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Applying international standards for financial auditing strengthens country systems and enhances accountability for externally financed projects.
A state program promotes high-value manufacturing and innovation to boost competitiveness and spur economic growth.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
Residents in Thimphu contributed part of their land for urban infrastructure and services to support the growth of their city.
Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Instead of recapturing the tourism of the pre-pandemic era, countries should strive to create a new kind of tourism that is more closely aligned to the SDGs.
Leverage science-based tools, foster collaboration across sectors, build local capacity, and promote global and regional cooperation.
PPPs can advance road projects, strengthen infrastructure, and support Sustainable Development Goals, but require effective fiscal and debt management.