The creative economy and industries have attracted increased attention in relation to the sustainable development agenda.

In this brief Ahmed Galal explains which two key conditions must be met to make trade work for development. 
The challenging global context makes it especially important to strengthen multilateralism and make it deliver for global sustainable development, contributing to the wellbeing of people everywhere.
The paper assesses Namibia’s current structural challenges as well as its industrial policy experience so far and proposes concrete and feasible policy recommendations

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The creative economy and industries have attracted increased attention in relation to the sustainable development agenda.
In this brief Ahmed Galal explains which two key conditions must be met to make trade work for development. 
The paper assesses Namibia’s current structural challenges as well as its industrial policy experience so far and proposes concrete and feasible policy recommendations
Remittances—an important income source for millions of households—have become one of the largest forms of external financing for developing countries, with total inflows in 2023–2024 exceeding the combined value of net foreign direct investment inflows and official development assistance.