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Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.
CSOs can play an array of roles in implementing the SDGs, but they need capacity support and a conducive legal and political environment to do so.
CAREC countries adopt diversification strategies as they shift to a market-oriented agriculture.
Alibaba’s digital financial services group shares its experience in using digital technology to reach the unbanked and underserved.
Reforming the calculation of lending rates could improve delinquent loan collection.
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.