2014 Development Effectiveness Review

2014 Development Effectiveness Review
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292549103

The 2014 Development Effectiveness Review (DEFR) is the eighth in a series of yearly reports by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on its performance in achieving the priorities of Strategy 2020, its long-term strategic framework for 2008-2020. The results framework on which the DEFR is based was updated in 2014 to reflect the recommendations of the Midterm Review of Strategy 2020. The 2014 DEFR tracks recent development progress in Asia and the Pacific, assesses ADB's development effectiveness, and identifies areas where ADB's performance needs to be strengthened.

Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Expand Trade and Ensure Food Safety

Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Expand Trade and Ensure Food Safety
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9292573357

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the ADB Institute, the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, and the European Union's Support to Modernization of Mongolia Standardization System Project, organized and conducted a second annual Learning Opportunity focused on best practices in the area of integrated trade facilitation, one of the activities implementing the refined CAREC Trade and Transport Facilitation Strategy 2020. The Learning Opportunity brought together several of the key international institutions involved in sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) modernization, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ADB, and the European Union. This report summarizes the knowledge shared and obtained by government officials and private sector representatives from CAREC member countries.