A study by the World Bank found that increasing access to quality childcare services in Indonesia can increase the chances for women to participate in the labor market... Read more
Financial Service Institutions
Books have a critical role in children’s early literacy development. Therefore, supporting quality education worldwide requires increasing access to quality books for all children.... Read more
Innovative Financing Lab under the UN Development Programme (UNDP) published a policy brief titled “Deploying Blended Finance to Broaden Financial Access for MSMEs”.... Read more
Asian Development Bank’s Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) 2023 examined how the ASEAN region can harness innovative and cost-effective measures to support decarbonization and revitalize economies. ... Read more
With its abundant tropical forests, can Southeast Asia achieve net zero by 2050 through carbon offset? Is the region ready to open its carbon market to the world?... Read more
The World Bank approved funds for the Sindh Rehabilitation Project to rebuild the province from the devastating aftermath of the Pakistan floods.... Read more
Just Energy Transition Partnerships aim to bridge the gap between developed and developing nations in moving towards clean energy. South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam are the first three countries to receive funding.... Read more
The World Bank recently approved US$600-million funding for the Philippines’ policy financing recovery to further support the country’s economic resiliency and sustainability.... Read more
As financial service institutions, banks have enormous power in shaping our economy to be the foundation for a sustainable future. In Indonesia, Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) is one of the financial institutions that have been implementing their CSR towards sustainability.... Read more
Indonesia aims to achieve net zero emission in 2060 by transitioning to low-carbon technology and retiring coal power plants sooner than planned.... Read more