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Commodity prices
Nassir Djafari

Explosive issue

Unless commodity exporting countries diversify their economies, crises loom

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

World Bank rhetoric contributes to distorted public image

World Development Report shies away from serious conflicts of interest

2030 Agenda
Susanne Sawadogo

Ambitious minimum goals

Experts consider SDGs more ambitious than MDGs but often too vague

Marginalisation
Aida Azarnoush

Dolls feeding street children

Home-made dolls help Iranian youngsters to escape poverty

PEGNet: call for papers

Regional integration in theory and practice

PEGNet: call for papers

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Development aid shouldn’t finance refugees in Europe

When ODA money stays in donor countries

World economy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Cooperation beats confrontation

In times of financial distress, countries are likely to ask for support from both established and new IFIs

Poverty
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Major breakthrough

What last year’s update of the World Bank’s poverty line means

Poverty
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

New poverty line better reflects reality

World Bank updated key indicator for measuring poverty

International development banks
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Sensible division of labour”

New and old IFIs can – and should – cooperate in a constructive manner

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
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

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.

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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

Sustainability

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

Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
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