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A coordinated policy approach toward improving market efficiency, education outcomes, and infrastructure will enable the highest possible growth.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
Modernized facilities and customs reform cut the passage time by over 50% at the busy border crossing in Uzbekistan.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.