Unleashing the power of women entrepreneurs: Breaking down the legal barriers

Progress towards women’s entrepreneurial development has increased over the past ten years. However, female entrepreneurs continue to face multiple obstacles in their journey – one of them being…

Maereg Tewoldebirhan Alemayehu, Kavell Joseph |
Financial Inclusion, Gender

Fresh thinking on economic cooperation in South Asia

Young Economists sharing the stage with Sanjay Kathuria, Lead Economist and Coordinator, Regional Integration (Left to Right: Aamir Khan/ Pakistan, Sreerupa Sengupta/ India, Sanjay Kathuria/ World…

Nikita Singla, Marcio Augusto De La Cruz |
Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Environment, Financial Inclusion

Pakistan bridges the gender divide by embracing a digital economy

Registration at the Digital Youth Summit. DYS is an age and gender-inclusive diversified digital platform. Photo Credit: Digital Youth Summit Standing in line to sign up for the Digital Youth…

Priya Chopra |
Education, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Gender, Digital Development

Land records go digital in Punjab, Pakistan

The Government of Punjab started computerization of rural Land Records with the overall objective to improve service delivery and to resolve the overall dispersed nature of land records. The…

Mary Lisbeth Gonzalez |
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Urban Development