Download or read book ADB Annual Report 2013 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) remains committed to supporting the development of Asia and the Pacific as it tackles these evolving challenges. This annual report highlights its contributions to inclusive, sustainable growth in 2013, with a special emphasis on the environment, and regional cooperation and integration. It also highlights ADB's support for private sector development---an increasingly important element in the region's growth. The 2013 Annual Report includes a comprehensive discussion on ADB's operational, administrative, and financial activities in 2013; complete financial statements and opinions of the independent auditors; and a report on the activities of the Special Funds of ADB. The report also highlights how ADB has helped developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific make progress toward environmentally sustainable growth.
Download or read book ADB and Civil Society Partnership written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) values contribution from civil society organizations (CSOs) to country-level and global development efforts. This report provides highlights of ADB and CSOs working together to overcome the region's development challenges. A selected sample of projects from across Asia and the Pacific are represented as examples of how CSOs contribute to development. Throughout ADB, civil society focal points cooperate with the Nongovernment Organization and Civil Society Center---housed in the Regional and Sustainable Development Department---to ensure quality engagement with CSOs. Partners who contribute to development project success include government agencies, civil society, and ADB project officers.
Download or read book Office of Anticorruption and Integrity written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) helps the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ensure that development funds entrusted to it are not misused through fraud or corruption. This publication highlights OAI's activities in 2013 such as investigating allegations of integrity violations; proactively reviewing projects; providing integrity due diligence support; and informing and empowering staff, civil society, and the private sector with tools to fight fraud and corruption in ADB projects.
Download or read book Improving Outcomes written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of the Accountability Mechanism of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide people adversely impacted by ADB-assisted projects with a forum for airing grievances that may have inadvertently arisen as a result of project operations, and seeking appropriate redress. However, few people understand that the mechanism benefits ADB as much as it does project beneficiaries. By ultimately improving project quality, operation of the Accountability Mechanism prevents numerous adverse impacts from occurring altogether. This report summarizes Accountability Mechanism operations during 2013 within the context of specific ADB-assisted projects. This approach provides readers unfamiliar with the mechanism with an easily understandable introduction to its operations. More importantly, the report’s focus on real-world examples allows project beneficiaries and their representatives, nongovernment organizations, government agencies, and even ADB staff members to understand how they may best benefit from its use.
Download or read book Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (Key Indicators), the 44th edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank. This publication aims to present the latest key statistics on development issues concerning the economies of Asia and the Pacific to a wide audience, including policy makers, development practitioners, government officials, researchers, students, and the general public. Part I of this issue of the Key Indicators is a special chapter---Asia's Economic Transformation: Where to, How, and How Fast?. Parts II and III comprise of brief, non-technical analyses and statistical tables on the Millennium Development Goals and seven other themes. This year, the 2013 edition of the Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators, a special supplement to Key Indicators is also included. The statistical tables in this issue of the Key Indicators may also be downloaded in MS Excel format from this website or in user-specified format at SDBS Online. The statistical tables are complemented by a visualization tool that is intended to provide users with an alternative way to look at some of the development issues concerning the economies of Asia and the Pacific.
Download or read book Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid advances in information and communication technology (ICT) continue to create tremendous opportunities for economic and social gains in the world's poorest areas. A key infrastructure of knowledge-based economies. ICT is a driving force for rapidly growing new sectors. The Strategy 2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reinforces the importance of drawing on ICT to enhance development in Asia and the Pacific. In line with Strategy 2020, ADB's 2013 ICT for Development Strategy and with the support of the Republic of Korea's e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF), this study examines and identifies opportunities for promoting ICT in ADB operations.
Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by Mines Bureau and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Minerals Yearbook, 2014, V. 3: Area Reports: International: Asia and the Pacific. Volume III, Area Reports: International, is published as four separate reports. These regional reports contain the latest available minerals data on more than 180 foreign countries and discuss the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations and the United States. Each report begins with an overview of the region's mineral industries during the year. It continues with individual country chapters that examine the mining, refining, processing, and use of minerals in each country of the region and how each country's mineral industry relates to U.S. industry. Most chapters include production tables and industry structure tables, information about Government policies and programs that affect the country's mineral industry, and an outlook section.
Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by Mines Bureau and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Minerals Yearbook, 2014, V. 3: Area Reports: International: Asia and the Pacific. Volume III, Area Reports: International, is published as four separate reports. These regional reports contain the latest available minerals data on more than 180 foreign countries and discuss the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations and the United States. Each report begins with an overview of the region's mineral industries during the year. It continues with individual country chapters that examine the mining, refining, processing, and use of minerals in each country of the region and how each country's mineral industry relates to U.S. industry. Most chapters include production tables and industry structure tables, information about Government policies and programs that affect the country's mineral industry, and an outlook section.
Download or read book Vietnam 2035 written by World Bank Group;Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years of Ä?ổi Má»›i (economic renovation) reforms have catapulted Vietnam from the ranks of the world’s poorest countries to one of its great development success stories. Critical ingredients have been visionary leaders, a sense of shared societal purpose, and a focus on the future. Starting in the late 1980s, these elements were successfully fused with the embrace of markets and the global economy. Economic growth since then has been rapid, stable, and inclusive, translating into strong welfare gains for the vast majority of the population. But three decades of success from reforms raises expectations for the future, as aptly captured in the Vietnamese constitution, which sets the goal of “a prosperous people and a strong, democratic, equitable, and civilized country.†? There is a firm aspiration that by 2035, Vietnam will be a modern and industrialized nation moving toward becoming a prosperous, creative, equitable, and democratic society. The Vietnam 2035 report, a joint undertaking of the Government of Vietnam and the World Bank Group, seeks to better comprehend the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It shows that the country’s aspirations and the supporting policy and institutional agenda stand on three pillars: balancing economic prosperity with environmental sustainability; promoting equity and social inclusion to develop a harmonious middle- class society; and enhancing the capacity and accountability of the state to establish a rule of law state and a democratic society. Vietnam 2035 further argues that the rapid growth needed to achieve the bold aspirations will be sustained only if it stands on faster productivity growth and reflects the costs of environmental degradation. Productivity growth, in turn, will benefit from measures to enhance the competitiveness of domestic enterprises, scale up the benefits of urban agglomeration, and build national technological and innovative capacity. Maintaining the record on equity and social inclusion will require lifting marginalized groups and delivering services to an aging and urbanizing middle-class society. And to fulfill the country’s aspirations, the institutions of governance will need to become modern, transparent, and fully rooted in the rule of law.
Download or read book ADB Annual Report 2014 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ADB 2014 Annual Report reviews ADB's operations, projects, internal administration, and financial management. It includes the complete financial statements and opinions of independent auditors. Organizational and operational tables are presented in PDF and Excel formats. The report captures ADB at a moment of transition. It reflects ADB’s commitment to remain relevant and responsive to the evolving needs of its member countries. It describes the work ADB undertook in 2014 through the Midterm Review of Strategy 2020 and the Midterm Review Action Plan to make ADB more efficient and effective.
Download or read book ADB Publications Catalog 2014 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition compiles books, reports, and guides published by the Asian Development Bank in 2014. These cover topics such as agriculture, food security, education, energy, environment, financial sector, and gender equality. Titles are classified under broad and cross-cutting themes in development and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific. Most of these publications may be downloaded for free from the Publications page (www.adb.org/publications). Hard copies of listed titles, including this publications catalog, may be requested or ordered online; or through the Public Information Center at ADB headquarters in Manila. Orders can also be placed through our commercial distributors, booksellers, and copublishers when indicated in the publication's description.
