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The dazzle of the private sector

The privatization of development funding could completely overshadow vital tax and financial policy issues. For Switzerland, not changing course would mean the end of the implementation of Agenda 2030 in terms of development policy.

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Schweiz belastet andere Länder am stärksten

The Swiss luxury getaway of Cameroon’s president Biya has become a hotbed of conflict

A boiling Atlantic – Is it time for Europe to turn to China? – Foraus

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Migration Portraits OFM: Kavi Jeyabalan (Sri Lanka)

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L'Afrique, force et pauvreté / [éd.] Caritas Suisse

Zur Geschichte des Asyls in der Schweiz = L'histoire de l'asile en Suisse = La storia dell'asilo in Svizzera / Simone Prodolliet ... [et al.]

Die Schweiz als Agrarhandelsplatz / Alice Kohl ; Public Eye

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Article as analysis

The dazzle of the private sector

The privatization of development funding could completely overshadow vital tax and financial policy issues. For Switzerland, not changing course would mean the end of the implementation of Agenda 2030 in terms of development policy.

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Driver of development, neo-colonialism – or both?

With the Belt and Road Initiative, China is pushing global development in a manner unparalleled to date. But how sustainable are the “new silk roads”? Switzerland wants a piece of the cake and has signed a memorandum of understanding with China.

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Only diligent businesses accepted

The statutory requirement to conduct business with due diligence is meant to have a preventive effect, ensuring that business never violates human rights or harms the environment in the first place. A case study from France.

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