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Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
Injecting carbon dioxide into mature oil fields can boost production and store this climate-warming gas underground permanently.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Tajikistan combined irrigation system repairs with agriculture policy reforms to increase food security and farm productivity.
Robo-advisory algorithms tend to move together during market downturns, potentially amplifying shocks and weakening price discovery.
Regulatory and financial innovations can ensure that microfinance benefits those who need them most.
Performance-informed public spending links budgets to results, fostering trust, building resilience, and promoting inclusive growth in the Philippines.
In Indonesia, a rating system encourages companies to step up efforts in controlling water pollution.
Asian countries are taking a leading role in the development of cryptocurrency.