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E-commerce can enhance rural livelihoods with public investments in facilities and training, access to funding, and favorable market conditions.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
Preventing and controlling the spread of deadly diseases from animals to humans require a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach.
Faced with periods of drought, Seosan City in the Republic of Korea uses smart technologies to manage limited water resources and reduce leakages.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Promoting responsible lending practices on online peer-to-peer platforms builds market trust and deters the need for further regulation.
Increased availability of data and computing power have made it possible to set parameters beforehand that will trigger insurance coverage for a variety of risks.
There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
Blockchain has the potential to help emerging markets broaden the benefits of rapid growth.
Policies should encourage private sector participation in building long-term patient capital to support innovative start-ups.