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Southeast Asia and Pacific
Migration
Ridwanul Hoque

Asian challenge

Bangladesh and other Asian countries must act to alleviate the plight of Rohingya refugees

Free trade
Frederico Füllgraf

Better without the TPP

Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is growing

Interview
Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

“Pool and share knowledge”

The role of the Asian Development Bank and other IFIs in the eyes of Germany’s BMZ

Myanmar
Ellen Thalman

“Suu Kyi must extend power”

Expectations run high as Myanmar’s first freely elected parliament convenes

Garments production
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Decent conditions and fair wages

Myanmar set to become next low-cost, exploitative and unstable garments production country

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal charges four more suspects

Tackling genocidal violence

Minor International
Chayut Setboonsarng
Cod Satrusayang

The man who brought pizza to Thailand

The Thai-based food and hotel company Minor International is one of the largest companies in the Asia-Pacific region

Trade
Theresa Krinninger

EPAs at risk

TTIP must not undermine development-friendly trade agreements

Rohingya
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Next wave of refugees looming

Report assesses the situation of Rohingya people in Myanmar

Beverage industry
Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles

A poor nation’s beer conquers the world

How a pils from Manila became a global brand

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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.

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery