A new report forecasts a US$200 million annual shortfall in aid to the Pacific, as New Zealand and other Western partners pull back. The Lowy Institute, an Australian foreign affairs think tank, said New Zealand is expected to reduce its overseas aid funding by about 35 percent in the next two years. That is despite 10 percent of all development funding in the region coming from Aotearoa. According to Lowy Institute s 2025 Pacific Aid Map, it has left Australia to fill in the gaps, now accounting for 43 percent of all aid to the region. Meanwhile, China is becoming more local, and as a result of its drive for development, more popular. Lead researcher Riley Duke said aid to the Pacific has...
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Pacific faces major aid shortfall as NZ and Western donors scale back - Lowy Institute report
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