Articles by region:

Elasticsearch Mini

Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z
Volkswirtschaftliche Entwicklung
African development
Cema Tork

Continent of growth

Politicians and investors discuss development plans for Africa

DEG
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

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
Christiane Laibach
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bigger markets, more opportunities

DEG chairwoman Christiane Laibach elaborates why development depends on trade

Regional integration
Mwanda Phiri
Kacana Sipangule

Going against the tide

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

Trade
Monika Hellstern

EU-Africa relations

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

Left-wing populism
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

The currency of Venezuelan politics

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

Emerging markets
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

Allied rivals

In economic terms, India is still lagging behind China

Global governance
Iwan J. Azis
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Light at the end of the tunnel”

Donald Trump is disrupting international trade but has not caused lasting damage so far

Patterns of trade
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

South-south exchange matters most

The patterns of India’s foreign trade have changed dramatically in the past three decades

Desertification
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The Great Green Wall

Action against desertification is urgently needed

Subscribe to Volkswirtschaftliche Entwicklung

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders