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Creating an enabling environment for financial technology and innovation and building public trust are key to encouraging more people to bank.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
Strong policies, targeted incentives, and early charging investment can accelerate electric vehicle adoption and support a cleaner transport system.
Clean Development Mechanism projects supported by the Future Carbon Fund are reducing greenhouse gas emissions while delivering social, environmental, and economic co-benefits that contribute to sustainable development.
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
Efficient transport corridors can bolster participation of CAREC countries in regional value chains integration.
Developing efficient institutions and technical capacity building can strengthen regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia.
After years of education reforms, Cambodia focuses on preparing workers for higher-level technical roles in a bid to become more globally competitive.
AI and digital innovation can help extend working lives, strengthen pensions, and build more resilient systems for the aging population.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.