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East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
Regional cooperation can support a well-functioning enabling environment and fast-track the growth of the digital economy.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
The Clean Air Scorecard Tool helped the most polluted cities to identify gaps in air quality management and introduce measures to rectify them.
In the Philippines, targeted cash grants to help poor students finish high school could double their potential income and lift them out of chronic poverty.