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    Absorptive capacity for government and donor funding: assessing the DOH case

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    Looking at the major public programmes of the Department of Health (DOH), particularly the accomplishments in terms of cases treated and served, the authors say that not only is the magnitude of financial resources important but also the timing of fund release and its accessibility from various sources. 
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    Can the Philippines' human resource base meet the challenge of a liberalized financial sector?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The financial sector has undergone extensive liberalisation and deregulation in recent years. An essential element of success in this kind of environment is the readiness of various parties to compete.
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    Does domestic regulation promote globally competitive Filipino professionals and educational services?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    This policy note examines the situation in the Philippines by looking at the functions and powers of the two major regulatory bodies for professional and educational services in the country, namely, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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    “No” to policy reversal: backsliding in tariff policy can do more harm than good

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    Growing evidence has shown that there seems to be an apparent trend for backsliding or reversal of the government policy on tariff reduction in the Philippines.
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    Alternative means testing options Using CBMS

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006
    The Philhealth Indigent Program aims to provide health insurance privileges to the marginalised sector of Philippine society. Beneficiaries are identified through a survey called CBIS-MBN, using the Family Data Survey Form (FDSF), conducted by the local Social Welfare Development Office.
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    Innovations as response to failures in rural financial markets

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006
    Commercial banks will not lend to the poor and to microenterprises. The unflattering profile and lack of assets of the poor pose serious challenges to profit- maximizing financial institutions. High transaction costs make provision of small loans very costly and information asymmetry increases the risk in lending.
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    Microinsurance in the Philippines: policy and regulatory Issues and Challenges

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and similar organizations that serve the poor have come to recognize that their low-income clients do not only need loans but a variety of financial services as well, incl uding insurance. Low-income clients face a variety of risks, e.g., accidental death and injury, illness, loss of property arising from natural calamities to name a few.
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    Can group credit work for housing loans? Some evidence from the CMP

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    In recent years, a number of lending instruments have been introduced and tried out in the area of housing finance. In the Philippines, a group lending scheme is being implemented through the government's Community Mortgage Program (CMP). While the programme is generally accepted as a pro-poor housing program, its financial sustainability has been in question.
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    Rural finance in the Philippines: a continuing saga in policy challenges

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    How to frame efficient rural finance policies that would become potent tools for development remains a challenge to policymakers. Over the past two decades, the Philippines' rural financial market has gone through various experiences and stages of development.
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    Myanmar development strategy

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    The objective of the research is to promote financial integration in Myanmar and the member countries of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation). To this end, the research introduces experiences of Korea in developing its economic and financial sector.

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