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Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.

Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.

Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.

Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.

Paving roads with fiber-reinforced asphalt mixture and using a pothole detection technology can help keep roads safe and pothole free.

The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.  

The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.

Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.

Public oversight of ESG disclosure is vital to preventing greenwashing and protecting investors until robust legal frameworks are established.

Invest in innovative and bankable projects to support healthy oceans and resilient, sustainable blue economy sectors.