Roger Peltzer
Roger Peltzer comments on the results of the 5th German African Business Summit on December 3, 2024 in Nairobi: How can Germany systematically support economic development in Africa beyond investments by its companies? In the competition for markets and political
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The Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the CDU parliamentary group are united in calling for German industry to receive more support from the BMZ for its investments in the Global South and for development cooperation to be at least partially tied to deliveries in future. Roger Peltzer evaluates these demands and assesses whether and to what extent the deficits diagnosed by the BDI and CDU actually exist.
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Interview with Bernt Hagenlocher, Senior Investment Manager in the Business Support Service Team of DEG Impulse gGmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft in Cologne. Can development cooperation (DC) bring about institutional change in Germany’s partner countries?
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Can development cooperation regain public acceptance? Jürgen Zattler, Head of Department at the BMZ until 2023, and Roger Peltzer have published an article on epo.de. Development cooperation (DC) is being criticized. Many people are asking why Germany should spend money
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The “Better Cotton Initiative” (BCI), “Cotton Made in Africa” (CmiA), “GOTS” and “Fairtrade” seals promise consumers of cotton textiles that the cotton used has been produced under strict ecological and social criteria. Is this promise kept? Are the labels comparable?
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Almost 1 billion euros in savings in the BMZ budget, 800 million euros in humanitarian aid savings in the Federal Foreign Office budget: does German development cooperation still have any geopolitical significance at all? Can the BMZ budget grow again
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Tens of thousands of young people have successfully demonstrated throughout Kenya against tax increases on consumer goods and internet services. Roger Peltzer analyzes how this movement should be assessed in the context of the current conflicts over democracy across Africa.
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Biological pest control in cotton cultivation is already widespread in Tanzania and will also be an important issue in Côte d’Ivoire. Read the most interesting results in German and English. Ben Sekamatte, a long-standing agricultural expert and consultant to cotton
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Democracy wins in Senegal. What does this mean for Germany and Europe? Roger Peltzer analyzes the election results and formulates recommendations for German foreign and development policy.
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The Supply Chain Act is a major step forward, but in some cases it brings with it unnecessary bureaucracy. Roger Peltzer explains how all the objectives of the Supply Chain Act can be achieved with less bureaucracy by benchmarking against proven and recognized sustainability standards.
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