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Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
Advances in information and communications technology offer economic opportunities for rural populations and can play a significant role in poverty reduction.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
Digital technology can improve data collection and analytics to support proactive decisions and increase the efficiency of water utilities.
The services and role of the internal audit function are consistently defined across the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but significant variation exists in regard to professional practices and the management of people and performance.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
Myanmar is putting in place a national safeguards system to better balance rapid economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
CAREC countries adopt diversification strategies as they shift to a market-oriented agriculture.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.