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Poverty Reduction
Arab spring
Yasser Alwan

“Jobs are hard to find”

An eyewitness assesses Egypt's situation two years after the uprising against Hosni Mubarak: "Tough and confusing times"

Financial sector
Horatius Egua

Aspiring to be a continental beacon

Ecobank is trailblazing development-friendly banking in Africa's private sector

Private Sector
Marie Pardey

Untapped business potential

World Bank subsidiary IFC emphasises women’s role in business

Education
Floreana Miesen

“Out of touch”

African universities must prepare for professional work

Comment
Michael Bünte

Ageing societies

Poverty is increasingly becoming a problem that haunts old people

Central Africa
Rose Futrih

“The need is so great"

In Cameroon, too many nurses and doctors lack a perspective

Marginalisation
Ipsita Sapra

No voice

Consequences of disability in India

Print edition

Contents December issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of December's print edition with links to all contributions

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Opportunities for re-starting

Legal migration and desperate flight – two sides of the same coin

Labour relations
Marianne Scholte

Distorted ­perception

German media's distorted idea of garments production in Bangladesh

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Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions