Foreign aid

A third convoy of aid trucks entered Egypt's Rafah crossing for Gaza, where stocks of essential supplies have run low

There is a long series of politically motivated assurances that were not honoured

No impact appears to have been made thus far in any of those fields or anywhere else

Delay mostly due to long project completion periods, systemic inefficiencies

Most foreign aid comes with strings attached

The official death toll from last Friday’s 7.5 magnitude quake has risen to 1,407

Contribution comes as the Trump administration looks to cut back on foreign aid

Premier says federal govt is working on introducing tax reforms to generate revenue, help future governments

Foreign loans generally labelled as ‘aid’ are procured to help the process of ‘development’

Hopes funding would help rid world of crippling disease by 2020

In fact, ending global deprivation through foreign aid to poorer countries cannot solve the problem

The implications of the proposed US aid cuts on developing countries would indeed be severe

Any cuts in aid to states that are contiguous to Pakistan, and specifically Afghanistan are going to have a impact

Funding of International Organisations’ has been drafted by the Trump administration

The rhetoric of aid often refers to lofty values such as the pursuit of ensuring social justice

The IMF’s rhetorical admission of flaws in its lending policies is nothing new

Current paradigm has only increased aid without delivering much

Pakistan will eventually need to focus on improving export earnings and reducing tax evasion and avoidance

Many local NGOs have begun to accuse the international aid sector of being racist

We would to be on our own if the US threat of cutting off aid is actually carried out. Let us have a plan ‘B’

Our future generations, unfortunately, will be left paying off debts that never reached the public in the first place

Budget exposes rulers’ hollow claims of self-reliance

In a clear case of deja vu, the US has blocked $300 million in military aid to Pakistan

There are a welter of motivations — many of them frankly militaristic or self-serving — that underlie foreign “aid”

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake says 35,000 homes damaged in heaviest rains in 25 years

Many NGOs have expressed disapproval of the UN system for having signed the ‘Global Compact’ with large corporations

The need to improve accountability are measures which can help prevent the problems highlighted by Panama leaks

Inflows were $4.6b as fund releases from China, World Bank slow down

Change in the OECD’s definition of official development assistance will influence how UN & World Bank think about aid

International aid is often tied to several vested interests

Recognising the damage caused by colonialism may enable a rethink of ongoing colonial and imperial aspirations

Stealing aid has become a principal way in which elite make money

Is Pakistan being led down the same path as Greece? It is imperative the dependence on foreign financing is reduced