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Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services.
Entry points for interventions include increasing access to quality seeds and materials, enhancing value chains, and promoting best practices through regional projects.
Blockchain has the potential to help emerging markets broaden the benefits of rapid growth.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
Boarding facilities and pilot innovations boost enrolment and retention of girls and ethnic minorities in lower secondary schools in Viet Nam.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Blockchain can help plug leaks in the supply chain, facilitating and securing the flow of trade, finance, and information.
Digital technology can improve data collection and analytics to support proactive decisions and increase the efficiency of water utilities.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.