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Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
The World Bank meets 2017 with a new face and that face is – for better or worse – worn by Jim Yong Kim.
The World Bank reinvents itself – and puts poverty reduction at risk
A dubious deal with the Trumps has sparked criticism of the World Bank, but attention should be focused elsewhere.
Public disgust over corruption threatens stability in Middle East and North Africa
Protests in Tunisia and Morocco show underlying causes of the Arab uprisings remain intact.
Brazil’s crisis is a ‘graduation dilemma’, and there’s no easy way out
Domestically, Brazil is a mess. Now, its foreign policy is in crisis, too, landing a staggering one-two punch to this one-time rising star.
The WHO’s new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
There are a number of challenges that the World Health Organisation's new leader, Ethiopian-born Tedros Ghebreyesus, will have to navigate during his tenure.
South Africa’s public-private school plans require healthy scepticism
There are huge challenges in South Africa's public schools. The question is whether using public-private partnerships is the correct way to address them.
One year on: lessons from Zanzibar’s universal old-age pension
The case of Zanzibar shows that, given certain political conditions, even low-income countries in Africa can introduce and pay for a universal pension programme.
The IMF is at its weakest just as the world needs it most
Where now for one of the great emblems of post-World War II global co-operation?
BRICS bank is offering more of the same rather than breaking the mould
The BRICS New Development Bank has promised to change the world of multilateral development funding but has so far failed to live up to expectations.
The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?
Non-governmental organisations are criticised for pandering to the whims of the donor community at the expense of local populations. The real question is: can they bring about real change?
Johannesburg and Accra: inching their way up the urban food chain
Accra and Johannesburg have some way to go before making it onto anyone's top 20. Both cities have a desperate gap between rich and poor but inequality is not a uniquely African problem.
Making sense of the global infrastructure turn
The trillions of dollars spent on infrastructure demands democratic transparency and accountability. This applies to both the investment and to the effects on cities, societies and the environment.
The G20: a necessary evil that can deliver some benefits
In its agenda to reform global economic governance the developing world should look for ways to extract some value from the G20.
Traditional universities are on the way out: online is the future for Africa
Even though online learning has finally come into its own in higher education internationally, East Africa appears reluctant to embrace it fully.
Global clean energy scorecard puts Australia 15th in the world
Australia is near the back of the pack of rich nations when it comes to policies for clean energy. But there are things we can do about it.
BRICS struggles to fashion coherent action due to inconsistent agendas
BRICS is slowly being written off as a bloc that can administer coherent political action.
How African countries can break the cycle of debt dependency
Africa needs billions of dollars to finance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its not clear where this money will come from.
When development becomes a curse: displacements and destroyed livelihoods
Mega development projects can have a positive impact. But there are risks. Between 2004 and 2013, some 3.4 million people were ‘physically and economically displaced’ by World Bank projects alone.
Pessimism is rife, optimism naive. Activism is the best tool for now
The first Renaissance struggled with the same doubts and uncertainties and blinding possibilities that we face today. Any gains we make will have to be achieved amid relentless shocks.
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