Foreign Aid

Foreign Aid

France to give Bangladesh €330m to support Covid vaccination, Wasa project

France to give Bangladesh €330m to support Covid vaccination, Wasa project

An export processing zone was subsequently developed on the land of the former Adamjee Jute Mills and by mid-2019, more than 55,000 people have been employed in the zone. Photo: Collected

A deal with the devil or a blessing?

English economist John Maynard Keynes, who played a key role in the establishment of the International Monetary Fund, speaking with representatives from USSR and Yugoslavian at the Bretton Woods Conference. Photo: Bloomberg. 

The establishment of modern-day ‘foreign aid’

Foreign aid disbursal surges in Jul-Sep, but commitments fall by 88%

Foreign aid disbursal surges in Jul-Sep, but commitments fall by 88%

Britain recently announced to cut its aid budget by about $5.5 billion in 2021, a move that could clear a path for other countries to follow. Photo: Reuters 

To fix foreign aid, pay the poor directly

A member of Taliban security forces stands guard among crowds of people walking past in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Afghan acting foreign minister urges international donors to restart aid

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Foreign aid in pipeline crosses $51b record  

Manjari Chatterjee Miller, associate professor and Vidhu Priya Mukundan, research assistant, Boston University. Sketch/TBS

The politics of foreign aid in India

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Foreign aid pledge up 40.42% in July-April of FY21

Covid help fund was there. Only we did not use them

Covid help fund was there. Only we did not use them

JICA to provide technical assistance to ensure safe food

JICA to provide technical assistance to ensure safe food

Foreign aid to see 11% cut in revised ADP

Foreign aid to see 11% cut in revised ADP

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak carries the "Spending Review 2020" document as he leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 25, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

UK cuts foreign aid spending commitment, causing outcry