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Development finance institution

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Regional integration

Going against the tide

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

Trade

EU-Africa relations

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

Fragile states

A quarter-century-long task

Lessons learned from almost two decades of crisis work in Afghanistan should apply to other fragile states

Blog

Skipping school to protect the climate

Greta Thunberg has inspired other students by protesting against climate change instead of going to school on Fridays

Editorial

Playing with fire

Current trade disputes are distracting policymakers from more urgent global issues

Left-wing populism

The currency of Venezuelan politics

In Venezuela’s political crisis, foreign governments must not fan the flames

Trade policy

More fairness and sustainability

Social Democrats call for fair play in world trade

PEGNet Conference 2019

Call for Papers

The call for papers for this year’s PEGNet conference has arrived

Emerging markets

Allied rivals

In economic terms, India is still lagging behind China

Governance

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

Sustainability

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