Development and
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In brief

Social protection

What independence leaders found impressive

What impression European welfare states made on the leaders of former colonies

Foreign trade

Mozambique’s trade with ­Germany

Mozambique primarily exports commodities to Germany

Underutilised crop species

Bitter melon and spiderplant

The examples of the bitter melon and spiderplant show how valuable neglected edible plants are

KfW

A pioneer in challenging markets

Carpenters, painters, architects and even young people with no formal education learn drywall construction at the Knauf training centre in Ghana

Social enterprises

Finding finance

Digital platforms can act as matchmakers for social entrepreneurs and investors

Brexit

English populism and Scottish nationalism

What if Scottish nationalists lead their country back into the EU eventually?

KfW

Help with digital technology

KfW supports targeted and efficient disbursement of transfer payments in Malawi using digital technology

Fragile statehood

Disappointment in EU leaders

European policymakers contributed to creating Libya’s security chaos

European Union

An increasingly important ­late-comer

Historian Kiran Klaus Patel assesses why EU rose from humble beginnings to the dominant alliance in Europe

Digitalisation

Low and high-tech applications

VENRO study shows chances and limits of digital instruments in development aid

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Sustainability

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