Poverty Reduction

Zambia and the DRC hope to become massive producers and refiners of cobalt for electric vehicle batteries

Countries in the global South are also contending with a demographic change, which is presenting significant challenges for their societies

The involvement of underage children in the commercial motorcycle taxi business is raising concern

In Pakistan, informal waste pickers manage about 50 % of municipal waste

The export of secondhand clothing has been criticised, but it has advantages, particularly for low-income people

Gender equality matters in both the formal and the informal economy, for example when it comes to finance

Instead of having shiny infrastructure projects, Kenyans would prefer to have more financial support from the government

Governments and donor agencies worldwide do a great deal to strengthen the formal economy – but not all their efforts are crowned with success

Indonesian economist says social infrastructure is more important than hard infrastructure

For informal businesses, state absence means people can only trust those who are close to them