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The Two Faces of Asia Working Together for a Poverty-Free Region1
Jun 01, 2006; Kuroda, Haruhiko ... Abstract For decades now the world has watched in admiration as the people of the Asia and Pacific region transformed their economies transformed through creativity, hard work and commitment to market reform. Trade has flourished and the pace of growth has soared. The face of Asia is ...
Asian Economies : Growth, Stability and Financial Crisis - Role of ADB1
Jun 01, 2006; Singh, Manmohan ... Abstract India is a founder-member of the Asian Development Bank. It has a vital stake in the prosperity and stability of Asia. ADB has acquired a global relevance because of Asia's rising global profile. It has played an important role in dealing with the aftermath of the Asian ...
The Asia, Pacific Region and the ADB1
Jun 01, 2006; Chidambaram, P ... Abstract Developing Asia is currently witnessing an Asian resurgence based upon the rebuilding of the pre-colonial arteries of trade and commerce that created a distinct Asian identity in the first place. This has led to a renewed energy and optimism and the means to reduce poverty and ...
The Changing Structure of World Investment, Trade, Capital Flows and its impact on Global Integration and Regional Cooperation1
Jun 01, 2006; Agarwal, Aman; Agarwal, Yamini; Agarwal, Saurabh ... Abstract The changing structure of world investment trade, capital flow and the need for deeper integration has been the wave of the last three decades. Globalization has altered the economic frameworks of both developed and developing nations in ways that are difficult to comprehend ....
The US Housing Boom and the Stock Market Decline : Searching for a Causal Nexus
Jun 01, 2006; Ansari, Mohammed I ... Abstract This paper tests the relationship between the U.S. Stock market and the housing market, using monthly data from 1963:01 to 2005:07. The main focus is on testing the relationship during periods of major stock market declines. Two episodes of stock market declines have been chosen ...
Deposit Determinants of Commercial Banks in Malaysia
Jun 01, 2006; Haron, Sudin; Azmi, Wan Nursofiza Wan; Shafie, Shahril ... Abstract This study investigates the structural determinants of deposits level of commercial banks in Malaysia, using cointegration techniques. The results suggest that determinants such as rates of profit of Islamic bank, rates of interest on deposits, Base Lending Rate, Kuala Lumpur ...
The Efficiency of Selected African Stock Markets
Jun 01, 2006; Simons, Daniel; Laryea, Samuel A ... Abstract In this paper various tests to investigate the weak form of the efficient market hypothesis for four African stock markets - Ghana, Mauritius, Egypt and South Africa have been employed. The results of both parametric and non-parametric tests show that the South African stock ...
South Asian Textile Exports to the European Union: Challenges and Prospects for India and Pakistan
Jun 01, 2006; Sharma, Milan ... I. Introduction TEXTILE AND CLOTHING is the most important sector in the economies of South Asia (SA) in terms of its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment and exports. In India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, it contributes around 4-5 percent to the GDP, and its share ...
Performance of Private Corporate Business Sector during First Half of 2005-06(1)
Jun 01, 2006; Anonymous ... Abstract This article reviews the performance of private corporate business sector during the first half and over the first two quarters of 2005-06, based on abridged unaudited/audited financial results of public limited companies. The non-Government non-financial public limited ...
Working of Women's Industrial Co-operative Societies in Kerala1
Jun 01, 2006; P, Vasanthakumari ... I. Introduction WOMEN'S INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE Societies (WICS) are primary co-operative societies owned and operated by women. They aim at providing employment to women to make them economically independent and socially distinctive. However, the concept of co-operation exclusively for ...
Prescription Motivation: An Analytical Study of the Factors Contributing to the Prescription Decision Process of the Clinicians in India1
Jun 01, 2006; Shah, Bharat R ... I. Introduction THE WORLD PHARMACEUTICAL market is estimated to be around US$ 317 billion. The Indian pharmaceutical industry barely represents just over 1 % of this market in value terms, i.e. around Rs. 200 billion. The Indian pharmaceutical industry boasts of a vibrant research and ...
Empowerment of Women as Consumers in Ludhiana City1
Jun 01, 2006; Kaur, Surinderjit ... I. Introduction CONSUMERS PLAY A pivotal role in the health of economy. They are the largest economic group affecting almost every economic decision. Though they are the most important agents of all economic activities, yet are the most exploited individuals. The sellers are using ...
Access to Trade Finance in Times of Crisis
Jun 01, 2006; Agarwal, Aman ... Wang, Jian-Ye and Marcio Ronci; Access to Trade Finance in Times of Crisis; 2005, IMF Publication, Washington DC, USA, pp. 129, Price US$ 27.50/ The World is at the brim of observing changes in the way Finance and Trade is looked upon by international agencies, trade organizations and ...
Responsibility in World Business: Managing Harmful Side-effects of Corporate Activity
Jun 01, 2006; Chatterjee, N R ... Bomann-Larsen, Lene and Oddny Wiggen; Responsibility in World Business: Managing Harmful Side-effects of Corporate Activity; 2004, United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 288, Price US$ 32/-. It is a strong belief that business has an important role to play in achieving peace ...
India's Emerging Economy : Performance and prospects in the 1990s and Beyond
Jun 01, 2006; Agarwal, Saurabh ... Basu, Kaushik; India's Emerging Economy : Performance and prospects in the 1990s and Beyond; 2004, The MIT Press, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 319, Price US$45/-. India, the largest democracy of the world, is all set to be a leading economic power house. India has observed and emerged out of ...
Private Capital Flows to Africa: Perceptions and Reality
Jun 01, 2006; Agarwal, Yamini ... Bhinda, Nils, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Jonathan Leape and Matthew Martin; Private Capital Flows to Africa: Perceptions and Reality; 2004, Fondad, The Hague, Netherlands, pp. 178, Price Rs. euro 15/-. Africa as a continent has been deprived most of human development. The continent which ...
China's Role in Asia and the World Economy: Fostering Stability and Growth
Jun 01, 2006; Raghav, Pushpender Singh ... Teunissen, Jan Joost; China's Role in Asia and the World Economy: Fostering Stability and Growth; 2003, Fondad, The Hague, Netherlands; pp. 308, Price euro 24.50/-. China's gradual reform is mostly taken as a successful model in contrast to the redical reform in Russia and some East ...
Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law - Volume III
Jun 01, 2006; Bansal, Deepak ... Gianviti, Francois; Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law-Volume III; IMF Publication, Washington DC, USA, pp. 995, Price US$65/-. The book under review is a cornucopia of papers presented by various authors at Eighth Biennial Seminar for Legal Advisers of Central Banks of ...
Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: How to Assure Development Gains
Jun 01, 2006; Saket, Nikhil ... UNCTAD; Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: How to Assure Development Gains; 2005, United Nations Publication, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 490, Price Free (Available on Request). Unless indicated Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) are used as a generic term for bilateral or ...
Post-Conflict Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa : Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jun 01, 2006; Jain, Aarti ... Clément, Jean A.P.; Post-Conflict Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa : Lessons from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 2004, IMF Publications, Washington DC, USA, pp. 327, Price US$ 28/-. The end of the second world war was not the closing stage of uncertainties for the Great lake region ...