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One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
Promoting responsible lending practices on online peer-to-peer platforms builds market trust and deters the need for further regulation.
Asia’s cities need innovative solutions to manage increasing volumes of waste.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.
Ciclovia, Bogota's car-free days, has inspired more than 100 cities to make space for walking and cycling to improve public health and the environment.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has made it safe and easy to travel by bicycle to work or school by creating a 376-kilometer grid of bike paths, called CicloRutas.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.
Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.