Policymakers should focus on long-term strategic plans such as zoning of territories based on potential water sources when designing water and sanitation solutions for communities.

Creating an enabling environment for financial technology and innovation and building public trust are key to encouraging more people to bank.

Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.

To overcome vaccine hesitancy, survey shows campaigns should target women and rural and high-risk populations and focus on family immunization.

The pandemic opens an opportunity to reset CAREC’s aviation industry through green lanes and domestic tourism, among others.  

Spatial analysis can aid planning and policy design in enhancing the economic impact of regional transport networks in Central Asia.

Countries need to adopt new regulations and technologies to counter an estimated $66 million net welfare loss by 2040.

Lessons from the Pakistan–People's Republic of China free trade agreement show the way forward for enhancing economic partnerships in the region. 

CAREC countries adopt diversification strategies as they shift to a market-oriented agriculture.

Local government can enhance the developmental impact of remittances, increase migrants’ capacities, and support their communities.