Key Indicators (KI) for Asia and the Pacific Series
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific publication presents data regarding the economic, financial, social, and environmental situations in a broad range of countries across Asia and the Pacific.
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Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2008
The People’s Republic of China and India dominate both the rail and road networks in Asia. Ownership of personal computers has increased sharply since 1990, but a clear divide still exists.
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Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2007
While the economies of developing countries in Asia continue to grow at some of the fastest rates in the world, concerns about widening inequalities in standards of living, and of the poor being bypassed by growth, are becoming widespread.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2006
Several developing countries in Asia have made significant progress but there are indications that many will not attain the health and education MDGs by 2015. Some of the biggest deficiencies within countries occur among the poor.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2005
Asia is well placed to meet the MDG target of halving the incidence of $1 a day poverty between 1990 and 2015. Part of the challenge the region faces is employing its large and growing labor force.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2004
Despite impressive reductions in poverty, Asia and the Pacific was home to almost 690 million poor people in 2002. Poverty reduction is the region’s greatest development challenge.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2003
Despite considerable progress in expanding and improving education systems, millions of children in Asia are still out of school, millions of adults remain illiterate, and there are many issues related to the quality of education.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2002
In Asia and the Pacific, infant and child mortality rates have declined and many millions can look forward to longer and healthier lives. School enrollment and levels of literacy continue to rise, but successes in the region are uneven.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2001
A little over half of humanity calls Asia its home. Asia generated a quarter of the world’s total output of goods and services and its share of world exports is 17 percent.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2000
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2000 provides historical and current economic, financial, environment and social statistics on 39 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
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Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 1999
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 1999 provides historical and current economic, financial, environment and social statistics on 39 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.