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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

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Economy and ecology

A step towards greater financial autonomy

Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US

By Barbara Fritz

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Economy and ecology

A last chance at an EU-Mercosur agreement

The EU remains an important player in Latin America but not without competition. The agreement is hence vital for securing Europe's strategic autonomy

By Detlef Nolte

Reuters/Daniel Munoz

Economy and ecology

Australia remains committed to coal

The Labor government is not willing to turn their backs on the almighty coal industry. But a low-carbon economy would actually pay off for Australia

By Barbara Barkhausen

Reuters/Amr Alfiky

Economy and ecology

Letting the fox into the henhouse

Oil boss Al Jaber has been appointed president of the next climate conference. Still, we should not boycott the COP but redouble our climate efforts

By Sarah Hepp, Yvonne Blos

Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Economy and ecology

How not to deal with a debt crisis

After hundreds of sovereign-debt crises, those in charge of economic governance have learnt nothing

By Jayati Ghosh