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Using Evidence to Inform Policy

Report of Impact and Policy Conference: Evidence in Governance, Financial Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship

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To promote evidence-based policy making, the Asian Development Bank partnered with Innovations for Poverty Action and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2012 to deliver a 3-day conference on impact evaluation and public policy in Bangkok. Over 200 scholars, practitioners and policy makers from 34 countries attended the conference. Each day of the conference focused on one of three areas ... Read more

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To promote evidence-based policy making, the Asian Development Bank partnered with Innovations for Poverty Action and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2012 to deliver a 3-day conference on impact evaluation and public policy in Bangkok. Over 200 scholars, practitioners and policy makers from 34 countries attended the conference. Each day of the conference focused on one of three areas
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Good Practice Note on Addressing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in ADB-Financed Projects with Civil Works

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Designed to identify and tackle sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) in ADB-financed projects, this Good Practice Note sets out recommendations to prevent, mitigate, and manage this risk to create safe and inclusive workplaces. Focusing on new sovereign projects with civil works in developing member countries, it defines SEAH, highlights who is most vulnerable, and explains why ... Read more

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Designed to identify and tackle sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) in ADB-financed projects, this Good Practice Note sets out recommendations to prevent, mitigate, and manage this risk to create safe and inclusive workplaces. Focusing on new sovereign projects with civil works in developing member countries, it defines SEAH, highlights who is most vulnerable, and explains why
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Viet Nam

Financial Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

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This sector assessment, strategy, and road map highlights the Government of Viet Nam's plans and strategies for addressing priority needs for the financial sector and identifies possible preliminary areas of international assistance. It assesses key sector development needs by analyzing strengths, constraints and weaknesses, various risks, potential threats, as well as opportunities. This ... Read more

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This sector assessment, strategy, and road map highlights the Government of Viet Nam's plans and strategies for addressing priority needs for the financial sector and identifies possible preliminary areas of international assistance. It assesses key sector development needs by analyzing strengths, constraints and weaknesses, various risks, potential threats, as well as opportunities. This
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Women’s Resilience in Mongolia

How Laws and Policies Promote Gender Equality in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

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Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited participation in decision-making processes. Addressing this imbalance will involve integrating gender equality in laws and policies on climate change and disaster risk management and ensuring gender equality outcomes in building social and economic resilience. This report presents ... Read more

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Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited participation in decision-making processes. Addressing this imbalance will involve integrating gender equality in laws and policies on climate change and disaster risk management and ensuring gender equality outcomes in building social and economic resilience. This report presents
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Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Game Changers in Asia

2020 Compendium of Technologies and Enablers

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This compendium showcases new and innovative low carbon technologies that have potential to be deployed in Asia and the Pacific. It features 10 technologies for capturing, utilizing, or storing carbon dioxide. The key aspects of these technologies are discussed together with their advantages and status of development and commercialization. The compendium aims to contribute to low carbon ... Read more

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This compendium showcases new and innovative low carbon technologies that have potential to be deployed in Asia and the Pacific. It features 10 technologies for capturing, utilizing, or storing carbon dioxide. The key aspects of these technologies are discussed together with their advantages and status of development and commercialization. The compendium aims to contribute to low carbon
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The Role of Special Economic Zones in Improving Effectiveness of Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors

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This study looks into the role of special economic zones in strengthening the competitiveness of economic corridors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It examines factors behind the success of special economic zones and the role they can play in GMS economic corridor development. The analysis is based on a company-level survey in the Mae Sot special economic zone and interviews with clients ... Read more

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This study looks into the role of special economic zones in strengthening the competitiveness of economic corridors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It examines factors behind the success of special economic zones and the role they can play in GMS economic corridor development. The analysis is based on a company-level survey in the Mae Sot special economic zone and interviews with clients
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Poverty in the Philippines

Causes, Constraints, and Opportunities

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Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades, and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic ... Read more

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Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades, and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic
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Build Back Better Sector Guides—Volume 3

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

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When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development. The Build Back Better Sector Guides, a collection of six guides, provide practical, solution-oriented resources to support clients, partners, and staff of the Asian Development Bank to enhance the climate and disaster ... Read more

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When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development. The Build Back Better Sector Guides, a collection of six guides, provide practical, solution-oriented resources to support clients, partners, and staff of the Asian Development Bank to enhance the climate and disaster
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The Ocean-Energy Economy

A Multifunctional Approach

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This publication explores marine renewable energy sources from floating solar farms to deep ocean turbines and shows how increasing the capacity of the blue economy can help the Asia and Pacific region transition to a clean energy, low carbon future. Providing an overview of ADB’s Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) project, it examines ... Read more

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This publication explores marine renewable energy sources from floating solar farms to deep ocean turbines and shows how increasing the capacity of the blue economy can help the Asia and Pacific region transition to a clean energy, low carbon future. Providing an overview of ADB’s Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) project, it examines
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Handbook on Battery Energy Storage System

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This handbook serves as a guide to deploying battery energy storage technologies, specifically for distributed energy resources and flexibility resources. Battery energy storage technology is the most promising, rapidly developed technology as it provides higher efficiency and ease of control. With energy transition through decarbonization and decentralization, energy storage plays a significant ... Read more

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This handbook serves as a guide to deploying battery energy storage technologies, specifically for distributed energy resources and flexibility resources. Battery energy storage technology is the most promising, rapidly developed technology as it provides higher efficiency and ease of control. With energy transition through decarbonization and decentralization, energy storage plays a significant
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Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade Index

Measuring Economic Governance for Business Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic-Second Edition

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This report presents the findings of the second Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade (ProFIT) survey in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). It provides a comparative picture of the experiences and perceptions of the business community in complying with government regulations by gender. The report shares analysis in six key areas: (i) ease of starting a business, (ii) ... Read more

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This report presents the findings of the second Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade (ProFIT) survey in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). It provides a comparative picture of the experiences and perceptions of the business community in complying with government regulations by gender. The report shares analysis in six key areas: (i) ease of starting a business, (ii)
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Estimating Value-Added Tax Using a Supply and Use Framework

The ADB National Accounts Statistics Value-Added Tax Model

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Value-added tax (VAT) generates significant government revenue in many countries and given their broad coverage, VAT measurements are useful indicators for economic and fiscal analyses. This publication presents the Asian Development Bank’s National Accounts Statistics Value-Added Tax model, which is designed to provide a more consistent measure of non-recoverable VAT on products for national ... Read more

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Value-added tax (VAT) generates significant government revenue in many countries and given their broad coverage, VAT measurements are useful indicators for economic and fiscal analyses. This publication presents the Asian Development Bank’s National Accounts Statistics Value-Added Tax model, which is designed to provide a more consistent measure of non-recoverable VAT on products for national
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