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Feb 24, 2020

What happens when foreign aid is stolen

Sharp increases in the number of coronavirus cases worldwide wreak havoc on markets. New U.S. immigration rules take effect today. An economics professor estimates that between 5% and 8% of international aid is diverted to offshore accounts.

Aid workers receives flood relief supplies in Gonaives, Haiti September 21, 2004.
Aid workers receives flood relief supplies in Gonaives, Haiti September 21, 2004.
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What happens when foreign aid is stolen