Established Western economic institutions are facing a formidable challenge from Chinese newcomers, each side offering distinct and competitive lending strategies with far-reaching...
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Anita Rathod learned about microfinance from a neighbour a decade ago. She joined a group of local women to secure small loans — worth...
Aside from the relatively positive developments in terms of economic cooperation through China-Africa relations, much of the continent is under multidimensional pressure, diplomatically, militarily,...
Zimbabwe’s ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country’s natural resources, with the fisheries taking some of the most...
By Edgardo Ayala - IPS / Globetrotter
In his green cornfield, Salvadoran farmer Medardo Pérez set about filling the hand-held spray pump that hangs on...