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Jobseekers now have a better chance of finding work with online platforms doubling as learning providers and job matchmakers.
Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
Enable small and medium-sized enterprises to become part of global value chains to revive economies and promote inclusive growth after COVID-19.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
Green finance can provide the fiscal firepower to manage the impact of the crisis and steer economies toward resource-efficient and low-carbon growth.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
Targeted training tracks, enhanced online learning, and close collaborations with other agencies can make TVET system more responsive.