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Asia may have survived the 2008 global economic crisis, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Here are five things the region’s financial systems must address to withstand the next big shock.

This piece highlights how trade integration and investments in connectivity can help Timor-Leste to achieve its goal of sustainable and inclusive development.

For best results, train the teachers, involve private companies, and share best practices with other school systems.

Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.

Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.

In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.

A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.  

Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.

Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.

Azerbaijan has leveraged its vast energy resources to elevate the country to upper middle-income status.