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Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
This piece highlights how trade integration and investments in connectivity can help Timor-Leste to achieve its goal of sustainable and inclusive development.
Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.
Public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.
Experience in India shows a gradual and localized approach based on evidence allows for safer reopening of the economy and reduces infection rates.
Digital finance offers the potential to reach underserved groups, but it is vital to first understand the needs of this segment.