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Promoting Sustainable and Responsible Business in Asia and the Pacific
The Role of Government
Av Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2014
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This policy-oriented paper identifies initiatives that policy-makers in the Asia Pacific region should duly consider for promoting CSR practices, at both the regional and national levels, and spanning domestic SMEs to large MNEs. The initiatives are diverse in focus and scope, although there is one …
Trade Facilitation in Selected Landlocked Countries in Asia
Häftad, 2007
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The present study was conducted with the aim to increase understanding of the specific trade facilitation issues and conditions in the selected landlocked countries of the Caucasus and Central Asian sub-region. Part One looks at trade facilitation in Asia Pacific region in general and at the …
Towards Coherent Policy Frameworks
Understanding Trade and Investment Linkages
Häftad, 2009
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As economic integration continues, the distinction between domestic and international issues becomes more tenuous. Enhancing coordination and coherence among international trade, investment and domestic policies is of increasing importance for developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region to …
Emerging Trade Issues for Policymakers in Developing Countries in Asia and the Pacific
Häftad, 2009
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This is the second volume arising from the Macao Regional Knowledge Hub research workshop series associated with an ESCAP project under the same name. This volume combines 11 chapters under five parts: rethinking trade for developing countries, trade and production sharing, trade in services, …
Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation
a study
Häftad, 2011
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This publication brings together case studies from five different countries in Southeast and East Asia to examine the impact of IT-based trade facilitation measures already implemented, with a specific focus on their effect on small and medium sized to enterprises. The development of IT systems to …
Trade Beyond Doha
Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries
Häftad, 2013
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Focusing on the Least Developed Countries located in the Asia-Pacific region, this study explores the impact of different approaches available to the LDCs and their partners in improving their developmental prospects through enhanced trade. It presents trade related data of the 14 LDCs and the …
Climate-smart Trade and Investment in Asia and the Pacific
Towards a Triple-win Outcome
Häftad, 2012
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Trade and investment indirectly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through the energy used in associated production and transportation processes to the extent that energy is generated on the basis of fossil fuels. However, if technologies can be developed and distributed which are clean and …
Challenges and Opportunities for Trade and Financial Integration in Asia and the Pacific
Av Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2014
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This book brings together chapters that explore various aspects of trade and financial integration in Asia and the Pacific, the reasons for the lack of it, and potential benefits of strengthening such integration. The book focuses on the exploration of challenges and opportunities that exist in …
Facilitating Agricultural Trade in Asia and the Pacific
Av Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2014
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The Asia-Pacific region is both a major consumer and producer of agricultural products. Its growth in both imports and exports is accelerating, but not to the potential. There is significant opportunity in this region to expand agro-trade especially due to population growth, dietary change of …
From Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Sustainability
Moving the Agenda Forward in Asia and the Pacific
Av Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific United Nations, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2014
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This publication looks at recent developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) with particular attention to the growing role of impact investment and the need for greater convergence of global CSR instruments and provides recommendations to policymakers to enhance the adoption of CSR as an …
Business and Development in Myanmar
A Policy Handbook for Private Sector Development
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2015
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This handbook is to provide policymakers, business communities, development organizations, and other interested parties with a thorough overview of the private sector environment in Myanmar today. It outlines the challenges faced by businesses, elaborates on the nature of the challenges and why …
Least Developed Countries and Trade
Challenges of Implementing the Bali Package
Av United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Debapriya Bhattacharya m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
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After more than a decade of negotiations, the Ninth Ministerial Conference, held in Bali in 2013, brought reprieve for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). The Ministerial Declaration that was agreed on, known as ""Bali Package"", intends to help streamline trade procedures through trade facilitation …
What the ASEAN Economic Community Will Mean for Businesses
A Look at the Case of Myanmar
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coming into effect, the main purpose of this publication is to serve as a resource to businesses, particularly in Myanmar and the other CLMV countries, in navigating the coming changes. The central conclusion of this guidebook is that despite the numerous …
Enhancing Regional Connectivity
Towards a Regional Arrangement for the Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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Current implementation of paperless trade systems in the Asia-Pacific region focuses on application to domestic parts of trade processes, while international trade inherently requires trade information to flow across borders along internal supply chains. With current practices of paperless trade …
Responsible Business and Sustainable Investment in the Natural Resources Sector in Asia and the Pacific
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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Natural resources represent a large share of FDI inflows to the Asia-Pacific region. Covered in this study are oil, gas, mining, hydropower, and large tract plantations such as palm oil and rubber (but not agriculture). These sectors share a number of common features relating both to the nature and …
International Production Sharing and Exchange Rates of Asian Countries
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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Recent years has seen a sharp increase in the trade of intermediate goods between ASEAN countries and China, reflecting the emergence of China as a regional “assembly centre” and sourcing the bulk of parts and components from countries in South-East and North-East Asia in the production of final …
Regional Integration and Labour Mobility
Linking Trade, Migration and Development
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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This paper, published as part of the ESCAP series Studies in Trade and Investment, explores the linkages between trade, labour mobility and development in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper moves from an analysis of recent trends in regional labour mobility through an examination of the connections …
Reducing Trade Costs in Asia-Pacific Developing Countries
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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This monograph evaluates the current level of trade costs in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines recent evidence with regard to the impacts of various trade facilitation measures in reducing trade costs. Part I provides an overview of trade costs in Asia and the Pacific, based on the most recent …
Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade
State of Play and the Way Forward for Asia and the Pacific
Av United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Publications
Häftad, 2016
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This book features the results of the 2015 UNRC Joint Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation for the Asia-Pacific Region and incorporates them into an econometric analysis estimating the impact of trade facilitation on trade costs. It shows that there is a strong, negative …
