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A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
Stronger institutions and policies can help broaden the coverage and benefits of social protection spending.
Regulations need to be aligned to improve the efficiency of environment, social, governance investments.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.
In the Republic of Korea, the finance sector needs environmental, social, and governance evaluation criteria amid growing shareholder stewardship.
AI is disrupting the social sector, enhancing the way basic services are delivered to the public.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
Adopting a digital billing system can help improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services in Cambodia.