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Asian countries are taking a leading role in the development of cryptocurrency.
Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.
Experience from two projects shows digital tools for database management help ensure a fair and transparent process and efficient resource allocation.
Improve water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management to strengthen resilience to vector-borne diseases.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into decentralized governance processes and resources.
The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.