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Low-income households were moved from at-risk areas near rail tracks to safe, inclusive housing—pioneering transparent, climate-resilient urban resettlement in Sri Lanka.
A new unified framework provides actionable strategies for preventing corruption and fostering transparency in Kazakhstan’s public and private sectors.
Implement supportive policies, encourage merchant adoption, and integrate digital payments into public services.
Nutrition-specific interventions should target the first 1,000 days, promote behavioral change, and focus on the most vulnerable.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.
New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.
Aligning departmental priorities with the SDGs and incorporating them into existing planning and review processes may improve development outcomes.
In the People’s Republic of China, a leasing program is helping reduce pollution by putting more low-cost, efficient, and clean buses on the road.