Botswana Vice President Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe on partnering with the OPEC Fund

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As a major global industry, tourism presents a significant opportunity for low and middle-income countries. Yet it also poses a number of economic, social and environmental challenges that can undermine sustainable development

When Paradise Pays the Price

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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels. But so are the impacts on vulnerable ecosystems and communities in the Global South. A rapid switch to sustainable travel is imperative, but remains a distant proposition

“A Change of Latitude Would Help My Attitude”

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In the coming decades, the climate crisis will cause the world to change in many expected and unexpected ways. Here are three of them

A Change of Climate Perspective

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With the right policies and investment, migration can be a development opportunity

Rethinking Migration and Development in the MENA Region

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Rating agencies aren’t powerful because they inform. They’re powerful because they’re systemically necessary. How fair and sustainable are these dynamics?

Dealing with Debt for a Fairer Future Across the Global South

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A delegation of the OPEC Fund’s Private Sector department visits Zimbabwe and observes how trade is strengthening food security

In the Field: “We are cultivating hope!”

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Vienna’s Director of Urban Planning Thomas Madreiter sets out the activities to become a climate neutral city, makes the case for a circular economy and explains why the municipality does not believe in the law of the strongest

“The basis of all our activities is that no one should be left behind”

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Global leaders gather in Vienna to boost development with pioneering new initiatives. They are much needed

Transforming adversity into opportunity

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The OPEC Fund is ramping up its support with a new facility and strategy that will deliver tailored solutions

Small Island Developing States: Ready, Set, Action

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Global economic uncertainty casts a cloud over World Bank Spring Meetings

“What we need are stability and reliability”

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OPEC Fund engages with member and partner countries to deepen impact

Strengthening policies and structures for economic cooperation

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President leads mission to Algiers in support of one of our closest partners

OPEC Fund delegation at IsDB Annual Meeting