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In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
The idea behind shared responsibility mortgage is to link the principal balance and interest payments to a house price index.
Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.
Seoul’s Owl Service has reduced the use of passenger cars by more than 2 million trips per year.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government provides market analysis, such as consumption patterns and purchasing power, to help small entrepreneurs succeed.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
Stronger institutions and policies can help broaden the coverage and benefits of social protection spending.
Data products such as the Key Indicators series are crucial to evidence-based policymaking.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
In the Philippines, cloud technology is helping a rural bank reach customers in remote areas more efficiently and at lower operational cost.