Burundi Recipe
Remarks at The United States Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum
And Africa's economic emergence will not only be good for Africans, but good for people all around the world, across the international community, whose future well-being depends on global growth. As Uganda's President Museveni so rightly noted in the Wall Street Journal, aid alone is "a recipe for permanent poverty. The only way [Africa] can break out of this vicious cycle is through trade and through export-led growth." ... [Read More]
Powell Opens Third AGOA Forum at State Department - US Department of State
As Uganda's President Museveni so rightly noted in the Wall Street Journal, aid alone is "a recipe for permanent poverty. The only way [Africa] can break out of this vicious cycle is through trade and through export-led growth." ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: TEXT: USAID'S ATWOOD BEFORE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Similarly, we have tremendous work we could be doing in agriculture and other areas of economic growth, but these areas are pinched between the constant competition for our limited resources. The regional squeeze put on allocations is just one example of the many pressures USAID's budget has fallen under in recent years. There are many other examples that I will not single out. I also want to acknowledge that not all pressures on our budget come from the Congress, and that the difficult choices are also of our own making. However, I do feel that retaining some leeway in the discretionary budget is a crucial part of an effective development program. We must let our development experts on the ground drive the development process, using their best judgment. Solutions imposed from Washington do not make the best recipe for success. ... [Read More]
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