In timely and incisive analysis, our experts parse the latest development issues and events, providing practical solutions to new and emerging challenges.
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With the UK government reducing the aid budget, the impact and scrutiny on that spend will be even more important. One key element of this architecture is the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)—whose remit the government is also currently reviewing.
Three years ago, the government pledged “to help improve access to UK markets for world’s poorest countries post-Brexit." Our experts review whether they are still on track to meet this.
In new research released today, we show that the UK’s (non-aid) overseas spending via the EU—that helped support lower-income EU countries—is a substantial but often overlooked resource.
What should be prioritized to make the new FCO-DFID merger the best possible asset for Britain and its development partners? Ian Mitchell shares some thoughts.