The Mymensingh Kewatkhali Bridge Project in Bangladesh has great potential to drive positive outcomes for the local community and the country’s economy. Listen to the team unpack some of the key elements of the project in the first of a series. This first installment looks at impact.
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Optimizing Infrastructure Projects through Strategic Human Capital Investment
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth and human development in recent decades have transformed economies and the quality of life across the world. This progress has been driven by investments in human capital development, including education, health and reproductive health. These investments were critical in the sustained growth of economies that have moved out of the low-income category.
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AIIB: Bridging the Digital Divide
Over the past decade, access to the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. The expansion of the digital economy has made it the default way we communicate and do business, and the UN asserts that digital technologies directly contribute towards 70 percent of the targets contained within the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Today’s global economy is led by Asia. It is not only the world’s most populous region, but also the fastest growing. Asia is expected to contribute 60 per cent of global growth in 2024 and within the area, the 10 members of Asean make up the beating heart of the region, driving connectivity within the region and with the global economy.
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Weathering the Pandemic: Supporting Members amidst an Economic and Health Crisis
In April 2020, a month after the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) launched its COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility to assist Members in responding to the economic, financial, and public health pressures arising from the crisis.
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