Definition of foreign aid
: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another
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Jordan is increasingly in debt and dependent on foreign aid, at a time when regional crises have helped drive an economic downturn.
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Youri Chevry, the mayor of Port-au-Prince, says foreign aid can help him change all that — but not from Haiti's traditional partners.
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Many in Burundi, a poor country that still relies heavily on foreign aid, worry that a new round of bloodshed will follow the referendum no matter its results.
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In 2001, the Bush administration cut about $600 million in foreign aid.
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President Trump said Wednesday his administration is considering a plan to cut foreign aid to countries that do not help stem the flow of immigrants entering the United States illegally.
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Honduras received $152 million in foreign aid from the United States in 2016, according to U.S. Aid.
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Democracy, human rights and development take a back seat under the Trump administration, with sharp cuts in foreign aid.
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During the first two meetings, multiple topics — foreign aid, education, vaccines — were on the table.
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First Known Use of foreign aid
1947
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