Asia and Oceania

This index includes documents on Asia and/or Oceania. Documents concerning all developing countries or emerging economies are excluded from this index, even though the focus might be on Asia.

1999 APEC Economic Outlook

Foreword, Introduction, Recent Economic Trends in the APEC Region, Economic Prospects for 1999, International Financial Crisis, The policy response to the crisis in international cooperation, Appendix 1: Landmarks of the Asian Crisis, Appendix 2: Summary Tables and Figures

ECONOMIC COUNTRY REPORTS

Australia, Brunei DarussalamChina, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Viet Nam

1997 APEC Economic Outlook

Foreword, Executive Summary, Economic Performance and Prospects in the APEC Region, Key Issues and Challenges Facing APEC Member Economies, Real GDP Growth in the APEC Region, Consumer Price Inflation in the APEC Region, Unemployment Rates in APEC Member Economies, Current Account Balances as a Share of GDP, Merchandise Trade Balances as a Share of GDP, Non-Merchandise Trade Balances as a Share of GDP, Growth of Exports and Imports in Real Terms: 1995-1996, Shares of Intra-APEC Trade: 1993 and 1996, Regional Shares of World Trade, Gross External Debt as a Percentage of GNP, Regional Shares of World Trade, Gross External Debt as a Percentage of GNP

Annual survey of global takeover activity: Asia Pacific

Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

Participants, History, Results

Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

History, Objectives, APEC priorities in 1997, Organization and Process, Joint Statement, Canberra 1989

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Member countries, History, Organizational structure, Economic cooperation, The ASEAN Declaration, Declaration of ASEAN Concord, Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Building the Social Dimension of APEC

Introduction,The APEC Trade and Investment Agenda, Economic and Technical Cooperation for Human Resource Development , The Dialogue Partners in the APEC Process

Child Labour: Progress and Challenge in East and South-East Asia

Cross-border merger and acquisition purchases: Asia Pacific, 1990-1996

Electricity Reform and Privatization in Australia

Introduction , Creation of The National Electricity Market, Implementation - The National Electricity Code, Buying Electricity in the National Market, Electricity Reform at the State and Territory Levels, Reforms in Price Regulation, Privatization and Reform Outcomes

FDI Flows to Developing Asia Down

Foreign direct investment holds steady in developing Asia as a whole in 1999

Foreign Direct Investment Flows, Japan 1991-1999

Global Development Finance: East Asia and Pacific

Debt outstanding, Sources of long term finance, Stock of debt, Debt to export ratio, Aggregate resources flows, Composition of private flows, Foreign direct investment, FDI by country

Global Development Finance: South Asia

Debt outstanding, Sources of long term finance, Stock of debt, Debt to export ratio, Aggregate resources flows, Composition of private flows, Foreign direct investment, FDI by country

ILO Partnership to eliminate child labour in the soccer ball industry in Pakistan

International Investment Position of Japan, 1997-98

International Investment Position of Japan, 1995-96

International Investment Position of Japan (End of C.Y. 1996), International Investment Position of Japan (Ends of 1995 and 1996), Total Net Assets in the past (published under the former statistics)

Internationally Recognized Core Labour Standards in Fiji

Japan's Foreign Direct Investment Flows by Country & Region, 1997-99

Japan's Foreign Direct Investment Flows by Industry, 1997-99

Japan's Foreign Direct Investment Flows by Industry & Region, 1st half of 1998 and 1st half of 1999

Japanese Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Trade

Overview, What is driving FDI?, FDI and trade, Conclusion

Japanese FDI Tables

Inward Direct Investments by Major Countries, as of 1995 (F.Y.), Inward Direct Investments (F.Y. 1991-1995), Inward Direct Investments by Regions (F.Y. 1993-1995), Direct Investments Abroad by Major Countries, as of 1995 (F.Y.), Direct Investments Abroad (F.Y. 1991-1995), Direct Investments Abroad by Regions (F.Y. 1993-1995)

Keidanren Charter for Good Corporate Behaviour

Labour experiences in Vietnamise EPZs

Labour experiences in EPZs in Philippines

Labour experiences in South Korean EPZs

Labour experiences in Thailand's EPZs

Labour experiences in Hong Kong

Labour experiences in EPZs in Indonesia

Labour experiences in Taiwanese EPZs

Labour experiences in Sri Lanka's EPZs

Labour experiences in Malaysian EPZs

Managing Capital Flows in East Asia

Capital Flows to Developing Countries: An Overview, Evolution of Capital Flows to Developing Countries, The Impact of Capital Flows on East Asian Economies

Migrants in Asia

Privatization and the Genesis of the Multinational Power Company: Underlying Factors and Regional Trends

Australia, India, Pakistan, China, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Phillippines

Recent Trends in International Investment and Trade in Coal

Australia, China

Sino-Japanese Trade Hits All-Time High

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

INTRODUCTION , EVOLUTION ,OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES, INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE , FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN SAARC , INTEGRATED PROGRAMME OF ACTION (IPA) , POVERTY ERADICATION , TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION , PROMOTING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONTACT , SAARC REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS , COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS , Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Declaration of the Ninth SAARC Summit

Special Economic Zones in Philippines

A Trade Union Perspective on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC)

Introduction, PART I: PART I: THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM (APEC), The Situation of APEC in the world economy, Ministerial and Operational Cooperation, Proposals for an APEC Free Trade Area, The APEC investment principles , Consultation Procedures, The Human Resources Development Working Group, Trade Union Proposals to link Trade Agreements and Social Development, Prospects for Further APEC Integration, PART II: TRADE UNION PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE OF APEC, Enlarging the APEC Human Resources Development Programme, A social protocol for the APEC investment guidelines, Ongoing labour consultative arrangements, Conclusions: the Social Dimension of Regional Integration

A Trade Union Vision for APEC

Violations of Trade Union Rights in Asia and the Pacific

Introduction, AUSTRALIA C87/C98, AZERBAIJAN C87/C98, BANGLADESH C87/C98, BURMA (MYANMAR) C87, CAMBODIA, CHINA, FIJI C98, HONG KONG C87/C98, INDIA, INDONESIA C98, JAPAN C87/C98, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA (NORTH), KOREA (SOUTH)

White Paper on International Trade 1998: Asia and Oceania

White Paper on International Trade 1997: Asia and Oceania

White Paper on Foreign Direct Investments 1999: Asia and Oceania

White Paper on Foreign Direct Investments 1997: Asia and Oceania