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Saudi Arabia
Nassir Djafari

Breaking up ossified structures

The labour market in Saudi Arabia is inflexible, unjust and limiting the country’s economic renewal

Domestic workers
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Working in lawless conditions

Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon

Terrorism
Moutaz Ali

Deadly traps

After the withdrawal of the terror militia ISIS, Benghazi is still full of mines

Climate finance
Anthony Nyong

The role of the African Development Bank

The international finance institution AfDB is rising to its responsibility in view of climate change

Climate finance
Anthony Nyong

African action

Africa is the world region most vulnerable to global warming and deserves support from donor governments

Saudi Arabia
Nassir Djafari

How much reform can the kingdom take?

King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced a comprehensive reform programme, whether it will go smoothly is doubtful

Small businesses
Moutaz Ali

Earning money with scorpion poison

Award encourages private entrepreneurship and small businesses start ups in Libya

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

An erratic superpower is dangerous

USA looks clueless in the complex Middle East scenario

Fundamentalist ideologies
Maysam Behravesh

Competing Islamisms

Ideological differences contribute to current tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Do not over-emphasise the role of ISIS in Mindanao

Fighting in Marawi has been going on for three weeks

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions