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Digital public infrastructure offers a transformative path for inclusive development. Countries across Asia and the Pacific can accelerate adoption through…
Governments in Asia and the Pacific are reforming regulations to reduce business costs and attract investment. Cambodia is showing that…
Bangladesh’s economic progress is at risk due to a weak banking sector and the absence of a functioning capital market.…
When people hear “artificial intelligence (AI),” they often think of the headline-grabbing large language models—vast systems trained on huge amounts…
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Education is a foundation for good jobs and the surest way out of poverty. We know a good education equips learners…
As countries strive to make universal health coverage (UHC) more than just a constitutional promise or aspirational goal, the core…
Africa is home to the largest share of the world’s unelectrified population—an estimated half a billion people, mostly in rural…