Poverty Reduction

Domestic workers

On the home front

Domestic workers in Chile fight for better working conditions and more respect

Debt sustainability

Buying time

Argentina has dodged a bullet with a debt restructuring deal – for now

Domestic violence

Taking cover

Zimbabwean women are experiencing a wave of domestic violence

Sex education

Keeping girls in school

Burundi is bringing into schools a traditional method of sex-education counseling for teenagers, with good early results

Informal sector

Devastated businesses

Zambia’s informal sector has been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

Development lending

Consider the quality of debt

Even during a global pandemic, debt relief should not be granted across the board

Political systems

Fighting poverty

The comparison of India with China shows that formal democracy does not necessarily lead to more development-oriented governance

Asian giants

China is ahead of India

Statistics show that Communist China has been outperforming formally democratic India for decades

Germany’s Federal Government

Encouraging enthusiasm

In his new book, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development makes radical and relevant demands

Support pledges

Insufficient funding

Due to Covid-19, mid-Eastern crisis countries need more international support than ever

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