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Economic development cooperation as a fundamental component of Germany’s foreign and economic policy – analysis and insights

InternationalizationMexico
A person is standing in the aisle of a train with luggage.
Date 02.12.2025

How Mexico and Germany are growing closer

This article shows how Mexico and Germany are growing closer economically and people on both sides benefit.

AgricultureBrazil
Three smiling women sit at a table in front of a colorful mural.
Date 09.11.2025

The Amazon region – a laboratory for the future

A discussion about opportunities, challenges and partnerships in

InternationalizationPartners in Transformation
Portrait of Dr. Marc von Boemcken
Date 30.09.2025

’No security without development, and no development without security.’

Peace researcher Dr Marc von Boemcken (bicc) in an interview on the potential contribution of companies to global economic and geopolitical security.

InternationalizationPartners in Transformation
Date 29.09.2025

‘We must be clear about our strategic goals.’

In this interview, Dr Tilman Altenburg (IDOS) explains how international cooperation and business partnerships make an important contribution to security and stability.

Partners in TransformationDevelopment cooperation
Portrait of Amélie Gräfin zu Eulenburg
Date 31.07.2025

‘Companies have legitimate interests’

Amélie Gräfin zu Eulenburg, co-author of the latest DEval report, explains how development cooperation could be made both more efficient and more effective in future.

Partners in TransformationDevelopment cooperation
Several construction workers are standing at a building site with cranes and vehicles.
Date 31.07.2025

Help that creates markets. When development policy moves the economy

How development cooperation alleviates poverty - and strengthens German exports at the same time. Prof Dr Stephan Klingebiel shows why investments in partner countries have a double impact.

FinancingPartners in Transformation
Portrait of Juliana Rotich
Date 23.05.2025

“Positive impact and business success are not contradictions”

Juliana Rotich, member of the HSC Council and FinTech entrepreneur from Kenya, talks about the value of international cooperation in times of geopolitical uncertainty in this interview.

EnergyLaw and Contracts
Two workers are installing solar panels on a roof.
Date 31.03.2025

The energy transition in 2025 – an attempt to hold back the waves?

Caught between climate change deniers and economic constraints, the global energy transition is making slow progress. How might it succeed?

DigitizationPartners in Transformation
Portrait of Dr. Caroline King
Date 21.03.2025

SAP is engaged in training for IT professionals in the global south.

SAP supports training in the field of IT. Dr Caroline King talks about the company’s activities and about opportunities in the Global South.

FinancingGender and Diversity
The photo shows investment entrepreneur Pauline Koebl.
Date 28.01.2025

Impact investor Pauline Koelbl: the courage to close the gap

In Africa, female entrepreneurs own over 40% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet they receive significantly less investment than their male counterparts. One woman is stepping up to change that: Pauline Koelbl.

DigitizationGender and Diversity
The picture shows Muthoni Karubiu, Chief Operating Officer at Amini Kenya
Date 20.01.2025

Artificial intelligence as a game-changer: the women are coming!

Artificial intelligence is not a male preserve. More and more women are utilising its potential to help shape the digital world of tomorrow.

Development cooperation
Portrait of Susanne Friedrich who is head of the Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE) since July 2024
Date 05.11.2024

‘International cooperation is immensely important for Germany’

The 100-days interview with Susanne Friedrich, Director of the Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE)