Development Finance International
January-December 2013 – Strengthening National Mutual Accountability Mechanisms
DFI will be supporting the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and UNDP to implement programmes to strengthen national mutual accountability mechanisms for development cooperation and its results in 4 pilot African countries during 2013. The work builds on the earlier global analysis of MA progress and DFI’s experience in providing MA support to more than 30 low- and middle-income countries.
February 2013 - The Preferred Partner? AfDB Client Assessment Report To Be Published
The report of the client assessment organised by DFI for the African Development Bank is due to be published in February. The report finds that the AfDB is “a preferred partner” of its African clients compared to other funding organisations, and makes recommendations on strategy, resources, delivery, private sector support, becoming a “Policy Bank”, and reinforcing engagement with stakeholders, based on clients’ suggestions, to assist the Bank to become the preferred partner of its clients under its long-term strategy for 2013-22.
January-February 2013 - Debt Policy Mission in South Sudan
DFI conducted the final debt policy support mission to support the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in South Sudan. The mission, funded by the joint donor Capacity Building Trust Fund, had three aims: to finalise the South Sudan Debt Policy for approval by the Government; to finalise plans for institutional strengthening and capacity-building support on debt management to be provided to Government institutions as well as Parliament; and to provide any updated short-term advice on current borrowing issues.
22 January 2013 - Green Light for an EU FTT
The EU Council adopted a decision authorising eleven Member States - including the 4 biggest Eurozone economies Germany, France, Italy and Spain to go ahead with enhanced cooperation on a common system of financial transaction tax. A subsequent Commission proposal for a Council Directive implementing the enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax should follow in due course. Check progress on the Robin Hood Tax website.
January 2013 - DfID Seminar on Strengthening Mutual Accountability
DFI presented lessons from experience at a seminar organised by DfID, together with presenters from DfID Afghanistan and Sierra Leone. The seminar discussed key lessons about the need to tailor MA processes to different countries (eg MICs, LICs and fragile states), closer collaboration between MA and New Deal processes, generating political commitment by donor and recipient governments, enhancing inclusion of parliaments and civil society, and capacity-building needs. The DFI presentation is available here.
- January 2013 - Contextual Shifts In The Aid Landscape and Developing Countries
- Q4 2012 - Briefing Papers on Private Financing Sources
- Q4 2012 - New Rules for Global Finance FSB-Watch Coalition and Global Financial Governance Report
- Q4 2012 - Francophone LIC Ministers Agree Enhanced Technical Support Work for Advocacy on Innovative and Private Financing
