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Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services.
Southeast Asia’s digital transformation is underway but the region still faces barriers to growing its digital economy.
The Asian Development Bank shares its experience in reducing its carbon footprint by implementing a rooftop solar photovoltaic system at its headquarters in metropolitan Manila.
Myanmar is putting in place a national safeguards system to better balance rapid economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.
The student assistance program may be expanded to cushion the pandemic’s impact and enable more poor students, regardless of gender, to complete school.
One way to counter negative perceptions about technical and vocation education and training (TVET) programs is to promote them through better communications.