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Transformations for sustainable development: promoting environmental sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2016Asia and the Pacific is a dynamic region. Regional megatrends, such as urbanization, economic and trade integration and rising incomes and changing consumption patterns, are transforming its societies and economies while multiplying the environmental challenges.DocumentTransforming Land Bank into a microfinance development institution
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000The economic crisis, which has put the Philippines under severe stress, is a stark reminder that the country’s economy has remained fragile despite the respectable growth realized during the first half of the 1990s.DocumentMaking women’s work visible: finance for rural women
Women's World Banking, 2014Globally more than one billion women have no interaction with a bank or financial service provider. Rural women face unique challenges and limitations. They have, on average, lower levels of literacy and education than men, and generally have less freedom within households and communities.DocumentStrengthening bilateral trade and investment relationship Between Latin America and the Philippines: beyond economic diplomacy
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004Trade with nontraditional and distant markets has always been regarded as worth exploring in an effort to increase market shares amidst the downside effects of globalization and regional trade cooperation.DocumentAnalyzing the impact of Philippine tariff reform on unemployment, distribution and poverty using CGE-microsimulation approach
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003Tariff reduction leads to higher imports and exports. Although domestic production for the local market declines, the overall production improves. These are due to the substitution and scale effects of tariff reduction.DocumentSpecial Purpose Vehicles and insolvency reforms in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005Unlike other Asian countries, the Philippines had not really had major reforms in its insolvency procedures since the Asian crisis.DocumentInterface between competition policy and infrastructure regulation in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005Poor infrastructure has long been identified as a bottleneck and major constraint in fostering Philippine competitiveness and growth.DocumentTrade and investment in a globalized setting: the Philippine experience in Muslim areas
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004The study on Muslim traders in the Philippines was done to determine the profile of the Muslim trade enterprises and the effect of globalization on the Muslim traders as perceived by them. The design of the study was a qualitative-descriptive type of research with a sample of 150 respondents obtained through purposive sampling.DocumentLocal public finance in the Philippines: in search of autonomy with accountability
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004Twelve years into the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, it is opportune to assess how the key features of this landmark legislation has contributed to (or detracted from) achieving the balance between local autonomy and accountability.DocumentHow can regional institutions support reforms to domestic financial systems
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004More recently, considerable attention has been given to financial regional integration and cooperation, which intensified in the wake of the East Asian financial crisis. Thus, a number of regional initiatives, such as development of regional bond market and credit rating agencies, among others, have been put forward to form part of the foundation of regional financial integration.Pages