Gavin O'Toole

Freelancer journalist

Recent articles

Numbers Game: October edition

Japan to fund ‘futuristic’ projects, Central America targets malaria and the Irish seek debt... Read more
Numbers game: September edition

Rising global hunger, aid shortfalls and baby foods full of sugar - all in the Numbers Game from... Read more
Bahrain with UK will test AI procurement

Bahrain will be a testbed for new guidelines on the procurement of artificial intelligence... Read more
DfID appointment appears to assure department’s future

The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have... Read more
UK gets mixed reviews on SDG progress

The UK government is claiming progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in... Read more
UK aid ‘should maintain focus on poverty’

Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the... Read more
IMF: No deal Brexit is main risk to Ireland

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to... Read more
Numbers Game: June edition

Inter-American Development Bank funds efforts to ease Latin American migrant tensions, charities... Read more
Index puts UK at heart of global tax avoidance

Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the... Read more
Tory rivals threaten to turn UK aid into ‘political football’

The United Kingdom’s aid budget faces cuts if rival candidates to lead the ruling Conservative... Read more

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