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Our view

New 20/07/2021 – by Katja Dombrowski

Decoupling prosperity from skin colour

Racism persists because marginalised communities are largely excluded from positions of leadership

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East Africa

New 18/07/2021 – by Mireille Kanyange

Two African neighbours give peace a chance

Rwanda and Burundi are normalising relations after a nearly six-year dispute

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Biodiversity

04/07/2021 – by Lily Shrestha, Bandana Shakya

Global warming and biodiversity loss mutually reinforcing

Fragile mountain habitats are becoming increasingly precarious in Hindu Kush-Himalaya region

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Our view

27/06/2021 – by Sabine Balk

Foundations of broad-based prosperity

How the middle class matters in a country’s development

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Financial sector

18/06/2021 – by José Siaba Serrate

Financial sector: important allies for net-zero strategies

For good reason, central banks are increasingly paying attention to climate risks

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Our view

28/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

In the health sector, government action is indispensable

Unrestrained market forces do not deliver good health-care results

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IMF

27/05/2021 – by Chimezie Anajama

IMF keeps pressing for more assertive government action

IMF proposes investments worth $ 50 billion to boost Covid-19 vaccination programmes

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Blog

23/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Criticism of Netanyahu is not necessarily anti-Semitic

Nuanced assessments of Israel-Hamas conflict from the New York Times

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Mass suffering

12/05/2021 – by Roli Mahajan

India’s disastrous second Covid-19 wave

Coronavirus is ravaging India’s cities and rural areas

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Malawi

06/05/2021 – by Rolf Drescher

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

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Our view

27/04/2021 – by Katja Dombrowski

Negative emissions to get to net zero

Governments must rise to their responsibility

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