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Top leaders: Kristalina Georgieva of the IMF with Xi Jinping, President of China, in Beijing in 2019.

Development finance

China is offering alternatives to IMF programmes

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by James Sundquist
Afghan police officer and US soldier in Kabul in 2015.

Afghanistan

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

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by Nawid Paigham
Autocratic leaders like Vladimir Putin felt encouraged by Donald Trump.

Blog

Democracy versus kleptocracy

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by Hans Dembowski
Students from around the world study in Cologne.

Universities

The merits of studying abroad

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by Sudeh Dehnavi
Devastating fires destroyed shelters and property in Rohingya refugee camps near the Myanmar after this comment was finalised. Investigations are still ongoing.

Human rights

Refugee suffering in Bay of Bengal and Mediterranean

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Hans Dembowski
Not calling for austerity: Kristalina Georgieva of the IMF addressing a digitised press conference last year.

Pandemic response

Covid-19 as a chance to re-imagine public finance in Africa

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by Chimezie Anajama
Staff member at a Ghanaian internet café in 2009.

Our view

Literacy empowers, so schools must do a good job

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by Hans Dembowski
Relevant science-based information is freely available on the internet: front page of Climate Analytics’ Australia report.

Scientific literacy

Why everyone should understand climate change

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by Carmel McNaught
Mobile health staff caring for a malnourished infant in Yemen.

Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen

IRC: More money and peace talks needed for Yemen

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by Tamuna Sabadze
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