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Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
Replacing an old barrage with advanced technology vastly improved water and flood control, connectivity, and access to essential social services.
Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.
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.
A gender equality index for Mongolia’s higher education sector illuminates how tailored evaluation strategies can help improve education and equality.
Key governance improvements and innovative financing strategies can promote sustainable water management in Central Asia.
Crowdsourcing can be an effective way to address pain points that limit MSMEs from getting financing.
The Republic of Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill, one of the largest in the world, offers a sustainable model for urban waste management.
A partnership between the government education department and a non-government organization in the Philippines gives a blueprint for improving access to basic education.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.