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The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.

Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones. 

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.

There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.

Change management, effective public–private partnership, and regulation are crucial to the success of citywide inclusive sanitation programs.