacific Millimeter Wave Transmission ... advantage of the recently allocated licensed 71-86 GHz spectrum. By using the unique propagation characteristics and the wide bandwidth of that spectrum, FlexWave MMW can support extremely high speed ... MMW-ANT-1 One2ft(0.6m)ParabolicAntennawithpolemountkit MMW-ANT-2Ordering Information Asia PacicrainzonesNote:AcompleteMMWlinkconsistsofoneMMWsystemplustwoAntennas;MMWsystemscanbeordered...
... CambodiaReference sitesWorld Vision Asia- Pacic region http://wvasiapacic.orgWorld Vision Global Empowermenthttp://www.globalempowerment.org ChildInfo Immunisation: Statistics by Region, UNICEFhttp://www.childinfo.org/immunization_status.htmlRegional ... UNICEFhttp://www.childinfo.org/immunization_status.htmlRegional facts on water, sanitation and hygiene, UNICEFhttp://www.unicef.org/eapro/wes_revised_factsheet_2009.pdf Nutrition status overview Vietnam, ... Deviance Initiative websitehttp://www.positivedeviance.org/about_pd/impact.htmlKey indicators for Asia and the Pacic, Asian Development Bank 2008http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2008/pdf/Goal-04.pdfArticles“A...
... of disputes.What Asian countries have enacted e-commerce rules/laws?In East Asia, Hongkong has enacted the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (effec-tive April 7, 2000; enacted January 7, 2000.), ... Commerce Act of 2000 (enacted June 14, 2000) encom-passes electronic signatures, electronic transactions, and crimes related to e-com-merce. The Electronic Transactions Order of Brunei (enacted ... allcommunications.In Southeast Asia, Malaysia has its Digital Signature Bill of 1997, which becameeffective on October 1, 1998. Singapore’s Electronic Transactions Act of 1998 (en-acted June 29, 1998)...
... Triton X-100 on specific inhibitory activityof PAI-1 at 37 8C. The specific inhibitory activity of each variant isgiven as a fraction of the specific inhibitory activity of the same variantin 1% ... plasminogen activator inhibitor-1;PAI-2, plasminogen activator inhibitor-2; RCL, reactive centre loop;S-2444,L-5-pyroglutamyl-glycyl-L-arginine-p-nitroaniline; uPA,urokinase-type plasminogen activator.Eur. ... uPA. The amount of active PAI-1, and thus thespecific inhibitory activity, was calculated from the totalamount of PAI-1 that had to be present to inhibit half of theuPA activity in the assays.PAI-1...
... The Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific was convened on 21 and 22 January 2011 in Nanjing, China, to identify good practices, policy gaps and priority areas for action ... challenge. Enhancing Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific Outcome Document of the Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific 21-22 January 2011, Nanjing, China ... older persons in Asia and the Pacific. I. Key gaps and challenges The Forum identified the following gaps and challenges facing elderly care services in Asia and the Pacific: A....
... development in the Asia and the Pacific, we need indicators that can be calculated using data which is readily available for as many countries as possible in the Asia- Pacific region. We propose ... Investment and the Global Financial Crisis in the Asia- PacificRegion by Sayuri Shirai WP/09/05 South-South and Triangular Cooperation in Asia- Pacific: Towards a New Paradigm in Development ... the Asia and Pacificregion would contribute to financial stability in several ways. Firstly, by reducing reliance on foreign currency debt – and its concomitant currency mismatches – Asia- Pacific...
... Asia, and Central Asia (97.3%–98.7%) is at par with the developed regions (100.0%). South and West Asia registered average survival rates below ... No. FLS124810-3Cataloging-In-Publication DataAsian Development Bank. Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012.Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2012.1. economic indicators ... remained manageable in the region, but are high and rising for some countries in Central and West Asia. The consumer price indices (CPIs) of economies in the region have increased since...
... WT activity,whereas the mutants D113K and E123K displayedalmost a complete loss of activity.To assess the membrane activity and lipid-bindingbehaviour of the GM2AP variants, their interactionwith ... al. Enzyme-binding region of GM2-activator proteinFEBS Journal 273 (2006) 982–991 ª 2006 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2006 FEBS 991The enzyme-binding region of human GM2-activatorproteinMichaela ... pointstowards this suggested interaction region, was E123.The long and charged side chain of glutamate isknown to be particularly well suited for protein–pro-tein interactions. In contrast, the residues...
... )72 to )36contains cis-acting elements necessary for transcriptionalactivation. To further analyze this region, one copy of adouble stranded oligonucleotide spanning the region from)70 to )36 ... located in the region between )134and )7 0 (Fig. 6).Nuclear factor(s) fromX. laevisA6 cells bindwithin the )70 to )36 bp region of the xMGP promoterPresence of nuclear factors from A6 cells ... transfection. Luciferaseactivity was assayed as recommended by the manufacturer(Promega) in a ML3000 luminometer (Dynatech). Relativelight units were normalized to b-galactosidase activity andprotein...