Development and
Cooperation

Governance

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

After sovereign default, Ghana’s economic challenges persist

After a sovereign default in 2022, Ghana currently depends on IMF support. The government implemented debt restructuring with domestic creditors. The principal outlines of a restructuring deal with external debtors have been agreed on, but not finalised yet. T...

Excessive sovereign debt

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises

The 1990s experience of the Brady bonds shows that generosity makes sense when linked to smart incentives.

Restricted growth

Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up

The G20 Common Framework on Debt Treatment is useful, but not fully fit for purpose yet.

Local communities

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery

The Active Communities Fund in Mexico has mobilised $ 6.2 million to support grassroots projects, addressing post-pandemic challenges and fostering economic recovery through collective community action.

Studying abroad

International degrees, national development

In an increasingly interconnected world, higher education plays a central role in shaping the future of individuals and therefore the future of societies. In countries like Uganda, having a foreign university degree makes a big difference.

Climate resilience

Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Flooding in Burundi’s Gatumba area and other regions displaces hundreds and endangers livelihoods. While locals and the diaspora take action, government delays are hampering sustainable solutions. The call for climate resilience is getting louder.

Development in culture

Overview culture special

Our overview compiles our culture special reviews

On our own behalf

Our editor-in-chief says goodbye

Looking back after 21 years at the helm of D+C/E+Z.

Our view

The era of hubristic capitalism

Unrestrained market dynamics favour oligarchs, but do not provide public goods as needed.

D+C/E+Z

Why we believe in our Digital Monthly

What purposes our Digital Monthly serves

Growth models

Why Africa needs a strong green growth

Africa’s development requires economic growth, but if it follows the western model, the ecological consequences will be disastrous. Strong green-growth models strike a balance between sustainability and social justice.