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Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.
Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
A study of Southeast Asian projects provides insights on how the Philippines can improve efforts to prevent illegal wildlife trade.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
In the Republic of Korea, a mobile and low-cost motorcycle inspection system was developed for commercialization and export.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for creative strategies in conducting an off-site compliance review.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
Bangladesh trained 1.5 million people by linking directly to the real-world needs of employers.