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Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
In the Republic of Korea, K-water offers smart solutions for managing limited water resources to supply increasing demand in cities.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
Promoting responsible lending practices on online peer-to-peer platforms builds market trust and deters the need for further regulation.
In the highly competitive Korean market, policy makers need to adjust performance indicators and incentives to encourage banks to increase technology financing.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
Policies should encourage private sector participation in building long-term patient capital to support innovative start-ups.
A study of four countries shows vulnerable businesses need cash flow support primarily, including low or no-interest loans.
Setting the criteria for classifying environmentally sound investments can help the Republic of Korea transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
Seoul dismantled an old highway and revived a stream, the city, and local spirit, through the creation of the Seoul Greenway.