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Asian countries are taking a leading role in the development of cryptocurrency.
Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.
Experience from two projects shows digital tools for database management help ensure a fair and transparent process and efficient resource allocation.
Improve water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management to strengthen resilience to vector-borne diseases.
Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into decentralized governance processes and resources.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.