Following the elections of 2010 in the Netherlands, the incoming coalition government announced that it would cut the level of aid spending from 0.8% to 0.7% of gross national product (GNP). This cut would take place over two years with the level of aid spending falling to 0.75% of GNP in 2011 and again to [...]
19th Sep 2011
The United States budget, which was recently announced after protracted negotiations, contained significant cuts in spending on foreign assistance. It seems inevitable that these cuts will result in a sharp fall in Official Development Assistance (ODA) given by the United States to developing nations during 2012. Such cuts in the foreign assistance budget are in [...]
17th Jun 2011
Canada announced its 2011 Federal Budget on 22nd March. As part of a package of budget cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2015-16, it was announced that the International Assistance Envelope (IAE) was to be remain capped at $5billion for an indefinite period. The IAE is the principal fiscal source for Canadian ODA and [...]
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