Civil-society leader discusses the recent development of Mangaluru, a south Indian harbour town

Relevant reading: exports contribute to driving growth – but they need to be the right sort of exports

Kenyan authors analyse the problem of youth unemployment in their country and how it can be tackled

El Niño aggravated heat and drought this year

Low-income countries are not the main beneficiaries of aid for trade

Hopping from crisis to crisis, Pakistani governments seem to be conditioned to opt for quick fixes

Pakistan’s exports are declining even though successive governments have promised export-led development

Humankind’s most daunting challenge

“Make in India” is unlikely to boost the country’s suffering economy

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries