The Broker magazine features expert contributions at the forefront of international development debates. Our stories go beyond mainstream discussions, putting new or different developments into perspective.
About the magazine & archive Experts and authorsThere’s a new kid in town. Mexico is more than ever opening itself up to the world and ready to play an important role in the post-2015 development agenda. Desiring to once again be the bridge between the West and Latin America, Mexico has been very active in the preparatory activities so far, providing input on numerous issues around the Sustainable Development Goals.
access_time 6 - 8 min
15 September, 2014
label_outline Development Policy
person Arne Bartelsman
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Worldwide 600 million jobs are needed over the next 15 years to keep employment rates at their current level. SMEs can and need to play an important role in securing and creating these new jobs, if development programmes revert their focus to job creation with the help of effective trainings and restructured access to finance.
access_time 3 - 5 min
11 September, 2014
label_outline Inclusive Economy
person Michael Grimm
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The inability of African firms to implement management practices that conform to basic international standards is a barrier to enter global markets, depressing their productivity and employment creation potential. An agenda to raise management practices to world standards is desirable, but challenging.
access_time 2 - 4 min
11 September, 2014
label_outline Inclusive Economy
person Micheline Goedhuys
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Consider the Accra, Ghana based company DreamOval. Five years back, in the classic genesis of many African SMEs, founder Derrydean Dadzie won a single contract: deliver an NGO-funded health support program.
access_time 3 - 5 min
11 September, 2014
label_outline Inclusive Economy
person Stephen Haggard
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