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Transport corridors offer enormous potential to boost South Asia’s growth and spur job creation.
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Climate change will likely drive down the living standards for millions of South Asians. Smart solutions can help build resilience
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World Bank supports Bangladesh with nearly half-a-billion dollar in grants to help Rohingya refugees and host communities.
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Jul 05, 2018
Toward Great Dhaka: A New Urban Development Paradigm Eastward,
South Asia Economic Focus
Apr 15, 2018
Lifted by India, South Asia Regains Growth Lead, Still Lags on Jobs
South Asia Economic Focus
Oct 08, 2017
Growth Out of the Blue
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Regional Integration
One South Asia
Building regional integration for the benefit of the people across South Asia
Jul 27, 2017
Higher Education Development Project Fosters a Culture of Research in ...
The Higher Education Development Project has seen a 30 percent increase in applications for its research grant scheme to further academic research in universities and expects the increase to continue.
Education
College of Engineering in Pune Raises the Bar for Engineering Education in ...
At the College of Engineering in Pune, the quality of teaching improved significantly once the Government of Maharashtra granted it complete autonomy.
Urbanization
A Modern Dhaka is Key to Bangladesh’s Upper-Middle Income Country Vision
With 36 percent of the country’s urban population living in Greater Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has become one of the world’s most densely populated cities.