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Putting resources toward specialized training, mentoring and confidence building is a successful formula for giving greater voice to women in the countryside.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
Myanmar is improving its secondary education system through reforms of curriculum, teaching, and student assessment.
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.
Digital technology is a game changer in reducing remittance costs between overseas workers and developing countries in Asia.
Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.
A locally adapted solar system provides affordable power for lighting, charging, and basic appliances in vulnerable communities in Surigao del Norte.
Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.
An arsenal of digital tools, such as geofencing, location sharing, and 3D printing, is helping fight the spread of the coronavirus.