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Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
Participatory conservation and ecotourism can help maintain biodiversity while promoting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.
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.
Timor-Leste can give its coffee industry a push by tapping into the niche market of high-quality, premium coffee.
Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
The Republic of Korea improved road safety for children through strict implementation of policies related to engineering, education, and enforcement.
Despite a lack of domestic energy resources, the Republic of Korea has become one of the largest economies in the world.
The poorest of the poor need sustained and integrated assistance in order to overcome the multidimensional problems of poverty.