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Digital connectivity is a public good that can lead to new and sustainable growth areas and facilitate cross-border trade and remittances.
One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.
A results-driven project is closing the skills gap through sector-wide reforms focused on improving technical and vocational education and training.
To prevent the emergence of a new pandemic, monitoring of pathogens must be supported by socioeconomic solutions that protect biodiversity.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
BWRIS and AWS are helping farmers and planners use every drop wisely in Pakistan’s most arid and water-scarce province.
Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.