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Examines the experiences of Asia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) during the first year of the pandemic and discusses post-pandemi

Focuses on the digitalization of microfinance in Bangladesh to help make finance more affordable for small businesses, and finds it to be a promising

Explores how credit guarantee schemes can help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access finance. The publication examines SMEs' access to f

Provides a gender analysis of laws and policies in the Lao People's Democratic Republic to inform efforts to strengthen women's resilience to climate

A guide designed to help Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) clients develop proposals in accordance with JFPR require

Provides a gender analysis of national laws and policies in Mongolia to inform efforts to strengthen women's resilience to climate change and disaster

Presents a road map to guide the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in strengthening its approach to disability-inclusive development. The publication sets

Sets out how to combine road safety audits with the International Road Assessment Programme methodology in a star ratings system. This system, Star Ra

A report prepared by an Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory taskforce that analyses how improving crash and accident data collection can better prote

Explores green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support Thailand in achi

Aims to help build cities' capacity in enhancing social inclusion and gender-responsiveness in residential development. The guidelines were prepared i

Compares the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with other free trade agreements and suggests how policy makers can promote its succes

Provides information on planning and implementing electronic national single window systems to support efficient compliance with international trade r

Presents the challenges and achievements of the Tax Revenue Administration Modernization and Policy Improvement in Local Governments project in Indone

Provides a comparative picture of the experiences and perceptions of the business community in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) in complying

Presents a comprehensive 10-year strategy and action plan for improving the subregion's transport linkages across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Mul

This study examines different models in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET), highlighting the experiences in the People's Repub

Explores green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure to help meet the growing demand for green investments and achi

Analyses the Product-Specific Rules of Origin (PSRO) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and other free trade agreements and pro

Sets out an updated Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Index (SME-DI) that aims to help policy makers in developing Asia overcome the limit