π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: on 24 September, the UN General Assembly adopted the world’s first political declaration on sea level rise β unanimously, after months of negotiation. Small island states don’t automatically lose their statehood, sovereignty or maritime claims should their territory become uninhabitable. Palau’s […]
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π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: New York, Kigali, Berlin β three capitals, three entirely different answers to the same question. As New York opened the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, Rwanda approved its new development cooperation policy running through 2050: the goal is over […]
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π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out β this time with a deliberately wider lens!At the centre: CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America, is doubling its digital financing to $12bn (2026-2031) β for AI, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. The message behind it is just as striking: ‘No single country […]
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π¨π³πͺπ¬ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: Xi Jinping’s visit to Cairo. The third expansion phase of the Sino-Egyptian industrial zone at the Suez Canal and a currency-swap agreement enlarged from 18 to 30 billion yuan show how China is evolving its Africa engagement β from pure lending […]
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π₯ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC β and a notably self-critical Agence Ecofin editorial asking why Africa still relies so heavily on external aid in health emergencies. Africa has built its own CDC, stronger labs, its own surveillance systems β […]
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π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: a German debate with a global punchline. CDU politician Nathanael Liminski warns in a Reuters interview that retreating from development cooperation would be a strategic mistake β backed by a KfW/GΓΆttingen study claiming every euro of German aid lifts exports by […]
https://cdg-carlduisberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cdg-news-2-schmal-1.jpg135512Andrejhttps://cdg-carlduisberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CDG_Logo_mitTagline_BG-300x236.pngAndrej2026-08-26 12:42:252026-08-26 12:42:25π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: a German debate with a global punchline. CDU politician Nathanael L …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: Africa’s donor landscape is becoming visibly multipolar. Pan-African Africa Finance Corporation leads a $2.5bn deal in Nigeria β and a day later, Moody’s reaffirms its A3 rating. At the same time, Japan’s JICA marks 20 years of partnership with Cameroon, announcing […]
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π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: KfW reports a record half-year β new commitments up 46% to β¬57.7 billion. But look closer and a pattern emerges that should give development practitioners pause: most of that growth is flowing to Latin America and Asia. Africa is left behind, […]
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π° CDG Global Development Brief β Issue 02 is outThis week’s focus: the US has made its visa bond programme for business and tourist visas permanent β up to $20,000, affecting 30 African countries. A tangible new hurdle for business travellers and delegations, coming right after last week’s AGOA uncertainty.Also covered: Flutterwave’s bank acquisition in […]
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A chatbot in Rwanda answers 14 million inquiries. France prefers to promote the digital ecosystem rather than its own channels. China builds reach through TikTok and WeChat β focusing on perception rather than dialogue. Some donors are barely noticeable in public literature on this topic. In our new CDG Policy Brief, we compare how Germany, […]
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π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: on 24 September, the UN General Assembly adopted the world’s first …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: on 24 September, the UN General Assembly adopted the world’s first political declaration on sea level rise β unanimously, after months of negotiation. Small island states don’t automatically lose their statehood, sovereignty or maritime claims should their territory become uninhabitable. Palau’s […]
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: New York, Kigali, Berlin β three capitals, three entirely different …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: New York, Kigali, Berlin β three capitals, three entirely different answers to the same question. As New York opened the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, Rwanda approved its new development cooperation policy running through 2050: the goal is over […]
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out β this time with a deliberately wider lens! At the centre: CAF, the Development Bank of …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out β this time with a deliberately wider lens!At the centre: CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America, is doubling its digital financing to $12bn (2026-2031) β for AI, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. The message behind it is just as striking: ‘No single country […]
π¨π³πͺπ¬ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: Xi Jinping’s visit to Cairo. The third expansion phase of the …
π¨π³πͺπ¬ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: Xi Jinping’s visit to Cairo. The third expansion phase of the Sino-Egyptian industrial zone at the Suez Canal and a currency-swap agreement enlarged from 18 to 30 billion yuan show how China is evolving its Africa engagement β from pure lending […]
π₯ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC β and a notably self-critical Agenc …
π₯ The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC β and a notably self-critical Agence Ecofin editorial asking why Africa still relies so heavily on external aid in health emergencies. Africa has built its own CDC, stronger labs, its own surveillance systems β […]
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: a German debate with a global punchline. CDU politician Nathanael L …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: a German debate with a global punchline. CDU politician Nathanael Liminski warns in a Reuters interview that retreating from development cooperation would be a strategic mistake β backed by a KfW/GΓΆttingen study claiming every euro of German aid lifts exports by […]
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: Africa’s donor landscape is becoming visibly multipolar. Pan-Africa …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: Africa’s donor landscape is becoming visibly multipolar. Pan-African Africa Finance Corporation leads a $2.5bn deal in Nigeria β and a day later, Moody’s reaffirms its A3 rating. At the same time, Japan’s JICA marks 20 years of partnership with Cameroon, announcing […]
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out! This week’s focus: KfW reports a record half-year β new commitments up 46% to β¬57.7 b …
π The latest issue of our CDG Global Development Brief is out!This week’s focus: KfW reports a record half-year β new commitments up 46% to β¬57.7 billion. But look closer and a pattern emerges that should give development practitioners pause: most of that growth is flowing to Latin America and Asia. Africa is left behind, […]
π° CDG Global Development Brief β Issue 02 is out This week’s focus: the US has made its visa bond programme for business and tourist visas permanent …
π° CDG Global Development Brief β Issue 02 is outThis week’s focus: the US has made its visa bond programme for business and tourist visas permanent β up to $20,000, affecting 30 African countries. A tangible new hurdle for business travellers and delegations, coming right after last week’s AGOA uncertainty.Also covered: Flutterwave’s bank acquisition in […]
A chatbot in Rwanda answers 14 million inquiries. France prefers to promote the digital ecosystem rather than its own channels. China builds reach thr …
A chatbot in Rwanda answers 14 million inquiries. France prefers to promote the digital ecosystem rather than its own channels. China builds reach through TikTok and WeChat β focusing on perception rather than dialogue. Some donors are barely noticeable in public literature on this topic. In our new CDG Policy Brief, we compare how Germany, […]