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In Focus

Economic Development

This beat covers micro and macro-economic issues, including policies, infrastructure, urbanization, FDI, the role of private sector, regional integration, debt, and recovery.

Hurdles to productive foreign investment remain high

New African peer review programme promotes rights, accountability

Capable, responsive governments are a prerequisite for development

Challenges in West Africa's quest for electricity

Achieving Millennium goals requires "practical investments"

But funding shortages and drug resistance hamper control efforts

A complex conflict brings mixed responses