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Sustainability
Rohingya minority
Ridwanul Hoque
Ashraful Azad

A history of persecution

Why Rohingya flee from Myanmar

Environmental sustainability
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Investor calculations are changing

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

African development
Cema Tork

Continent of growth

Politicians and investors discuss development plans for Africa

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The WTO dispute settlement panels could help

Stumbling block on path towards a US-China trade deal

Makeshift shelters
Ridwanul Hoque
Ashraful Azad

Lives saved temporarily

As food and housing prices have skyrocketed after refugee influx in Bangladesh, host communities suffer serious hardship

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Divisive politics

Why a German foundation is accused of anti-Semitism for awarding a peace prize to a Jewish organisation

DEG
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

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
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Regional integration
Mwanda Phiri
Kacana Sipangule

Going against the tide

Why African governments have embarked on establishing a continental free-trade area

Trade
Monika Hellstern

EU-Africa relations

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

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Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities