Development policy

Global inequality is growing steadily – unlike development financing by OECD members. Rich countries like Switzerland rely mainly on dubious accounting practices to whitewash their contribution.

The small Caribbean island of Grenada is also called Spice Island. In the past, the French and the English fought over the island. Today, other powers are fighting to gain more influence on Grenada and thus in the world. By Karin Wenger

In mid-July, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka like a hounded dog, but he returned at the beginning of September. For almost two decades, he and his brothers have determined the country's fate with an iron fist.

Corona, climate and conflict are now exacting their price: the UN observes that for 90 per cent of all countries, the "Human Development Index" will decline for 2020 or 2021. During the global financial crisis, just one in ten countries was affected.