Development Finance International
28 February - DfID Multilateral Aid Review
The UK Department for International Development has released two major Multilateral and Bilateral Aid Reviews in keeping with the shake up of Britain's aid programme. More information here. DFID also agreed to publish the evaluation of multilateral aid institutions provided by DFI, based on the HIPC Capacity Building Programme donor evaluation scores, which was submitted as input to the DfID Multilateral Aid Review. The report presents the assessments of 12 multilateral institutions by developing country aid officials, across a range of policy and procedural issues.
24 February - Mali Releases FPC And IP Analytical Results
Mali successfully closed its first cycle of the FPC CBP in November 2010 with a high response rate of 72.8%. Results of the national survey on investor perception and foreign private capital have now been released in a comprehensive report featuring detailed data analysis and subsequent policy recommendations (in French only).
14 February - DFI-GEG to Conduct Client Review of AfDB
Building on their earlier work in evaluating multilateral aid organizations, DFI and the Global Economic Governance Programme of Oxford University have been contracted in partnership by the African Development Bank to conduct an independent review of its performance by its African clients, during March-October 2011. The review will involve extensive consultations with government policymakers and officials, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, private sector representatives and representatives of other African organizations which work with the AfDB, through workshops, interviews and surveys.
11 February - Second Guinea Aid/Auditing Mission
The second mission of the national capacity building programme in aid management, and audit and control is currently taking place in Conakry. After the first evaluation mission which reviewed the Guinean regulatory, legal, institutional and operational framework, two DFI consultants are now implementing the agreed schedule by launching a training programme for Ministry of Finance executives and public investment experts.
9 February - DFI Contributes to UNCTAD Expert Meetings
DFI participated in UNCTAD's Peer Review Meeting in Geneva on 1 February, to discuss sections of the World Investment Report 2011. It also presented synthesis findings at UNCTAD's Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Investment for Development during 2-4 February. The meeting was well attended by international experts, and a number of countries from the SSA and LAC regions. Discussions focussed on the nexus between public and private, domestic and foreign investment, looking at different types of capital flows, and the role of public investment in boosting growth, private investment, and industrial policy.
- January - February - Timor-Leste Procedures Manual
- 31 January - 4 February - Francophone Medium Term Debt Strategy (MTDS) Workshop
- 30 Jan - 3 February - DFI Assists Sudan Government to Plan Debt Relief and Capacity-Building
- 27-28 January - DFI Resource-Person at GCAP G8-G20 Advocacy Planning Meeting
