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The recent ‘high-seas treaty’ is but a start

The high-seas is a source of metals, energy and medicine. A treaty on marine genetic resources can't protect the ‘common heritage of humankind’

By Michael Davies-Venn

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Morocco's women can lead the way to a green future

Investing in women is not only a matter of social justice but also a smart strategy for building a sustainable and resilient world

By Fadoua Brour

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Economy and ecology

A social-enterprise development model

Conventional development strategies are losing their effectiveness. A systemic, bottom-up approach is needed for tackling today's complex challenges

By Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng

Economy and ecology

A geoeconomic tsunami

The reorganisation of the world economy is in full swing. To survive, not only companies but entire nations need to adapt their development models

By Marc Saxer

Reuters/Gleb Garanich

Economy and ecology

A reality check on divestment from Russia

While most Western corporations with ties to Russia announced plans to exit the country, recent data has shown that very few have followed through

By Simon Evenett, Niccolò Pisani

Reuters/ Kevin Lamarque

Economy and ecology

Green subsidies: what about the Global South?

Climate action is not simply a domestic policy issue. If the West does not address the needs of developing countries, they will be left behind

By Rachel Thrasher

Reuters/ Yves Herman

Economy and ecology

Waking the sleeping beauty of European industrial policy

Startled by the Inflation Reduction Act, Europe wants to ignite the industrial policy turbo. But will the new measures be enough to keep up?

By Claudia Detsch

Reuters/ Dmytro Smolyenko

Economy and ecology

The green horizon of victory

Building a sustainable and secure future for the next generation of Ukrainians does not have to wait until the end of the war

By Olha Boiko

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Economy and ecology

The role of public debt in the ‘new normal’

The Schumpeterian approach can be a basis for a fiscal policy shaped by the need to transform our economies to deal with future challenges

By Peter Bofinger

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Economy and ecology

Germany-Senegal gas plans: New potential for modernisation

Critics of the two countries' gas cooperation fail to recognise that the revenues from the sales would be essential for the Senegalese population

By Karamba Diaby