News from 2026-02-12 / KfW Development Bank

Competing Visions of Global Development

What does the future hold for global development cooperation? Between geopolitical rivalry, national self-interest and calls for global solidarity, a new global development architecture is needed. Will development cooperation primarily serve as an instrument of political influence, defensive stability policy, fragmented cooperation or genuine shared responsibility in the future?

The current issue of ‘Development in brief’ presents four possible scenarios for development cooperation in 2030 and highlights the opportunities and risks associated with each.

Competing Visions of Global Development