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An enabling environment and strong governance lead to better socioeconomic outcomes.
An electricity trading project between Indonesia and Malaysia is lowering power costs, raising revenue and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Low-income households were moved from at-risk areas near rail tracks to safe, inclusive housing—pioneering transparent, climate-resilient urban resettlement in Sri Lanka.
Less developed countries can take advantage of increased talent flows in the region in expanding their “brain network.”
Enhancing transport and trade linkages between and across the countries in the Bay of Bengal region requires a strategic master plan.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Jobseekers now have a better chance of finding work with online platforms doubling as learning providers and job matchmakers.
Success lies in industry links, technology, skills development, new modes of education delivery, and school-to-work transition programs.
Bangladesh trained 1.5 million people by linking directly to the real-world needs of employers.
The new U.S. policy of forging bilateral trade pacts instead of multi-country deals will have wide-ranging impacts.