Stories written by Peter Dhondt

ECONOMY: Looking for Development Leverage

By Peter Dhondt
Given a few incentives, private companies can be attracted to invest in poor countries that before were not on their radar. Donor countries are betting on this new avenue of public-private-partnerships (PPPs) to channel funds, technology and business knowledge to the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) - the impact can be huge, but many challenges remain.

ECONOMY: ‘It’s Smart to Invest in Girls’

By Peter Dhondt
Sending more girls to school may help poor countries get out of the economic slump faster, the NGO Plan International says in a new report. Just a one percent rise in the number of girls attending secondary school boosts a country's annual per capita income growth by 0.3 percent.

EUROPEAN UNION: ‘Giving With One Hand, Taking With the Other’

By Peter Dhondt
"EU policies continue to undermine the economic, social and human development of developing countries" despite repeated commitments in treaties and declarations, a group of European NGOs said in a report published Wednesday.

INDIA/PAKISTAN: New Beginning Uncertain – Top Analysts

By Peter Dhondt
Almost three months after the terrorist attacks on India's commercial hub of Mumbai, which soured relations between India and Pakistan, the prospect for renewed cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours looks dim, two eminent analysts from the region conceded at a policy dialogue here.


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