... in 155 Countries
East AsiaandPacificRegion
Regional Profile
Benchmarking—Entry Regulation
East AsiaandPacificRegion Compared to Global Best / Selected Other Countries
Cost to ... World Bank
departments.
The following pages present the summary
Doing Business
indicators for the East AsiaandPacific
Region. Further information is available in the full report
Doing Business ... between the two parties, and ending on delivery
of the goods. For importing the goods, the procedures measured range from the vessel’s arrival at the
port of entry to the shipment’s delivery at the...
... synchronization in the region. We examine
the following twelve countries in theAsiaPacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia,
Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand), China, ... that the effects of CAP shocks on CUR and RGDP are invariant to the ordering between CUR and
RGDP. On the other hand, capital flows might affect CUR and RGDP within a quarter, andthe CUR and ... consumption and investment in
four different periods - the whole period, the 1980s, andthe 1990s with and without the Asian
crisis period. The output volatility is relatively low with a standard...
... developing and developed economies in the ESCAP region,
2006-2007
Developing economies of the region
East and North-East Asia
North and Central Asia
South and South-West Asia
South-East Asia
Developed ... 2006-2007
Developing 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 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 ... far the impact of high oil prices on theregion has been limited for several
reasons that were discussed in the Key Economic Developments and Prospects
in the Asia- PacificRegion 2006. First, the...
... ICPD and MDGs are
continued and expanded to place greater emphasis on the
elimination of GBV and full acceptance of SRHR;
• Regional inter-governmental bodies (SAARC,
ASEAN andthe Pacic Islands ... implementation has
been slow and uneven. While most of the countries in the
region have domestic violence laws, majority of these are blind
to the needs and realities of young people, and youth-friendly ... must continue to mobilise
women and girls, and help enable them to have condence
and ability to be their own agents and make decisions about
their sexual and reproductive rights – including...
... pose the greatest danger of disease establishment in the region, other pathways need to be
examined and their potential risks determined.
The Plant Protection Agreement for theAsiaandPacificregion ... countries
in the region. It is one of the many measures that theAsiaandPacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC)
is putting in place to prevent SALB disease in the region. The reference ... Agreement
and the making of recommendations to the Contracting Governments accordingly;
b. the review of the state of plant protection in theregionandthe need for action to prevent the
introduction and...
... no knowledge about nutrition.
They get through the day on plain tea and roti. And now
through the clinic we have made them aware of their
conditions and taught them what could be done.”
Local ... mobilisers are very
involved in the clinic arrangements every month. They visit
every house in the area and inform them beforehand of
the clinic day. They also come on the day in case language
becomes ... because they cannot
afford the bus fare to get there.
“Anaemic conditions are very common in these young
mothers and their babies. Almost all who visit this clinic are
estate labourers. They...
...
older persons in Asiaandthe Pacific.
I. Key gaps and challenges
The Forum identified the following gaps and challenges facing elderly care services in
Asia andthe Pacific:
A. ... challenge.
Enhancing Elderly Care Services in AsiaandthePacific
Outcome Document of
the
Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asiaandthe Pacific
21-22 January 2011, Nanjing, China ... Services in AsiaandthePacific was convened on
21 and 22 January 2011 in Nanjing, China, to identify good practices, policy gaps and
priority areas for action in ensuring quality health and long-term...
... and under 5
mortality rate in AsiaandthePacific ……………………………………………
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Figure 15: The relationship between inclusive financial development andthe HIV
prevalence rate in AsiaandthePacific ………………………………………… ... development and poverty
reduction in AsiaandthePacific ………………………………………………….
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Figure 12: The relationship between inclusive financial development and primary
enrolment rate in AsiaandthePacific …………………………………………… ...
development and poverty rates in AsiaandthePacific ………………………
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Figure 7: The relationship between equity market based measure of financial
development and poverty rates in AsiaandthePacific ………………………...
... have 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 ... (million)
Non-AsiaAsia
Note: Extrapolation and interpolation were used to estimate urbanization level and corresponding starting years for Latin America andthe Caribbean and Northern America.
Sources: ... indicators
I. Asian Development Bank.
The views expressed in this book do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they...
... vannamei
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and P. stylirostris originate on the Western Pacific coast
of Latin America from Peru in the south to Mexico in the north.
They were introduced from the early 1970s to thePacific Islands, ... breeding and their potential for aquaculture. During the late
1970s and early 1980s they were introduced to Hawaii andthe Eastern Atlantic
Coast of the Americas from South Carolina and Texas in the ... across Asia, Table 5).
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Peru. From here, they were introduced to the North-western Pacific coast of the
Americas in the USA and Hawaii, and to the Eastern Atlantic coast from Carolina
and...
... as the bridge between
northern Australia and PNG. It is widely recognised,
however, that the remoteness of theregionand the
associated high cost of infrastructure, diesel-
generated power and ... size (≥1 kg). There
are good opportunities to explore other tropical
regions of the world to assess the potential for the
aquaculture of other species of spiny lobster based
on the harvest of ... distribution and
breeding of P. ornatus
Panulirus ornatus is found in coastal environments
throughout most of the subtropical and tropical
Southern and Northern hemispheres of the Indian
Ocean and western...
... Fisheries
- Information centres and regional technology and extension centre
Co-operative projects
Regional Communication
IMP is a Global issue
Development of a Regional Risk
Management Framework ... Framework
Conclusions, including the results
of the November 2001 Workshop
Management Framework - Introd
uced Marine Pests
Management capabilities
and approaches
APEC andthe MRCWG have a role in ... limited and unbalanced
Management Framework - Introd
uced Marine Pests
Workshop, November 2001
Attended by 15 Economies,
plus South Pacific Regional
Environment Program and
the IMO,...
... taking place in the less developed regions of the world, and
particularly in the ANE region. In 1950, Asia was 17% urban. By 2000, this rate had
leaped to 37%. Between 1950 and 2000, Asia s urban ...
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Cited in Asian Development Bank and Economic Development Institute, 1991, The Urban Poor and
Basic Infrastructure Services in Asiaandthe Pacific, A Regional Seminar, p. 718. ... in the ANE region
6. “Players and Programs”: overview of the key bi- and multilateral donor agency
players in urban programs (including the UN Children’s Fund [UNICEF], the
World Bank, and the...