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13 Dec 19
Countries need help when transitioning from receiving aid to self-sufficiency, academics have said, pointing to Botswana as a good example for poor countries to follow.
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17 Sep 19
Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
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2 Sep 19
Children in Africa will make up more than half of global poverty by 2030, according to the think-tank Overseas Development Institute and charity Save the Children.
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5 Jul 19
Civil societies like to stay on comfortable ground but they can encourage countries to raise revenues by becoming more politically savvy, says the ODI’s Sam Sharp.
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21 May 19
The UK’s new international secretary Rory Stewart has got off to a good start but there is still much he can do to improve the department, says the ODI’s Simon Gill.
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4 Jun 18
The richest countries in the world spend more than $100bn a year on subsidies to support oil, coal and gas, a study has found.
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22 May 18
Blockchain technology can help fragile states by lowering the fees of remittances but risks ‘opening channels’ for terrorism funding and money laundering, a panel argued yesterday.