Llanto, Gilberto M. - Matches

Local road investments work for growth and poverty reduction in local areas. The paper highlights the importance of investing in local roads and direc..

What is the effect of infrastructure on growth, in particular, on agricultural productivity? How critical is it in raising agricultural productivity? ..

Statistics on the distribution of ODA loans show that the local government sector is the smallest direct recipient of this funding source. While it ha..

The Philippines has used the Build-operate-transfer (BOT) Law as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. After a brief period ..

A recent publication of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has highlighted the food insecurity problem facing the globe: food production..

Within the context of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Scorecard mechanism developed by the ASEAN Secretariat to monitor the implementation of the A..

This Note discusses two major constraints to agricultural finance that hinder private investments in food production. The policy gaps that need govern..

Quality local road networks are critical components needed in facilitating trade and movement of people and services. Constraints, however, are presen..

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in economic growth and development. For them to compete in the regional and global markets,..

The paper examines the progress being made in local finance reforms and indicates pathways to advance those reforms. A summary of the effects of decen..

Using data from a quick survey of various rural (RFIs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in East Asia, the paper tries to find out how those insti..

The Philippines has used the BOT law, as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. Using examples from selected BOT projects in ..

Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..

Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..

When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..