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Regular consultations, monitoring, and follow-up measures can help successfully restore the income of project-affected persons.
Boosting agricultural productivity through technology, training, and better farmer access to markets will enhance food stability.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
Cities can turn to integrated ICT solutions to better manage the environment, health and safety of their industrial parks and enterprises.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Shifting waste responsibility to producers is a powerful approach for reducing plastic waste and fostering a circular economy.
Promoting responsible lending practices on online peer-to-peer platforms builds market trust and deters the need for further regulation.