Target Toamasina: the economic heart of Madagascar Madagascar’s Port of Toamasina, the economic heart of the country. 01/09/2016
Focus Growing for growth: Senegal bets big on agriculture Senegal has a climate to die for when it comes to growing food, and with enough water and the right investments could become an African ricebasket. The government is doing its best to ensure Senegal f 18/05/2016
World IMF's Lagarde on Panama Papers, Greece default risk, refugee crisis & more There does not appear to be much to smile about when it comes to the global economy these days: new massive tax evasion scandal; Europe’s continuing 07/04/2016
Focus Kazakhstan diversifies economy to survive oil and gas slump Kazakhstan’s economy depends on oil and gas and the slump in the industry has put its economic resilience to the test. Its currency has devalued and 20/03/2016
Focus 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth 29/02/2016
Focus Focus: Bananas - Angola's 'green gold' Bananas are turning into the ‘green gold’ of Angola. The country is the second biggest oil producer Africa, but revenues have gone down by at least 07/12/2015
Next Series Waste not, want not: Ghana's mushrooming bio-waste initiative Managing food waste is both a challenge and an opportunity for developping countries. Every month, the St. Baasa factory in west Ghana transforms 22/06/2015
Target Focus on Eurasian economic integration in Astana A key topic at the Astana Economic Forum 2015 was what did the countries gain and lose by joining the EEU. This week Kyrgyzstan became the latest Central Asian country to join the bloc. 23/05/2015
Spain Esther Duflo wins Princess of Asturias Social Science prize The 2015 Princess of Asturias Social Sciences prizewinner is French economist Esther Duflo. Born in 1972 in the relatively short time since clinching 13/05/2015
World News Global leaders extend UN Lima talks on climate change UN talks on climate change have run into overtime. About 190 nations have been gathered at the COP20 summit in Peru since December 1 hoping to agree 13/12/2014