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Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has made it safe and easy to travel by bicycle to work or school by creating a 376-kilometer grid of bike paths, called CicloRutas.
Find out why Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit, Asia's first gold-standard BRT, performs better than most metro systems in the world.
Seoul dismantled an old highway and revived a stream, the city, and local spirit, through the creation of the Seoul Greenway.
Curitiba, Brazil pioneered the use of bus rapid transit and paved the way for other countries in Latin America and around the world.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
Policies should foster vibrant start-up ecosystems, enabled by foundational technologies, such as cloud computing.
Invest in innovative and bankable projects to support healthy oceans and resilient, sustainable blue economy sectors.