Bangladesh

For Pandemic Relief in South Asia, Look to the Diasporas

Millions of South Asians live outside their home countries. They could be key to region’s pandemic recovery.

Millions of South Asians live outside their home countries. They could be key to region’s pandemic recovery.

Bangladesh Needs to Expand Trade with Its Neighbors

With the right policies and investments, Bangladesh can become a trade and transport hub in South Asia.

With the right policies and investments, Bangladesh can become a trade and transport hub in South Asia.

How Asia’s Cities Can Become More Livable After the Pandemic

Asia’s cities must become greener, more inclusive, more competitive, and more resilient to build forward better and be better places to live.

Asia’s cities must become greener, more inclusive, more competitive, and more resilient to build forward better and be better places to live.

Coping with the Pandemic in South Asia by Making it Easier to Trade

The pandemic has underscored the importance of trade facilitation within South Asia and with the region’s neighbors.

The pandemic has underscored the importance of trade facilitation within South Asia and with the region’s neighbors.

Protecting the Remittance Lifeline from COVID-19’s Economic Fallout

Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.

Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.

Asia Needs to Get Cooking When It Comes to Solar Energy

Solar power is helping Asia get electricity to people, particularly in rural and remote areas, but it has fallen behind in its use as a clean energy cooking source.

Solar power is helping Asia get electricity to people, particularly in rural and remote areas, but it has fallen behind in its use as a clean energy cooking source.

Leveling the Playing Field: Can Digital Technologies Address Inequity in Cities?

Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of cities.

Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of cities.

Here’s a Surprising Way to Achieve Most of the SDGs

There is one sector that contributes up to a third of gross domestic product, and is an important source of foreign currency, in many of Asia’s developing countries. It could be deployed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

There is one sector that contributes up to a third of gross domestic product, and is an important source of foreign currency, in many of Asia’s developing countries. It could be deployed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Aging Without Security: Asia's Experiences on Introducing Social Pension

Social pensions in Asia provide vital support to the elderly, bridging gaps in social safety nets, yet they often fall short of meeting all basic needs.

Social pensions in Asia provide vital support to the elderly, bridging gaps in social safety nets, yet they often fall short of meeting all basic needs.
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