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Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
A pilot project in the Philippines will demonstrate how irrigation canals can be used in producing clean and reliable energy off the grid.
Statisticians turn to digital solutions and nontraditional methods for faster data collection, processing, and dissemination to inform crisis response.
In the digital economy, central bankers and regulators face the challenge of ensuring consumer safety and financial stability while promoting innovation in the financial sector.
A study shows targeting support to tourism, agro-processing, garments, electronics, and digital trade can help ensure strong recovery from COVID-19.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.