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Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Nepal has made it easier to move goods across borders by updating customs software, constructing a new inland clearance depot, and rehabilitating border access roads.
Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
From small villages to Silicon Valley, modern technology is giving rise to new leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as innovative companies.
MathCloud, an online mathematics teaching tool, offers an alternative learning approach for countries seeking to raise their levels of maths proficiency.
Strategic foresight tools can help policy makers adopt a more proactive approach to solving problems.
Involving employers in all levels of skills development, from planning to provision, is fundamental to increasing the industry relevance of TVET.