Noticias
8 April - New Rules Promotes IFI Exchange on Impact Assessment Methods
DFI presented in a seminar at New Rules for Global Finance on how the G20, FSB, IMF, World Bank and tax governance institutions currently assess their impact. The seminar was well-attended by senior officials from the institutions, and conducted a comprehensive review of the institutions’ impact assessment methods, which will feed into an improved impact assessment methodology for the 2014 Global Financial Governance and Impact Report (GFGIR). To read the 2013 GFGIR, click here.
1 April - New Rules for Global Finance Uses GSW
The first ever Global Financial Governance Impact Report, assessing the performance of the G20, IMF, World Bank, FSB and Tax-related bodies was launched in London at ODI on April 1st . It used GSW data and analysis to assess whether the IMF is delivering on increasing MDG-related spending in countries where it has programmes. For the full video of the event, see here.
24 March - Financing the Future: Infrastructure Development in Central Africa
On 10th March 2014, the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé hosted a regional conference to discuss ways to leverage resources to finance infrastructure projects. The event gathered senior policymakers from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), academia and private sector representatives, as well as experts from international institutions who reviewed types of financing available for infrastructure projects such as loans or PPPs. Details of this event organized by the IMF and Cameroon – agenda, presentations, speakers’ list – are available here, among which this presentation by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department entitled Managing Fiscal Risks from Public-Private Partnerships.
13-22 March - DeMPA Mission to Haiti
DFI took part in a World Bank-led DeMPA mission to Port-au-Prince. This mission focused on assessing Haiti's debt management in keeping with DeMPA methodology, in a context where public debt management has been transferred from the Budget department to the Treasury. This mission was an opportunity to highlight the urgent assistance needed in terms of the regulatory, institutional and organisational framework and to support a more dynamic management of the information system via a three-year reform plan.
21 March - Is Global Governance Fit For Purpose?
In recognition of the 5th anniversary of the G20 London Summit, the Overseas Development Institute, in cooperation with Development Finance International and New Rules for Global Finance, is hosting a public discussion on “Is Global Governance Fit for Purpose?” on Tuesday 1st April. The event will launch the Global Financial Governance and Impact Report published by New Rules in collaboration with ten additional organisations. This report assesses how well the G20, IMF, World Bank, FSB and global tax system are governed, and whether they are having the desired positive impact: have they achieved their goal and made global financial governance fit for purpose, so that it is having a positive impact on the world’s citizens? Find registration and more information about the event here.