Download or read book IEO Annual Report 2013 written by International Monetary Fund. Independent Evaluation Office and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) evaluation on International Reserves: IMF Concerns and Country Perspectives was discussed by the Board in December 2012. This evaluation examined the IMF’s analysis of the effect of reserves on the stability of the international monetary system and its advice on reserve adequacy assessments in the context of bilateral surveillance. In the multilateral context, the evaluation acknowledged the IMF’s broader work stream on the international monetary system but noted that this work had not sufficiently informed the analysis and recommendations regarding reserves. The IEO evaluation of The Role of the IMF as Trusted Advisor was discussed by the Board in February 2013. This evaluation found that perceptions of the IMF had improved, but that they varied markedly by region and country type. Recognizing that there will always be an inherent tension between the IMF’s roles as a global watchdog and as a trusted advisor to member country authorities, the evaluation report explored how the IMF could sustain the more positive image it had achieved in the aftermath of the recent global crisis. The evaluation found that among key challenges facing the IMF were improving the value added and relevance of IMF advice and overcoming the perception of a lack of even-handedness.
Download or read book Asian Development Bank Japan Scholarship Program written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japan Scholarship Program's (JSP) 2013 Annual Report covers the period 1 January-31 December 2013. It presents the JSP's activities and achievements as well as success stories from students and alumni. The JSP was established in 1988 to provide well-qualified citizens of developing member countries an opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, business and management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at 29 educational institutions in 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific. Between 1988 and 2013, Japan contributed around $145 million to the JSP. A total of 3,104 scholarships have been awarded to recipients from 37 member countries, 1,101 of whom are women. Of the total, 2,758 scholars have already completed their courses. An average of 150 scholarships are being awarded each year.
Download or read book ADB Annual Report 2011 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $21.72 billion in financing operations, representing a 14.5% increase on 2010 financing, according to the latest Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors. The 2011 Annual Report highlights how ADB has helped developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific make progress toward inclusive growth. It includes a comprehensive discussion on ADB’s operational, administrative, and financial activities in 2011, complete financial statements and opinions of the independent auditors, and a separate report on the activities of the Special Funds of ADB. It also contains chapters on regional, sectoral and thematic highlights.
Download or read book Barriers to Bankable Infrastructure written by Helen Moser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the estimated $1 trillion annual global infrastructure gap and provides recommendations on how U.S. agencies and multilateral development banks can better incentivize private-sector investment in global infrastructure. While many private companies are looking to support infrastructure projects with readily available capital, they have not found a viable project pipeline. The study first provides background on the global infrastructure gap and explores the current state of play of the various public, private, and multilateral actors who work on infrastructure projects in the United States and globally. It then discusses three important areas of needed reform: project preparation, product innovation, and foreign government capacity building. It concludes with targeted recommendations for the multilateral development banks and U.S. agencies that work on infrastructure, with a focus on creating an expanded pipeline of projects that are bankable for the private sector. The study also presents two case studies of World Bank-funded infrastructure projects in Mali and Cape Verde to illuminate the challenges related to financing and implementing infrastructure that are discussed in the broader report.
Download or read book Managing Elevated Risk written by Iwan J. Azis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the risks and opportunities that arise in Emerging Asia given the context of a new environment in global liquidity and capital flows. It elaborates on the need to ensure financial and overall economic stability in the region through improved financial regulation and other policy measures to minimize the emergent risks. "Managing Elevated Risk: Global Liquidity, Capital Flows, and Macroprudential Policy—An Asian Perspective" also explores the range of policy options that may be deployed to address the impact of global liquidity on domestic financial and socio-economic conditions including income inequality. The book is primarily aimed at policy makers, financial market regulators and supervisory agencies to help them improve national regulatory systems and to promote harmonization of national regulations and practices in line with global standards. Scholars and researchers will also gain important information and knowledge about the overall impacts of changing global liquidity from the book.
Download or read book ADB Annual Report 2010 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010 Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reviews ADB's operations, projects, internal administration, financial management and includes a separate report on the activities of the Special Funds of ADB. The report also contains chapters on regional, sectoral and thematic highlights. It also includes the complete financial statements and opinions of the independent auditors, a statistical annex, and appendixes.
