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Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.

Capturing early childhood data helps guide policy and investments to support every young child.

Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.

Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services. 

Harmonizing standards and navigating medical device regulations to boost innovations can facilitate access beyond national boundaries.

Southeast Asia’s digital transformation is underway but the region still faces barriers to growing its digital economy.

The region needs integrated and holistic policies to push an ambitious agenda that requires capital, innovation, and new business models and mindsets.

Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.

Green finance can provide the fiscal firepower to manage the impact of the crisis and steer economies toward resource-efficient and low-carbon growth.

Nature-based solutions can prevent the next pandemic.