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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.

African development

Continent of growth

Politicians and investors discuss development plans for Africa

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The WTO dispute settlement panels could help

Stumbling block on path towards a US-China trade deal

Makeshift shelters

Lives saved temporarily

As food and housing prices have skyrocketed after refugee influx in Bangladesh, host communities suffer serious hardship

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Divisive politics

Why a German foundation is accused of anti-Semitism for awarding a peace prize to a Jewish organisation

DEG

Start-up financing for Africa

DEG increased the financing of private investments in developing countries and emerging markets to a new record level in 2018

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

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Skipping school to protect the climate

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