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Digital financial services like mobile money can reduce transfer prices and improve transparency, efficiency, and access.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
The public management of revenue and service routes prioritized people’s need for safe and convenient public transport.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
A new unified framework provides actionable strategies for preventing corruption and fostering transparency in Kazakhstan’s public and private sectors.
Countries in Asia and the Pacific must use tax incentives sparingly, embed them into law, and reinforce their overall investment environment.
Creating a mortgage refinancing company was critical to building a stable residential housing market.
Modernizing milk production can help reduce the grazing pressure on grasslands and support the livelihood of herders.
A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.
In the Republic of Korea, modular homes assembled like LEGO units are being developed as a response to the growing need for small to mid-size housing.