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Investment droughts in energy generate conflict and misery in the Global South and fuel a flood of migration while impairing bids for sustainability. Prashant Vaze calls on advanced economies to …
All round sound investments Read More
As developing nations sink in overseas debt, Bruno Bonizzi describes why local currency debt may be part of the solution. After a decade of sustained growth, Ghana defaulted on its …
A local lifeline Read More
Foreign investment: Rick Rowden recounts the tale of who’s wagging the dog. When Mexico adopted a tax on high-fructose corn syrup as part of an effort to address the …
Sovereign states on a leash Read More
Does development always eliminate gender discrimincation? Naila Kabeer scrutinises the thinking behind the recent Nobel prize-winning methodology in development economics. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to three …
Plumbers and pedagogues Read More
As COVID-19 slows in developed countries, the virus’s spread is speeding up in the developing world. Three-quarters of new cases detected each day are now in developing countries. And as …
Global poverty: coronavirus could drive it up for the first time since the 1990s Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic affirms the need not just for adequate public health care services, but also the many other services that are essential to keep society running and maintain a …
How Africa’s public waste management schemes lead the way to a zero waste future Read MoreTen African countries have been downgraded since the COVID-19 pandemic started – Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, South Africa, Mauritius and Zambia. These …
Rating agencies downgrading emerging market economies during the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
Ingrid Kvangraven, Farwa Sial and Carolina Alves explore the relevance of dependency theory today. Why are some countries rich and some poor? Why is it difficult – seemingly impossible – …
Hardcore Peripheries Read More
Malpass says greater openness is crucial to avoid debt traps. FUKUOKA, Japan — The World Bank is “working hard” to ensure China improves transparency in lending to developing countries, the …
World Bank chief calls for transparency in China’s foreign lending Read More