Development Finance International
January 2013 - Contextual Shifts In The Aid Landscape and Developing Countries
A working paper from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) studies the evolution of development assistance in the changing global context of the last ten years, analysing the various types of funding available now to developing countries and providing specific examples in case studies.
Q4 2012 - Briefing Papers on Private Financing Sources
DFI has produced a set of briefing/training papers for low-income policymakers on the pros and cons of international bonds, credit ratings and PPP/Private Financing Initiative deals, as well as on best practices in mobilising funding through these mechanisms. They are the first in a series of briefings on innovative financing mechanisms (including advocacy and implementation notes, and case studies of country experiences) which will be produced during 2013-14.
Q4 2012 - New Rules for Global Finance FSB-Watch Coalition and Global Financial Governance Report
New Rules for Global Finance has established a coalition with issue-specific campaigns on bank legislation, commodity/food speculation and hedge funds, tax havens and shadow banking, and sovereign debt, to monitor more closely the work of the FSB and G20 on regulating global private financial flows. To support the coalition, it has expanded and updated the www.fsbwatch.org website as well as the www.new-rules.org website, and appointed “translators” to provide concise user-friendly summaries of FSB and other documents for advocacy purposes. DFI will help New Rules to facilitate meetings in April in Washington to plan a Global Financial Governance report, assessing the governance, accountability, transparency and impact on inclusive and sustainable development of the G20, IMF, World Bank and FSB; as well as a meeting in Basel in June to plan more specific activities on the FSB and G20.
Q4 2012 - Francophone LIC Ministers Agree Enhanced Technical Support Work for Advocacy on Innovative and Private Financing
As part of their decisions in the Tokyo Annual meetings of the BWIs, Francophone LIC Ministers agreed that more technical work was needed to support their decision-making and advocacy. This will begin in Q1 2013 with the establishment of a network among LIC Ministries of Finance for rapid information sharing on experiences of innovative and private finance; and will continue in Q2 2013 with the holding of a meeting of senior officials to discuss key instruments and mechanisms for innovative and private financing.
December 2012 - Is EU and European Aid Improving?
The UK Independent Commission on Aid Impact (ICAI) released a report analysing the coordination and management of the EU’s development spending and focuses on the impact of EU aid in low-income countries through case studies. While the report assesses that many improvements are being made, it highlights concerns over delivery and weaknesses in terms of performance. A Eurodad AidWatch Special Report concludes that much remains to be done to implement aid effectiveness commitments by EU donors, one year on from Busan.
