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To increase sustainability and inclusiveness of growth, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste need to look at ways to improve the quality and efficiency of public spending.

A project in Georgia shows how cities can take practical steps to improve inclusive mobility and access to transport services.

Explore equity, quasi-equity, and other non-debt assistance and structural reforms to protect small businesses from COVID-19 and other shocks.

Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.

An integrated, green, and people-centric urban development strategy can help make cities inclusive and sustainable.

A market-based approach for reducing air pollution offers countries in the region great potential for flexibility and innovation.

Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

A coordinated policy approach toward improving market efficiency, education outcomes, and infrastructure will enable the highest possible growth.

Lessons from the Pakistan–People's Republic of China free trade agreement show the way forward for enhancing economic partnerships in the region. 

In Nepal, a participatory and consensus-based approach proved critical in changing people’s ‘not in my backyard’ attitude toward a municipal project.