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A clothes factory in Bangladesh
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BRITAIN is failing to ensure its support for trade in developing countries benefits the poor, a damning report from the aid watchdog has found.
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) review said Britain’s aid for trade risks “focusing too narrowly short-term UK interests.”
Britain has shifted its focus in Africa towards larger economies such as Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, where its potential trading opportunities are stronger at the expense of poorer countries, it found.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
JENNY CLEGG reports from a Chinese peace conference bringing together defence ministers, US think tanks and global South leaders, where speakers warned that the erosion of multilateralism risks regional hotspots exploding into wider war
