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Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
The Republic of Korea wants to help businesses to secure loans using movable assets, including goods, receivables, and intellectual property.
Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.
In Indonesia, a rating system encourages companies to step up efforts in controlling water pollution.
How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.
A town in northeast Thailand looks into the feasibility of a design-build-operate scheme for developing a controlled landfill site.
Promoting responsible lending practices on online peer-to-peer platforms builds market trust and deters the need for further regulation.
A study from India shows low- and middle-income countries must improve economic evaluations of health interventions to reduce chronic disease burden.
Boarding facilities and pilot innovations boost enrolment and retention of girls and ethnic minorities in lower secondary schools in Viet Nam.