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    Pensions at a glance

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2012
    In addition to giving insights on the sustainability of public pensions and the pressures they face with the mounting demographic issues, Pensions at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2011 aims to enhance interaction between OECD member countries and non-member Asia/Pacific countries and economies.
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    The global financial and economic crisis and its impact on women: a human rights perspective

    Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2011
    How has the global financial and economic crisis impacted on south Asian countries, and how has it affected women and men differently? Common economic analyses have highlighted the social impact using financial indicators. But this approach ignores those sections of society not counted in traditional economic spheres, including many women.
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    Beyond the BICs: identifying the ‘emerging middle powers’ and understanding their role in global poverty reduction

    Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2010
    Much attention has been focused on the BICs (Brazil, India and China) and how they are changing global politics and economics. However, there is also a further tier of emerging middle powers ‘beyond the BICs’ that are playing a more prominent role in regional and global arenas.
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    Islamic Microfinance: an emerging market niche

    Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 2008
    Islamic microfinance has the potential to expand access to finance to unprecedented levels throughout the Muslim world where a large majority of people do not use formal financial services. Even where services are available, some people view conventional products as incompatible with financial principles set forth in Islamic law (Sharia).
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    Australia South Asia Research Centre

    Centre dedicated to research on the economics and politics of development in the South Asia region:  India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
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    Pensions at a glance: Asia/pacific edition

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    Asia's pension systems need modernising urgently to ensure that they are financially sustainable and will provide adequate retirement incomes.  A core concern of this study is the social sustainability of pensions - the future adequacy of pension benefits, the impact of pension reforms on the distribution of income among older people, and ways of combating old-age poverty.
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    Voices from the South. The impact of the global financial crisis on developing countries

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored its impact on the developing world, and the voices of people from these countries are rarely heard.
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    A note on competitiveness and structural transformation in Pakistan

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Pakistan’s structural transformation has been slower than that of other Asian countries. Discussing recent research on growth and structural transformation as well as analytical tools for policy makers, this note finds that:
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    Pension and social security schemes in Pakistan: some policy options

    Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 2008
    Currently in Pakistan the provision of regular pensions is limited to formal sector employees only. A number of social security schemes that are operational in the public and private sectors cover a small proportion of old-age population, whereas a significant proportion of the elderly population working in the informal sector remains largely unprotected by social security schemes.
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    The Taylor rule and the macroeconomic performance in Pakistan

    Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 2007
    The Taylor rule is a modern monetary policy that defines how much the Federal Reserve should adjust interest rates in response to discrepancies between real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and potential GDP, as well as divergences of real inflation rates and target inflation rates. This paper examines whether the Taylor rule can improve macroeconomic performance in Pakistan.

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