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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.
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2 May 19
Rory Stewart has been named as the new secretary of state at the Department for International Development.
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26 Apr 19
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that more than £11m of public funds have been spent by the UK in legal fees relating to the rendition of the Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his...
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4 Apr 19
Britain’s government has launched a club to help Latin American companies that invest in the country and will celebrate their contribution to the economy with a new award.
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28 Feb 19
The UK should set up a development bank to fund long-term projects after leaving the European Union to stay a leading aid actor, an MP has urged.
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25 Feb 19
The UK government is to provide an additional £200m of aid to Yemen, where millions of people are suffering in what has been called the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.
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22 Feb 19
The UK’s influence within the United Nations could hit “free fall territory” when it leaves the European Union next month, a report has warned.
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23 Jan 19
The UK is giving £2.5m to support the United Nation’s peace process in the war-torn country of Yemen.
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19 Dec 18
The UK has pledged £100m extra funding to renewable energy projects in Africa giving hundreds of thousands access to electricity, the government has announced.
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17 Dec 18
Brexit will be a “unique opportunity” for the UK to work with international partners to combat corruption.
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16 Oct 18
Portugal and the UK have some of the weakest public finances in the world, according to the IMF’s biannual fiscal monitor, based on analysis of balance sheets for the first time.
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14 Sep 18
Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending.
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28 Aug 18
The UK government has pledged £4bn worth of funding to Africa as it looks to deepen economic ties with the continent, the prime minister has announced.
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16 Jul 18
A trade deal between the UK and the US will “absolutely be possible”, president Donald Trump has said in a news conference with the British prime minister.
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19 Jun 18
The UK should give at least £1bn a year to global nature conservation through its international aid budget, a joint report has urged.
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11 Jun 18
The G7 countries will provide nearly $3bn to fund education for the world’s poorest women and girls, Canada’s prime minister has announced.
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11 Jun 18
Local authorities in the UK are demanding their government clarifies how it will fund infrastructure after they lose billions of pounds from the European Investment Bank following Brexit.
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22 May 18
The US president Donald Trump has indicated he wants to use post Brexit trade talks with the UK to push up the price of drugs for the NHS.
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4 May 18
The UK High Court is to hear a campaign group’s appeal against a judgement which allows the UK government to sell arms to Saudi Arabia.
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26 Apr 18
The UK will provide emergency medical support and help protect medical facilities in Syria, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt said yesterday.
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24 Apr 18
The UK has urged global leaders to support a pledge to give the world’s most marginalised girls 12 years of ‘good quality’ education.
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5 Apr 18
The UK is giving another £3m to countries in Africa and Asia to tackle the threat of landmines.
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12 Mar 18
The UK and Saudi Arabia are to partner up to boost economic development and infrastructure in some of the world’s poorest drought and conflict-hit countries.
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9 Mar 18
The UK will pay £700,000 for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s prisons to help free up space in British jails, Boris Johnson has announced.
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28 Feb 18
Recent revelations about sexual exploitation in aid contexts was caused by Britain’s failure in its duty to put the beneficiaries first, the UK international development secretary has said.