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A clothes factory in Bangladesh
[Tareq Salahuddin/Creative Commons]
BRITAIN is failing to ensure its support for trade in developing countries benefits the poor, a damning report from the aid watchdog has found.
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) review said Britain’s aid for trade risks “focusing too narrowly short-term UK interests.”
Britain has shifted its focus in Africa towards larger economies such as Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, where its potential trading opportunities are stronger at the expense of poorer countries, it found.
Marking milestones in the histories of China and the United States, this week offers a chance to examine two very different visions of the international order, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty