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This study examines the impediments and gaps that hinder the growth of regional trade and ways to reverse declining trade efficiency.
E-payment gateways and streamlined customs clearance processes can promote regional collaboration and economic growth in digital trade.
Better data, customer-informed product design, and stronger internal accountability can help financial institutions expand access to finance for women entrepreneurs.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.
Expanding environment, social, and governance tools and due diligence practices can help firms better manage exposure to climate risks.
Advanced fertilizers improve soil fertility, reduce nutrient losses and runoff to waterways related to fertilizer use, and enhance nutrient use efficiency.
E-commerce and Xinjiang’s free trade zone expand options for SMEs in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic.
AI and digital innovation can help extend working lives, strengthen pensions, and build more resilient systems for the aging population.
Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma program can better support the vulnerable by refining targeting, improving data, and aligning aid with poverty reduction.
Health PPPs have helped bridge critical gaps in India and Uzbekistan, offering valuable lessons for designing PPP projects.