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A better understanding of environmental standards—their differences and implications—can help developing countries better safeguard the environment.
Privatization and corporatization can reduce costs, raise productivity, and improve social welfare.
Initiatives should start by focusing on building awareness on the importance of oceans and coastal habitat.
E-commerce can enhance rural livelihoods with public investments in facilities and training, access to funding, and favorable market conditions.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.
Gender bonds can scale up women’s access to finance and promote gender equality at the same time.
Life cycle assessments and complex value optimization are holistic approaches in measuring investment impacts.
Seoul has achieved prosperity, low carbon emissions, and disaster resilience by investing in green spaces and private sector growth.
The city-state offers a good case example for other Southeast Asian countries vying to become tech and innovation hubs.
Outcome-based budgeting is a comprehensive approach that considers the inputs, outputs, and outcomes to be achieved with public funds.