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Sustainability

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Coronavirus

Unresolved vaccine issues

African mRNA vaccine production may yet face hurdles because of intellectual-property rights Webheadline: Coronavirus: unresolved vaccine issues

Global debt governance

Escaping from the debt trap

An insolvency procedure should be implemented for states

Mining & Fisheries

Casting a wide net

Mining company KML aids the environment by putting fish in two of its dams

Democracy

Why the term “plutocrat populism” makes sense

Fake-news propaganda often serves the interests of the superrich who benefit from tax havens

Our view

Why life is safer in high-income countries

Resilience depends more on strong institutions than on purchasing power

Infrastructure

Tracks towards the future

Major new rail line aims to boost trade links between Ghana and Burkina Faso

Military security

Moscow tries to counter western interests wherever it can

West Africa scholar explains why global trends are giving rise to “systemic coups” in his world region

IMF

The IMF’s huge loan to Argentina was not fit for purpose

The IMF made many mistakes in its $ 57 billion loan programme in Argentina. Here are some lessons learned

Philipp Schwartz Initiative

Safety and new jobs for displaced scholars

The Philipp Schwartz Initiative helps at-risk researchers to come to Germany

Water

Boreholes to nowhere

Groundwater resources in Zimbabwe are being depleted through over-use