Economic development and employment

We advise on economic policy and work with our partners to develop solutions for private sector promotion, and local, poverty-oriented financial systems to give everyone an opportunity to share the benefits of economic growth.

  • ‘We see what women have achieved’
    Ghanaian farmer Janet Adade is adopting new approaches in agriculture and is passionate about sharing her knowledge.
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  • ‘How do we reach people?’
    A pilot project in Kosovo shows how behavioural science can help to improve tax compliance.
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  • ‘Our behaviour is not always rational’
    World Bank expert Jonathan Karver on behavioural insights in development cooperation.
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  • Green is the colour of hope
    An excursion to the area surrounding the La Tigra ­Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica illustrates how many ­people are working together in the interests of nature conservation – the private sector is also doing its bit for the green recovery.
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  • ‘Taking a holistic view of climate change and agriculture’
    The following interview with GIZ experts Christel Weller-Molongua and Jochen Renger focuses on hunger and nutrition.
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  • “The direction of travel is clear”
    Exclusive interview with Edward Calthrop, Head of the Climate Policy Unit of the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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  • Growing together
    A successful mentoring programme in South-East Asia ­illustrates what Business Scouts for Development do.
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  • Green Recovery: greener and fairer
    Governments are investing hundreds of billions of euros in their economies to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • Exploring and protecting
    A young Moroccan speleologist is preserving biodiversity in his home country and creating income opportunities. This is the story of somebody with a long-term vision – even in (and especially in) the COVID-19 crisis.
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