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.

  • 5 Mitarbeiterinnen auf einer Plantage aus der Vogelperspektive Soren Pessoa
    Beyond the coffee bushes
    A novel approach to protecting the climate and the environment in Costa Rica – join us on a finca that produces more than just climate-friendly coffee.
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  • Man hält zwei Platinen in der Hand
    Taking recycling to another level
    Sustainable recycling in Lagos: a pilot project in Nigeria is protecting e-waste workers and supporting the African recycling industry.
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  • Elektroschrott wird sortiert
    ‘Recycling is also a question of social justice’
    The Institute for Applied Ecology in Freiburg has been supporting a project on e-waste. Expert Andreas Manhart talks to Katrin Gänsler about insights, financing and responsibility.
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  • Martin Hansen
    ‘An amazing change’
    Indonesia is one of the most stable countries in Asia. GIZ Country Director Martin Hansen explains the reasons for this stability and why the company continues to operate there.
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  • Ein Mann arbeitet mit einem Winkelschleifer
    Fire and water
    Water management in one of the world’s driest countries has many facets. Ammar Ali Zaid from Jordan works until the sparks fly to prevent precious water from seeping into the desert ground.
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  • Illustration of Dr Dessima Williams
    ‘Sustainability is a lesson of our history’
    Grenada is promoting sustainable tourism, in line with SDG 12. Hotel owner and diplomat Dessima Williams explains what this involves.
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  • Inoka Nilmini Wanasinghe
    ‘Our objective: sustainable trading partnerships’
    Three questions for agricultural expert Inoka Nilmini Wanasinghe from the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB)
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  • province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north of Pakistan
    Building a sense of community
    Pakistani households have been living next to Afghan refugee families in the north of Pakistan for decades, without either side mixing with the other. By providing safe spaces to meet, for women in particular, GIZ is bringing both sets of neighbours together.
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  • Angkor Wat
    Saving Angkor’s temples
    The awe-inspiring Angkor’s World Heritage Site is famous the world over, but the task of preserving the legacy of the Khmer culture is every bit as overwhelming as the temple complex itself. Germany is supporting Cambodia.
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