Summary

Surveyed developing member countries have priorities aligned with the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals but need to take steps to overcome barriers and achieve their targets. 

Case Study

In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.    

Case Study

Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.

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Strengthening the environmental policy framework can lead to comprehensive and inclusive efforts to address air pollution. 

Explainer

This piece answers how civil society organizations can collaborate with ADB in its efforts to effectively and sustainably reduce poverty.

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Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.

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In the Philippines, cloud technology is helping a rural bank reach customers in remote areas more efficiently and at lower operational cost.

Insight

How can a big organization set itself up on a journey to become stronger, better, and faster through small innovations?

Explainer

Preventing and controlling the spread of deadly diseases from animals to humans require a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach.

   Health
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The right textbook policy and practice can help raise the quality of education and address learning gaps.