South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2014

South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2014
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 74
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ISBN-10 : 9781464802737
ISBN-13 : 1464802734
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Book Synopsis South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2014 by : World Bank Publications

Download or read book South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2014 written by World Bank Publications and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gradual removal of stimulus policies continues as developed economies follow their expected path of slow but sustained recovery. After suffering from international portfolio rebalancing triggered by gradual removal of quantitative easing in the US announced in May 2013, India in particular and South Asia more broadly have managed to reduce external vulnerability. However, growth across the region continues to falter while formidable domestic challenges remain to be tackled. The overall short and medium term outlook for South Asia remains cautiously positive. External vulnerabilities are gradually giving way to domestic downside risks as primary concern for growth and macroeconomic stability. Hence, as previous regional economic updates have argued, any positive development in growth will depend on progress isolating domestic threats to and building buffers for macroeconomic stability, strengthening the investment climate, and removing infrastructure bottlenecks. Over the short and medium run, the economic fortunes of South Asian economies will depend in part on financial sector developments. In the short term the key question is how further monetary contraction in the US will affect them. Over the medium run it will be crucial to achieve more robust and efficient financial intermediation to ensure greater resilience to shocks and that resources are allocated to fund major remaining infrastructure gaps. This edition’s focus section attempts to answer the first question and sheds light on risks in the South Asian banking sector.

South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2015

South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2015
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9781464806148
ISBN-13 : 1464806144
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Book Synopsis South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2015 by : World Bank

Download or read book South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2015 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region as well as country briefs covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It concludes with a data section providing key economic indicators for South Asia "at a glance". Overall, it aims at providing important background information and timely analysis of key indicators and economic and financial developments of relevance to World Bank Group operations and interaction with counterparts in the region, particularly during annual and spring meeting.

South Asia Economic Focus, Spring 2013

South Asia Economic Focus, Spring 2013
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 63
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ISBN-10 : 9780821399798
ISBN-13 : 0821399799
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

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Download or read book South Asia Economic Focus, Spring 2013 written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia is regaining its economic momentum, but the recovery in the world’s region with the largest number of poor people could falter in the absence of a stronger investment climate. The combined growth of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka was just 4.7% in 2012, substantially below pre-crisis levels. Much of the recent slowdown in economic growth can be attributed to stagnating investment. Total fixed investment grew by 2.6% in 2012, down from a high of 16.7% in 2010. The performance varies widely across the region. At the same time, the region is now more vulnerable because current account balances have widened, foreign direct investment has slowed, and persistently high inflation has limited the ability for central banks to use monetary policy to counter any economic downturn. Because of rising imports, countries in South Asia are also more vulnerable to increases in commodity prices. Therefore, the outlook remains cautiously optimistic with a relatively large downside risk. A pick-up of growth to 5.5% can be expected in 2013 dependent on ongoing efforts to rebuild policy buffers and boost private investment.

South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2016

South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2016
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 99
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ISBN-10 : 9781464809156
ISBN-13 : 1464809151
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Book Synopsis South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2016 by : World Bank

Download or read book South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2016 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia by now has consolidated its position as fastest growing developing region in the world. Against the backdrop of relative external stability and some monetary policy space, growth is expected to continue a gradual acceleration on the back of strong investment performance and a return to solid contributions from export growth. India remains the motor of the region and on its way closer to 8 percent real GDP growth, though on a relatively more gradual path than previously anticipated. At the same time, economies across the region will have to tackle fading tailwinds and face ever more binding domestic constraints in the form of persistently high fiscal deficits together with high debt levels as well as some vulnerabilities in the financial sector. The focus section of this report will delve deeper into evaluating the quality of fiscal consolidation and policy, trying to assess short and longer term impact across major South Asian economies.

South Asia Economic Focus

South Asia Economic Focus
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 98
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ISBN-10 : 9781464814075
ISBN-13 : 1464814074
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Book Synopsis South Asia Economic Focus by : World Bank

Download or read book South Asia Economic Focus written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-07 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region as well as country briefs covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It concludes with a data section providing key economic indicators for South Asia "at a glance". Overall, it aims at providing important background information and timely analysis of key indicators and economic and financial developments of relevance to World Bank Group operations and interaction with counterparts in the region, particularly during annual and spring meeting.

Economic and Financial Integration in South Asia

Economic and Financial Integration in South Asia
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781000202793
ISBN-13 : 1000202798
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Economic and Financial Integration in South Asia by : Sanjay Sehgal

Download or read book Economic and Financial Integration in South Asia written by Sanjay Sehgal and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the current state and potential of economic and financial integration in South Asia, which has emerged as one of the most dynamic regions of the world. It looks at how regional convergences and cooperation would reinforce ties amongst the diverse economies of South Asia in the changing global economic landscape. Drawing on empirical research, the book looks at the degree of economic and financial integration in South Asia, which according to the World Bank includes the least integrated regions in the world, and explores the fundamental factors that drive integration amongst these countries. It offers important insights into the financial landscape of the region, as well as the dynamics of the interlinkages in the banking system, the stock markets, and the debt markets. The book examines the role of bilateral trade in augmenting regional economic ties, the opportunities for growth these will foster, and the major challenges and roadblocks for the leaders of the region. It also provides an overview of China’s role in South Asia’s financial integration and the interdependence of these economies for economic opportunities, macroeconomic and financial stability, jobs, sustainable growth, and inclusive development. Detailed and insightful, this book will be of great interest to investors and regional policymakers. It will also be of interest to researchers and students of economics, public and foreign policy, finance, international relations, and South Asia studies.

Disaster Management and Private Sectors

Disaster Management and Private Sectors
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 345
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ISBN-10 : 9784431554141
ISBN-13 : 4431554149
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Disaster Management and Private Sectors by : Takako Izumi

Download or read book Disaster Management and Private Sectors written by Takako Izumi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws upon case studies and practices of different types of DRR involvement by the private sector from all over the world. The book comprises two parts, Part I: Overview and Regional Cases; and Part II: Country Cases. The regional cases include those from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America, and the country cases include ones from India, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Nepal. DRR at the international level is discussed from the perspective of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The perspective of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is presented in the discussion of DRR at the societal level. The private sector is becoming more active in disaster management and plays an important role in distributing relief items and sending search and rescue teams in the response phase. However, once the response stage is over, private sector involvement tends to fade. While a number of disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives by the private sector are documented, they remain limited. The private sector can contribute enormously to DRR by developing business continuity plans, innovating technology for early warning systems, and providing and sharing technical knowledge, skills, and resources in the field of disaster preparedness. To strengthen DRR capacity, it is crucial to involve the private sector as major actors in DRR. The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of disaster management and DRR studies. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the collective knowledge from this work to policy and decision making. The book provides an overview of the current research trends and furnishes basic knowledge on this important topic.