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Using a tablet or smartphone to conduct survey interviews makes it easier and faster to benchmark progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
E-commerce can enhance rural livelihoods with public investments in facilities and training, access to funding, and favorable market conditions.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
Here’s how using credit enhancements and working with commercial banks can increase access to finance for micro and small businesses.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
A migrant-inclusive approach to risk mitigation benefits everyone and leads to better development outcomes.
A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.
A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.