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Finding Balance 2019: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Banks in the Pacific
This report profiles the roles, performance, market context, and regulatory frameworks of 13 state-owned banks in 10 Pacific countries.
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Credit Guarantees: Challenging Their Role in Improving Access to Finance in the Pacific Region
Despite adequate liquidity, commercial banks in the Pacific are often reluctant to extend business credit, which is a serious constraint to business operations and broader economic development.
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Digital Financial Services in the Pacific: Experiences and Regulatory Issues
Digital financial services (DFS) are an effective means of enhancing financial inclusion in the Pacific region. However, major challenges need to be addressed for it to become a viable payments channel.
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Asia Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Finance Monitor 2014
Recent global economic slowdown requires a new growth model for Asia, where small and medium enterprises play a greater role in boosting national productivity.
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Economics of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Coral Triangle
Consolidates information on fisheries and aquaculture using a regional lens and analytical tools. Cover the Coral Triangle countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste.
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Asia Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Finance Monitor 2013
This publication reviews the small and medium-sized enterprise sector and the state of SME finance in 14 countries in Asia and and the Pacific.
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Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2013: Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific Special Supplement
The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2013 (FIGI 2013) is composed of 35 indicators used as measures of income and nonincome outcomes of inclusive growth.
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Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2012: Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific Special Supplement
The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators is a special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012. It presents a framework of inclusive growth indicators (FIGI) and proposes a set of 35 indicators of inclusive growth.
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Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2011: Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific Special Supplement
The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators is a special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2011. It presents a framework of inclusive growth indicators (FIGI) and proposes a set of 35 indicators of inclusive growth.
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The Political Economy of Economic Reform in the Pacific
'This collection of case studies is the first systematic effort to unpack the political economy of reform in the Pacific. It is timely, wide-ranging, and rich in insight.' - Professor Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre and Director, International and Development Economics Program, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University -
Solomon Islands 2010 Economic Report
Economic and social progress in Solomon Islands has been limited since the country's independence, and the recent global economic crisis has placed more pressure on the country's economy. The resulting fiscal crunch and emerging balance-of-payments pressures demand a coordinated macroeconomic policy response, featuring recurrent expenditure restraint, prudent monetary policy, and public sector reform. Grant-funded infrastructure will also need to play a key role in supporting economic and employment growth. -
Taking the Helm: A Policy Brief on a Response to the Global Economic Crisis
The global financial crisis quickly evolved into a full blown economic crisis that has hit the Pacific. The looming impacts look to be larger than expected 6 months ago, and are unfolding rapidly. These impacts are likely to be felt over 2009 and into 2010. Even if the global economy picks up in the second half of 2010, as the most recent forecasts suggest, it may take until 2011 for the Pacific economies to fully recover. -
Navigating the Global Storm: A Policy Brief on the Global Financial Crisis
Pacific Island economies are largely shielded from the most immediate effects of the crisis. The region’s banking system is reasonably well placed to weather the crisis. But the region is not immune.
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Living with High Prices: A Policy Brief
The strengthening in world commodity prices that became so pronounced in late 2007 and early 2008 may prove to be a new phase in world markets. Prices for the key commodities traded in the Pacific are projected to remain much higher than we are used to. This is because structural changes in the world economy are shifting the demand-supply balance in commodity markets.