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A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Data-driven evaluation can help students and professionals develop and focus on skills that meet the changing demands of the labor market.
Built through strong partnerships, a railway links two ancient Chinese cities, boosts tourism and jobs, and opens a remote province to a wider market.
Alibaba’s digital financial services group shares its experience in using digital technology to reach the unbanked and underserved.
Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
To mainstream PPPs in the water sector, implement a holistic governance framework, foster an enabling environment, and incorporate transaction design.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.