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A peaceful and welcoming country

The way Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, responded to the terror attack in Christchurch sets an international example

Environmental sustainability

Investor calculations are changing

Why private-sector investors must – and indeed may – become drivers of climate protection

Blog

The WTO dispute settlement panels could help

Stumbling block on path towards a US-China trade deal

DEG

Start-up financing for Africa

DEG increased the financing of private investments in developing countries and emerging markets to a new record level in 2018

Development finance institution

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Trade

EU-Africa relations

Substantial improvements of the EPAs with African countries are necessary, according to German trade expert

Fragile states

A quarter-century-long task

Lessons learned from almost two decades of crisis work in Afghanistan should apply to other fragile states

Blog

Skipping school to protect the climate

Greta Thunberg has inspired other students by protesting against climate change instead of going to school on Fridays

Editorial

Playing with fire

Current trade disputes are distracting policymakers from more urgent global issues

Trade policy

More fairness and sustainability

Social Democrats call for fair play in world trade

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