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Five Points for MPs in the UK’s Planned Aid Cut, and an Alternative Proposal for the Government
Ian Mitchell
January 25, 2021
The UK government plans to reduce its aid budget from 0.7 percent of its gross national income (GNI) to 0.5 percent.Today we publish a note that provides an analytical overview of the proposed cuts and potential impacts.
Blog Post

Post-Brexit Trade for Development: An Unfulfilled Promise
L. Alan Winters et al.
October 15, 2020
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.
POLICY PAPER

Developing Country Trade Access after Brexit: The UK’s Plans for the Generalized System of Preferences
L. Alan Winters et al.
October 14, 2020
This paper looks at what the UK’s approach to tariffs will mean for developing countries’ access to the UK market, and whether the government will achieve its pledge to improve access post-Brexit.
Press Release

Brexit Tariffs Will Not Help the Poorest Nations, New Study Finds
Ian Mitchell
October 14, 2020
Exports from the world’s poorest nations to the UK will be lower as a result of Brexit, a joint analysis of the UK’s new tariff plans by the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the Center for Global Development (CGD) reveals.