CANBERRA — The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Business Partnership Platform has seen the Australian aid program invest in 19 global partnerships to encourage more private sector awareness to support the Sustainable Development Goals.
The platform supports development and economic growth in fragile and emerging markets, while also building a gap between aid and wider foreign policy in DFAT.
On Nov. 22, Australian foreign minister Marise Payne announced new funding of 1.9 million Australian dollars ($1.4 million) that will be invested into India — part of the first country-specific Business Partnership Platform round — despite Australia not having a bilateral aid program with the country.