Project Info
Project Code
1011AF
Tranche
T07A
Tranche Type
Residual
Status
Closed
Title
Strengthening capacity in mitigating the impact of the financial crisis and sustaining dynamism and inclusive development in Asia and the Pacific
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
ESCAP
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$425,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Areas of Work
Thematic Clusters
Macroeconomics and Finance
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To build capacity of senior government officials and policymakers to formulate and implement well coordinated macroeconomic policies through regional cooperation to mitigate the impact of the recent crisis, ensure fast recovery and sustain dynamism in the economies to achieve inclusive development
Expected Outcome 1
Increased knowledge of national policy makers including those from LDCs, on ways to enhance regional coordination of macroeconomic policies, design coherent and effective regional architecture for financial cooperation, and to develop common regional positions to mitigate the adverse impact of the crisis
Expected Outcome 2
Increased capacity and skills of national policy makers, especially from LDCs, in formulating regionally coordinated macroeconomic policies; coherent and effective regional architecture for financial cooperation; and common regional positions to ensure fast recovery and take preventive measures for possible occurrence of future crisis
Expected Outcome 3
Enhanced consensus building among countries of the region through regional inter-governmental processes in support of a coordinated approach to regional crisis management to ensure long-term inclusive and sustainable development