How Private Financing is Moving the Needle on Renewables in Central and West Asia PPPs in renewable energy create more investment and jobs and help bring countries closer to their sustainable goals.
How Chinese Takeaways Are Eliminating Plastic in the Era of Online Delivery In the People’s Republic of China, food delivery businesses are finding innovative ways of reducing, reusing, recycling, and replacing plastic packaging.
Strengthening India's MSMEs during Pandemic Recovery Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of small businesses requires sustained reforms that include digitalization and innovation.
Low Carbon, High Savings: Reusing Industrial Wastewater for Energy Efficiency A pilot project in Viet Nam will test a heat exchange technology that reuses industrial wastewater for heating and cooling production processes.
Promoting Green Public Transport through Innovative Financing 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.
Tailoring COVID-19 Assistance for Central Asia's Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises A study of four countries shows vulnerable businesses need cash flow support primarily, including low or no-interest loans.
Strengthening Municipal Capacity for Public–Private Partnerships in Waste Management In Kaysone Phomvihane, Lao PDR, good O&M contract management and community support will ensure the sustainability of a new sanitary landfill facility.
How a Challenge Fund Promoted Women's Economic Empowerment Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
How Policy Makers Can Help Start-Ups Leverage Cloud-Computing Policies should foster vibrant start-up ecosystems, enabled by foundational technologies, such as cloud computing.
Harnessing Technology in Promoting Safe Tourism Destinations in Central Asia Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.