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

    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...

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

    A briefing paper written by Natalie Bugalski from Inclusive Development International in collaboration with Oxfam International, on the lack of accountability around the World...

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

    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...

  • An overview of large scale investments in the Mekong

    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

    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...

  • Master plan on ASEAN connectivity 

    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...

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

    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

    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,...

  • Key success factor of special economic zone for Thailand

    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...

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

    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

    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...

  • Exploitative labor practices in the global shrimp industry

    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...

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

    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)

    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...

  • Dialogue, opportunities and risks in business-to-community and business-to-business relationships in Myanmar/Burma

    A report of two multi-stakeholder workshops on responsible investment in Myanmar. The first workshop focused on developing good practice in business-community relations; and key...

  • Hubs and spokes emerging patterns of intra-Mekong trade and investment

    This working paper analyses intra-Mekong trade and investment. The author argues that new patterns of trade relationship are emerging which can be likened to hubs and spokes, in...

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