OECD Investment Policy Reviews

OECD Investment Policy Reviews
Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Publisher: OCDE
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Investments
ISBN: 9789264208391

This Investment Policy Review examines Nigerias investment policies in light of the OECD Policy Framework for Investment (PFI), a tool to mobilize investment in support of economic growth and sustainable development. It provides an assessment and policy recommendations on different areas of the PFI: investment policy; investment promotion and facilitation; trade policy; infrastructure investment; competition; corporate governance and financial sector development. It also includes a special chapter analyzing the PFI in Lagos State. The Review follows on the request addressed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria to the OECD Secretary-General in December 2011. It has been prepared in close co-operation with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Lagos State Government.

Guidelines for Preparing and Using a Design and Monitoring Framework

Guidelines for Preparing and Using a Design and Monitoring Framework
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292623877

These guidelines describe how a project-level design and monitoring framework should be developed and used throughout the project cycle for Asian Development Bank (ADB) sovereign operations and technical assistance projects. The design and monitoring framework is a key tool for project design, implementation, and evaluation, and provides the basis for ADB’s project performance management system. The guidelines are intended to help staff of ADB, government officers, consultants, project sponsors and borrowers, and other stakeholders prepare high-quality design and monitoring frameworks. They serve as an effective tool to ensure that ADB-financed projects contribute to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and Pacific region as envisaged in ADB’s Strategy 2030.

Doing A Dam Better

Doing A Dam Better
Author: Ian C. Porter
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821369865

This book succinctly describes how a large hydro dam in a poor country with weak capacity was successfully prepared by a truly global development and financial partnership, by turning the natural resource curse on its head and tapping the state of the art to mitigate environmental and social impacts.

Creating Livable Asian Cities

Creating Livable Asian Cities
Author: Bambang Susantono
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 929262783X

This book explores how Asia's fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens. But for this to happen, major challenges that reduce urban communities' quality of life and economic opportunities must be addressed. These include poor planning, a lack of affordable housing, inequalities, pollution, climate vulnerabilities, and urban infrastructure deficits. The book's 19 articles unwrap these challenges and present solutions focused on smart and inclusive planning, sustainable transport and energy, innovative financing, and resilience and rejuvenation.

The World Bank Participation Sourcebook

The World Bank Participation Sourcebook
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821335581

Presents case studies resulting from participation in the World Bank by developing countries such as Chad, Brazil, and Nigeria

Cambodia Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

Cambodia Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9292629522

This publication presents an assessment of Cambodia’s agriculture, natural resources, and rural development (ANRRD) sector and provides a strategy and road map for its future development. It identifies the strategic investment priorities of the Government of Cambodia where the Asian Development Bank (ADB) can contribute to ANRRD productivity, value addition, and resource efficiency. ADB support will focus on three key areas: (i) enhancing agricultural productivity through a whole-of-system water resources management approach, (ii) strengthening agricultural value chains, and (iii) improving natural resources management and disaster resilience.

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
Author: François Molle
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1849770867

The water resources of the Mekong river catchment area, from China, through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam, are increasingly contested. Governments, companies and banks are driving new investment in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional "development." Their plans and interventions pose multiple burdens and risks to the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains, fisheries and aquatic resources.

Guidelines for Preparing a Design and Monitoring Framework

Guidelines for Preparing a Design and Monitoring Framework
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292573675

These guidelines describe how to develop a design and monitoring framework (DMF) for an Asian Development Bank (ADB) project. The DMF communicates the planned performance of a project. As a link between project design, implementation, and evaluation, it provides the basis for the project performance management system. The purpose of these guidelines is to help improve the quality and consistency of DMFs across ADB.

Indigenous Peoples/ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Proceedings of a Regional Workshop, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, 25-26 October 2001

Indigenous Peoples/ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Proceedings of a Regional Workshop, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, 25-26 October 2001
Author:
Publisher: Indigenous Peoples
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This summary organizes the theme papers, findings, and recommendations that were presented at the Regional Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction, including the proposed regional plan of action that can guide future national approaches to this issue throughout the Southeast Asian region. Included are the opening statements by government representatives, the presentation of the project's main findings, the panel's discussion on the role of international assistance, and a list of participants and observers.