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Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
Public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
Montenegro has made industry placement of teachers a national program to better match vocational education and training with market demand.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
Studies show that migrant high-skilled professionals can help increase trade, capital flows, and knowledge and technology transfers whether or not they return to their home countries.
This piece answers how civil society organizations can collaborate with ADB in its efforts to effectively and sustainably reduce poverty.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Compared to other infrastructure sectors, education needs a different approach to identifying projects for public–private partnerships.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.