Development and
Cooperation

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Labour relations

Nightmarish conditions

Workers in India’s informal sector use rather simple technology, so productivity is low

Decent work

Misleading dichotomy

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy

Chinese foreign policy

Silk road across the Indian Ocean

China is building trade-related infrastructure in Africa

Domestic workers

Working in lawless conditions

Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon

Crowdfunding

Supporting SMEs in Africa

Small and medium-sized enterprises need innovative financing options – and crowdfunding is one

IT

Development of African ­crowdfunding platforms

The development of national African crowdfunding platforms needs to be gradual

Financial sector

What is crowdfunding?

Crowdfunded projects are financed by large numbers of backers

CDU/CSU

Making a difference

CDU/CSU wants to focus future development policy more directly on key countries and key sectors

Financing

Is microcredit a debt trap?

Intricate factors determine if microcredits are a success or failure

Finances

Village banking changes lives

In Malawi, villagers set up their own saving funds

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