Development and
Cooperation

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View of the Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China.

Development regime

China’s rise from a very poor to a higher-middle income country

Since the early 1980s, China has become a country which leads the world in terms of exports. That was neither brought about by Communist dogmatism nor by free-market orthodoxy, but by the regime’s pragmatism, as Stefan Dercon of Oxford University argues.

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Fanuel Leul is a digital artist

Artist of the month

Fanuel Leul is an Ethiopian digital artist

Fanuel Leul creates digital worlds inspired by history and culture. Two of his artworks are featured in the D+C March issue.

Bhutan is the first country that has become carbon negative.

Good news

Bhutan’s successful climate action and Vietnam’s new AI law

The two pieces of good news this month are about Bhutan, the first carbon negative country, and Vietnam’s new AI law.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 7/2026

Innovative businesses as drivers of change

Fanuel Leul is a digital artist
Artist of the month

Fanuel Leul is an Ethiopian digital artist

Fanuel Leul creates digital worlds inspired by history and culture. Two of his artworks are featured in the D+C March issue.

A view of Singapore’s Central Business District, which supplies large parts of Southeast Asia with capital.
Start-up funding

“Capital is not neutral”

Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – and to large communities that are underserved in terms of healthcare, banking or digital services. For Integra Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, this is an o

Romita Ghosh, founder of MAAP  (Malnutrition Assessment and Action Plan).
India

Romita Ghosh uses AI to fight malnutrition

The Indian tech entrepreneur has founded a health start-up that makes it easy to screen children for growth deficiencies. One of the biggest challenges was gaining the trust of those in charge, as she explains in a short interview.

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In der Hindukusch-Himalaya-Region schmelzen die Gletscher
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Global environment

Restoring the planet’s environmental health is indispensable

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Plattenladen im Kenyatta-Markt in Nairobi
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Culture Special

Art with a developmental connection - compiled for you by the D+C editorial team.

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Kinder auf einem staatlichen Schulhof in Nigeria.
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Education

Around the world, access to education must be made easier and its quality has to improve

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Eine Sammlung von Geldscheinen und Münzen.
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Fiscal space

In view of multiple crises, state agencies must stay able to invest in crucial infrastructure and services

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A woman in Iran is protesting for her rights.
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Gender equality

Empowering women and girls is crucial to achieving gender justice.

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