International Development written question – answered at on 12 February 2013.
Ivan Lewis
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether her Department supports capacity building projects for the government of Burma.
Alan Duncan
The Minister of State, Department for International Development
DFID funds capacity-building support to Government and non-government institutions through trusted expert organisations to support the reforms in Burma.
For example, through the World Bank, DFID provides capacity building support to the Government's Microfinance Supervisory Enterprise to ensure that small-scale loans are affordable and reach the poorest. DFID also supports the International Rice Research Institute to advise the Department of Agriculture on appropriate rice seeds and planting techniques which will benefit poor farmers.
No UK aid, goes directly through central Government of Burma budgets.
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