UK Department for International Development
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19 Nov 19Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current 0.7% of gross national income. -
25 Jul 19The appointment of Alok Sharma as the UK’s new international development secretary appears to have scotched uncertainty over the department’s future. -
2 May 19Rory Stewart has been named as the new secretary of state at the Department for International Development. -
23 Apr 19The United Kingdom’s aid budget faces cuts if rival candidates to lead the ruling Conservative Party turn it into a “political football”, an MP has claimed. -
19 Feb 19The UK government is to give a £47m package of support to developing countries to boost their tax systems. -
5 Feb 19The government’s “inconsistent” spending of its aid budget is undermining efforts to tackle extreme poverty, a campaign group has warned.
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23 Oct 18The UK government has launched an international initiative to crack down on corruption by “giving criminals nowhere to hide”.
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23 Oct 17The announcement of funding for the UK’s development finance institution last week should have come with a commitment to transparency about how overseas development money is spent, argues...
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18 Jul 17The UK government needs to ensure all departments are supported to spend Office Development Assistance responsibly and effectively, national auditors said today.
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29 Jan 15British MPs have raised questions about the integrity of investments made by the Private Infrastructure Development Group, an agency that receives a large amount of funding from the UK Department for...
