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Sustainability

Argentina, financial turmoil and the AIIB

Central Bank in Buenos Aires raises interest rates to 40 %

Agriculture

Local seeds resist climate change better

Farmers in Malawi realise that traditional local seed varieties are better suited to withstand droughts

Poverty

Poor conceptions

There is a mismatch between poor people’s perception of poverty and academic concepts

Straight talk on economics

Things economists should admit more often and policymakers should consider

International trade

Killing donkeys

Too many donkeys are slaughtered in Ghana in order to export their meat and skins

Multilateral affairs

Volatile scenario

In late April, important trade issues remained unresolved

Global trade

“I do not know whether the WTO will survive”

Indonesian economist explains why unpredictable policymaking hurts global trade

IMF and China

IMF and China join hands to tackle looming debt problems

Why Beijing’s Belt-and-Road loans could cause harm

SDGs

New development finance

New financing methods may help to achieve development goals

Business activity

Surveys with potential

Meaningful business reporting can be introduced even with limited resources, as an example in Ghana shows

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