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Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.
In the Philippines, cloud technology is helping a rural bank reach customers in remote areas more efficiently and at lower operational cost.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Accessible funds for the industry sector accelerated investments in energy efficiency and enhanced institutional capacities.
Population aging threatens fiscal sustainability unless government takes steps to reduce elderly poverty and manage public spending on pensions and healthcare.
In the Republic of Korea, financial firms need to enhance the convenience of mobile services and ensure universal accessibility.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.