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A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Wholesale and retail trade, textiles, construction, electronics, and food and beverage show high circularity potential.
A study of four countries shows vulnerable businesses need cash flow support primarily, including low or no-interest loans.
The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.
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.
The development of transportation infrastructure served as a linchpin of rapid economic growth in the Republic of Korea.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.