Commissioned research
Many international organisations, OECD donors and CSOs have commissioned research from DFI. These have included:
- On debt relief and sustainability, the African Development Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, the European network on Debt and Development (EURODAD), the Foundation for Debt and Development (FONDAD), the Group of 24 Developing Countries, the Initiative for Policy Dialogue/UN Financing for Development Office, the Make Poverty History Coalition, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the UK Commission for Africa, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the UK Treasury, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The subject areas have included debt sustainability, debt relief (multilateral, Paris Club, non-Paris Club bilateral, commercial, and litigation),
- On new public financing, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union, FONDAD, HIPC Finance Ministers, the Make Poverty History Coalition, the OECD DAC, Oxfam GB, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Swedish Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs, the UK Commission for Africa, the UK Department for International Development, the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation (UNESCO). Subject areas have included external financing through multilateral and bilateral aid, South-South aid, aid effectiveness, and non-concessional multilateral, bilateral and commercial finance; as well as domestic debt financing.
- On private sector financing, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FONDAD, the North-South Institute of Canada, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the UK Department for International Development. Subjects have included trends in financing, investment climate and outlook, the impact of the global financial crisis, and corporate responsibility, as well as detailed studies of flows to Africa and low-income countries
