EU donors ‘profiting from aid budgets’ with high-interest loans

European donors have been accused of profiting from their aid budgets, as an increasing amount of their money for the world's poorest countries is being given as loans, according to a Eurodad report – which have to be paid back with interest.

Eurodad, Report: A matter of high interest: Assessing how loans are reported as development aid [January 2014] http://www.eurodad.org/files/pdf/52d7a08caf019.pdf

EurActiv [Opinion], 27.01.14: European development loans: At what cost? http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/european-development-loans-cost-analysis-533051

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