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Embracing small business banking opportunities, and tackling operational efficiency, data and technology challenges can help Asian banks weather the storm.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Youth can help address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by supporting behavior change efforts and initiatives targeted toward encouraging other youth to make healthier choices.
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.
Policies should foster vibrant start-up ecosystems, enabled by foundational technologies, such as cloud computing.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
Targeted training tracks, enhanced online learning, and close collaborations with other agencies can make TVET system more responsive.
A study looks at combined investments in research and development, infrastructure, technology, and policy reforms to achieve food security goals.
Alibaba’s digital financial services group shares its experience in using digital technology to reach the unbanked and underserved.