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Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.

Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.  

In Afghanistan, river basin managers work with farmers in ensuring equitable and sustainable irrigation practices to improve yields and livelihoods.

The shift to online learning due to COVID-19 has increased the risk of poor children falling further behind in their studies.

Enhancing transport and trade linkages between and across the countries in the Bay of Bengal region requires a strategic master plan.

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.

Local government can enhance the developmental impact of remittances, increase migrants’ capacities, and support their communities.

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

The Maldives is adopting advanced low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions and diesel imports with the help of the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism.

Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.