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Switzerland at the heart of SDG financialization?

According to the UN, there's a funding gap of 2,500 billion $ per year to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Raising this money will require private sector involvement – this is the current political consensus. Switzerland's financial centre positions itself.

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Cameroon's descent into crisis: the long history of anglophone discord

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Kartell von Profiteuren

Kurz erklärt: Was sind eigentlich Spekulationsblasen?

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Crashed : wie die Finanzkrise die Welt verändert hat / Adam Tooze

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Herausforderung Hunger : Wie steigende und stark schwankende Nahrungsmittelpreise den Hunger verschärfen / Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Blended finance in the poorest countries : the need for a better approach / Samantha Sttridge, Lars Engen ; Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

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Political article

Switzerland at the heart of SDG financialization?

According to the UN, there's a funding gap of 2,500 billion $ per year to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Raising this money will require private sector involvement – this is the current political consensus. Switzerland's financial centre positions itself.

Klimaallianz Schweiz

Climate stress test for the Swiss financial centre

The Swiss National Bank’s investments contribute to a catastrophic temperature rise of 4-6 degrees. On the occasion of the General Assembly on 27 April, the Climate Alliance calls for a climate stress test and publishes concrete recommendations.

Food speculation: need for regulation

Speculation with food generates huge price swings, which can have dramatic consequences especially for the poorest in the global South.

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