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Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services.
The Asian Development Bank shares its experience in reducing its carbon footprint by implementing a rooftop solar photovoltaic system at its headquarters in metropolitan Manila.
Privatization and corporatization can reduce costs, raise productivity, and improve social welfare.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Increase production and consumption of renewables to improve energy security and to also lower emissions per capita and carbon intensity.
Countries need to adopt new regulations and technologies to counter an estimated $66 million net welfare loss by 2040.
A new book identifies ways to stimulate Asian economic growth through a shift from traditional industrial policies to indigenous innovation.
Surveyed developing member countries have priorities aligned with the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals but need to take steps to overcome barriers and achieve their targets.
Blockchain technology is making waves in developing countries across Asia.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.