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New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.

Understanding the logic flow of project assessment helps improve environmental categorization, assessment, and management of projects.

Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.

To preserve lives and revive the economy, countries need to plan ahead to secure sufficient supplies of the future COVID-19 vaccine.

Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.

This piece highlights how sustainable tourism development can support the empowerment of women and minorities.  

A project in Mongolia mobilized ger youth to take an active role in community development.

Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

The Maldives is adopting advanced low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions and diesel imports with the help of the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism.

Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.