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Asian Development Bank CAREC Energy Strategy 2030: Common Borders. Common Solutions. Common Energy Future.
This new energy strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program aims to achieve a reliable, sustainable, resilient and reformed energy market by 2030.It discusses how the 11 CAREC countries can improve regional energy connectivity and implement priority reforms to scale up investments and promote green energy. It also proposes measures to empower women in the energy sector and build knowledge through new institutional partnerships.
£17.06
Asian Development Bank The Bond Market in Hong Kong, China: An ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide Update
This publication provides updates on recent developments in the bond market in Hong Kong, China and highlights developments connected to the bond market of the People’s Republic of China.The report updates the earlier ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide 2016: Hong Kong, China. It is part of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series, which provides information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of local bond markets in Asia and the Pacific.
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Asian Development Bank Asia Bond Monitor – June 2020
This edition of the Asia Bond Monitor reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets and discusses how the financial sector can help fund the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Local currency bonds outstanding in emerging East Asian markets climbed to USD16.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. Risks remain heavily tilted to the downside given uncertainty about the effects of COVID-19.A section on the financial sector and COVID-19 discusses the use of pandemic bonds and social bonds to mobilize resources and of fintech to support inclusive growth and pandemic resilience. A chapter on financial architecture and innovation examines whether banks or equity and debt markets are more conducive to innovation. It finds that a market-based financial system is more conducive.
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Asian Development Bank Overview of Mongolia’s Water Resources System and Management: A Country Water Security Assessment
This publication evaluates water security in Mongolia and provides analyses based from other documents and studies for a multidimensional overview of the country’s water resources system and management.It recommends a path forward based on integrated water resources management as well as national and local institutional development, through a targeted investment program. The assessment is adapted from the analytical framework introduced in the Asian Water Development Outlook, a series of reports produced by the Asian Development Bank and the Asia-Pacific Water Forum.
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Asian Development Bank Conceptual Design of the Intelligent Transport Systems Project—Case in Gui’an New District
This report draws on the experience of Gui’an New District in the People’s Republic of China to explain how intelligent transport systems can be planned, designed, and implemented.High-quality transport systems are essential for developing cities in the Asia and Pacific region to transform into safe, sustainable urban centers. Intelligent transport systems have a key role to play in boosting the operation and maintenance of urban transport modes by providing data collection, processing, and communications systems. Using Gu’ian New District as a case study, the report demonstrates how intelligent transport systems can save time, money, and lives if properly planned and implemented.
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Asian Development Bank Guide to Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts
This guide serves as a reference for implementing performance-based road maintenance contracts in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries to promote effective and efficient maintenance of road networks.Road asset management is one of the top priorities of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020. The implementation of performance-based road maintenance contracts (PBCs)—an essential element of road asset management—promotes effective and efficient maintenance of road networks. Well-designed PBCs keep roads in predefined good condition at relatively low cost. This guide aims to help policy makers in CAREC member countries understand and implement PBCs. After a brief history of the development of PBCs, it discusses the various types of PBCs and their relative advantages and disadvantages. It highlights PBC implementation in selected developed, developing, and transitional countries, including CAREC member countries, to illustrate best practices.
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Asian Development Bank Bangladesh: Computer and Software Engineering Tertiary Education in 2018 – Tracer Study
This tracer study tracks the employability of 1,216 computer and software engineering graduates from 9 universities in Bangladesh. It also assesses the accessibility, quality, and relevance of computer and software engineering university programs and identifies possible areas for improvement. The study provides useful evidence for policy interventions to enhance the country’s information technology and information technology-enabled services industry, a key priority for the government under its Digital Bangladesh initiative.
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