With shift to local aid, corruption a rising challenge

The U.S. Agency for International Development is taking a harder look at how its programs can avoid perpetuating corrupt regimes. Aid is disproportionately going to conflict-affected and resource-cursed countries, and with the agency’s increased emphasis on directly supporting local governments and institutions, the risks of corruption are higher, agency officials said at a panel on the issue last week.

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