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Creating an enabling environment for financial technology and innovation and building public trust are key to encouraging more people to bank.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
Targeted policies can help save the fragile enterprises that are at the core of digital transformation.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.
Soil stabilizers can cut the costs, and improve the quality, of rural roads in Southeast Asia.
Local government can enhance the developmental impact of remittances, increase migrants’ capacities, and support their communities.
Personal credit information could be an important determining factor in insurance underwriting and the calculation of premiums.
This piece highlights the investments needed to overcome different agricultural challenges to meet growing food demand in the region.