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Population aging threatens fiscal sustainability unless government takes steps to reduce elderly poverty and manage public spending on pensions and healthcare.
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A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
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Production potential can be achieved through small-scale irrigation systems powered by a community-driven process.
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Malaysia has made outstanding progress in reducing extreme monetary poverty.
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Singapore's hawker centers are considered to be useful social tools that not only brings people from all walks of life together through affordable food but also provides a source of livelihood for those with limited financial means.
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Inclusive cities acknowledge people with intellectual disabilities and work with them to address their special needs.
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Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
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A comprehensive grievance redress mechanism used a wide range of tools, institutions, and approaches to resolve project complaints and mitigate potential issues.
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Personal credit information could be an important determining factor in insurance underwriting and the calculation of premiums.
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Jobs, education and skills development are needed to help elderly people lead a more stable life and contribute to the economy.
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It is necessary to redesign private pension management fee schemes so companies have incentives to compete and develop better products.
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More attention needs to be given to borrowers' wider financial condition to ensure customized loan management.
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Explore why and how ADB works with Civil Society Organizations to improve development effectiveness.
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The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world.
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Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.