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Foreign aid in a recession: Wrapped up against the cold

Foreign aid in a recession COMPARED with the twin monoliths that house the Treasury and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for International Development (DfID) is a poky dwelling set back from the Whitehall action. Full Article at Economist

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