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Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
The tea industry needs to improve productivity and explore value chain opportunities while maintaining quality and brand uniqueness.
Regional financial cooperation has strengthened Asian economies and made them more resilient, but attention toward this important work has waned in recent years.
Here’s how using credit enhancements and working with commercial banks can increase access to finance for micro and small businesses.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Seoul conducted stabilization work to cover the garbage, and restored Nanjido into a nature sanctuary now enjoyed by millions of visitors.
The Republic of Korea improved mass transit efficiency through the integration of transport nodes, fare systems, and information services.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.