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An enabling environment and strong governance lead to better socioeconomic outcomes.
A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
This report provides a framework for implementing commercially viable distributed electrification solutions and shares lessons from a pilot in the Philippines.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.