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  • Cambodia investment climate statement 2015

    en Cambodia Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) U.S. State Department 2015 Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Investment, Public land lease
    Cambodia has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. Cambodian gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average annual rate of over eight percent between 2000 and...

  • High speed rail could bankrupt Laos, but it’ll keep China happy

    en China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Viet Nam Archived web content Keith Barney 2014 Economic policy and administration, Foreign investors, Infrastructure, Rail
    Despite impressive economic growth rates over the last decade, a third of Laos’s population still lives below the extreme poverty line of US$1.25 per day. Most of the extreme po...

  • Infographic: The Controversial Laos-China Railway

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Min Ha Lee, Radio Free Asia 2017 Foreign investors, Foreign workers in country, Rail
    This article is an infographic providing a route map and details about the development of the Lao-China railway project.

  • Small-scale land acquisitions, large-scale implications: The case of Chinese banana investments in Northern Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Cecilie Friis 2015 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Foreign investors, Land transfers, Livelihood rights
    In the context of the ‘global land grab’, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic has been identified as a hotspot for large-scale land acquisitions sought by capital strong foreign...

  • Outsourcing development: lifting the veil on the World Bank Group’s lending through financial intermediaries

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Dustin Roasa, Emily Claire Goldman, Harry Thomas Kibby, Ishita... 2016 Banking and financial services, Coal, Domestic investors, Economy and commerce, Energy, Environment and natural resources, Foreign investors, Infrastructure, Investment, Non-renewable energy production, World Bank
    The introductory installment of Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s 'Outsourcing Development' series on the World Bank Group's financial sector lending practices, writte...

  • “Disaster for us and the planet": how the IFC is quietly funding a coal boom

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Philippines Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Dustin Roasa, Emily Claire Goldman, Harry Thomas Kibby, Ishita... 2016 Banking and financial services, Coal, Energy, Environment and natural resources, Foreign investors, Infrastructure, Investment
    An analysis paper on how the World Bank's International Finance Corporation has invested significantly in coal globally despite a stated ban on such activities. Written by Dusti...

  • Owning the outcomes: Time to make the World Bank Group’s financial intermediary investments more accountable

    en Cambodia, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs Natalie Bugalski, Nadia Daar, David Pred, Dustin Roasa 2016 Banking and financial services, Banking and financial services policy and regulation, Domestic investors, Foreign investors, Investment
    A briefing paper written by Natalie Bugalski from Inclusive Development International in collaboration with Oxfam International, on the lack of accountability around the World B...

  • ‘Better-practice’ Concessions? Some Lessons from Cambodia’s Leopard Skin Landscape

    en Cambodia Case studies Michael B. Dwyer, Emily Polack and Sokbunthoeun So 2015 Concessions, Economic land concessions and plantations, Foreign investors, Land and housing rights and evictions, State public land
    This article focuses on two cases where companies have sought to develop more socially benign––and, they believe, more profitable and sustainable––plantation concessions in a co...

  • An overview of large scale investments in the Mekong

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Shalmali Guttal, Sophea Chrek 2016 Domestic investors, Environment and natural resources, Foreign investors, Investment, Special economic zones
    This paper presents an overview of large scale investments trends in the Mekong region, the regulatory and policy changes designed to facilitate large-scale foreign and domestic...

  • Competitiveness between road and inland water transport: the case of Myanmar

    en Myanmar Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Kichan Nam, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Kichan Nam, Elly Win 2014 Development and funding for transport, Foreign investors, Investment, Roads and bridges, Trade, Transport and shipping, Transport and shipping policy and administration, Transport infrastructure and facilities, Water policy and administration, Water resources, Waterways and ports
    A research paper on competitiveness in the transport sector in Myanmar, specifically between road and inland water transport. Authored by Kichan Nam and Elly Win, published by T...

  • Master plan on ASEAN connectivity 

    en Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) ASEAN 2010 Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Investment, Tourism, Trade, Trade policy and regulation, Transport infrastructure and facilities
    The Associaton of Southeast Asian Nations' master plan for increasing connectivity in the region published in 2010, developed with impetus from the 15th ASEAN Summit in Cha-am H...

  • Comment of EarthRights International on the Paperwork Reduction Act review for proposed reporting requirements on responsible investment in Burma

    en Myanmar Advocacy and promotional materials EarthRights International 2012 Anti-corruption, Environment and natural resources, Foreign investors, Human rights, Investment, Land
    A submission from EarthRights International regarding the Paperwork Review Act approval process for the reporting requirements. On July 11, 2012, the U.S. Government announced ...

  • Đầu tư vào tài nguyên thiên nhiên: Vai trò của Trung Quốc ở khu vực Đông Dương 2009

    vi Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Trung tâm Con người và Thiên nhiên (PanNature) 2009 Environment and natural resources, Exports, Extractive industries, Foreign investors, Investment, Mining
    Bài viết này tóm lược thảo luận chính sách của dự án nghiên cứu "Tìm hiểu Trung Quốc dưới vai trò một nhà hoạt động ở khu vực Đông Dương" do Quỹ Heinrich Boll Stiftung, Qu...

  • Key success factor of special economic zone for Thailand

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Pakdeenurit, P., Suthikarnnarunai, N 2014 Aid and development, Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Investment, Special economic zones
    The purpose of this paper is to identify the key factors in the success of Thailand's Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The authors use mathematical modelling and analyse 11 variable...

  • Cambodia, sector-specific investment strategy and action plan: pilot study results

    en Cambodia Advocacy and promotional materials UNCTAD 2013 Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Investment
    Part of a series of six country pilot studies, carried out by UNCTAD in collaboration with other agencies of the inter-agency working group (IAWG) as phase two of the program of...

  • Capital inflows and asset prices: The recent evidence of selected east Asian economies

    en Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Taguchi, Hiroyuki 2011 Banking and financial services policy and regulation, Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Stock market, Trade policy and regulation
    This discussion paper aims to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between capital inflows and asset prices, focusing on China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea and Thailan...

  • Exploitative labor practices in the global shrimp industry

    en Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Accenture, Human United 2013 Fish and seafood, Food processing, Foreign investors, Labor, Labor rights and labor unions NGOs
    A report about the global shrimp market and forced labour in the industry. The report summarises the global shrimp market and supply chains, and provides a closer analysis of th...

  • Bottom of ASEAN: Impact of rushed investment in “Last Frontier” countries- Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on labour and migration

    en Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Mekong Migration Network 2014 Emigration, Foreign investors, Informal migration for labor, Investment, Labor, Labor rights and labor unions NGOs, Migration
    This discussion paper analyses the impact of rushed investment on labour and migration in Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia and Laos. The paper argues that low wages and labour standards...

  • Doing business 2015. Going beyond efficiency

    en Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) World Bank 2014 Domestic investors, Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Investment, Trade
    This report is the 12th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report presents quantitative...

  • Submission to the US State Dept on US reporting requirements on responsible investment in Burma (Myanmar)

    en Myanmar Advocacy and promotional materials Morrison, John 2012 Economy and commerce, Foreign investors, Human rights, Human rights NGOs, Investment
    A submission by the Institute for Human Rights and Business regarding the US Government’s Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment in Burma. IHRB warmly welcomes the...

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