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An ADB-supported project in Kolkata awarded flat titles to women as a mechanism to promote women's rights.
Providing a lifeline to workers and businesses most affected by the COVID-19 crisis calls for innovative solutions, such as digital money transfers.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.
Gain insights from the experience of the Republic of Korea in expressway networks development—from the period of economic restructuring to high economic growth.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
This piece discusses how central banks can take the lead in addressing climate-related risks in the finance sector.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
The Republic of Korea improved road safety for children through strict implementation of policies related to engineering, education, and enforcement.
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) shifted the focus to learning from schooling and helped design pedagogy to address learning gaps.