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The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Data analysis and tax transparency can guide governments in rationalizing their tax expenditure policies while still creating a level playing field for businesses.
This study examines the impediments and gaps that hinder the growth of regional trade and ways to reverse declining trade efficiency.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
In the Greater Mekong Subregion, environmental assessment for livestock value chains projects helps avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks.
Proper design of policy incentives and the right mix of recycling, incineration, and other waste management methods through integrated planning can help protect public health and the environment in a sustainable way.