PACER-Plus — boon or bane for Pacific island states?
Small island nations in the Pacific are concerned about the future of their development progress as negotiations for the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations — better known as PACER-Plus — inch closer to completion. Aid and trade watchdogs consulted by Devex...Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement
MEDIA RELEASE Australian aid and trade watchdogs denounce Pacific Free Trade Agreement For immediate release 23 July 2014 SYDNEY: Independent Australian organisations, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) and AID/WATCH, Australia’s aid monitor,...There are problems with foreign aid, but Bishop has solved none of them
An “overhaul” of Australia’s foreign aid program is largely not new, and fundamentally fails to address the difficult questions on how to make aid more effective. Aid analyst Thulsi Narayanasamy unpacks the policy.