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Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Recovery interventions should provide not only economic stimulus but also address climate and disaster risk to ensure that gains are sustained.
Tapping the potential of MOOCs in training statisticians on tablet-based data collection yields promising results.
Aligning departmental priorities with the SDGs and incorporating them into existing planning and review processes may improve development outcomes.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
WASH investments through piped water, improved drainage, and waste management can help curb water-related disease risks and boost climate resilience for refugees and host communities.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.
A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
Under this program, the Republic of Korea will complement the savings of qualified young Koreans.
Optimize energy efficiency, use climate-friendly refrigerants, and leverage advanced digital technologies.