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A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.

Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.

Regional cooperation and integration efforts on marine life conservation can be improved through strengthened governance and financial sustainability.

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women can help policy makers design gender-sensitive measures as part of their economic recovery plan.

Lessons from the Pakistan–People's Republic of China free trade agreement show the way forward for enhancing economic partnerships in the region. 

Large-scale and youth-targeted government policies can mitigate the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth employment in Asia.

A data-driven “smart” system can help water utilities to reduce losses from unaccounted-for-water more efficiently and improve service delivery.

Recovery interventions should provide not only economic stimulus but also address climate and disaster risk to ensure that gains are sustained.

Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.

Governments must have a strategy that looks at SMEs at the enterprise level to help them survive in the new normal.