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17 Nov 16
Aid donors who allow contributions to be used in public-private finance schemes may not know enough about where the money is going to make an informed investment, a report has found.
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16 Nov 16
Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s traditional aid relationships with countries including India, China and South Africa, a review has found.
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14 Nov 16
Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US presidential election caught the world off guard. How might his policies and pledges play out across the global south?
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11 Nov 16
The instability triggered by the Arab Spring has cost countries in the region $613.8bn since 2011 and a fiscal shortfall $217.9bn greater than pre-crisis projections, the United Nations has found.
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11 Nov 16
PEFA has been supporting effective PFM reform since 2005. After the launch of its upgraded framework earlier this year, where next for the world’s principal method of assessing PFM performance?
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9 Nov 16
The UK’s Department for International Development may struggle to deliver its goals if the pound fails to recover from its post-EU referendum plunge, the department’s permanent secretary has warned.
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8 Nov 16
Global climate finance has reached record levels the United Nations suggests, but is still not sufficient to implement countries’ climate pledges, an expert told PFI.
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8 Nov 16
Many countries in Asia and the Pacific are spending too little on social protection programmes and should expand these to provide adequate cover to most of their populations, the Asian Development...
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4 Nov 16
The landmark climate change pact agreed between almost 200 countries in Paris last December came into force today, putting into place legally binding limits on global warming for the first time.
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4 Nov 16
Uganda’s high court has ruled that an order to close 63 schools run by a controversial, for-profit provider should go ahead.
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3 Nov 16
Developed countries are overstating the amount of climate finance they channel to poorer nations by at least $20bn, Oxfam has claimed.
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3 Nov 16
Developing countries must ensure the benefits of growth and change are shared with their citizens, or risk losing support to populist figures that can reverse progress, a European development bank...
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3 Nov 16
The African Development Bank has approved a $600m loan in a bid to plug Nigeria’s gaping $7bn budget deficit.
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2 Nov 16
The United Nations’ dedicated fund for humanitarian emergencies is facing a $25m shortfall in 2016, the institution has reported.
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2 Nov 16
The UK has been urged to continue to tackle the crises in global education through international forums and institutions like the G7 and the World Bank, an approach the country’s current aid chief...
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1 Nov 16
Global cities are likely to fall short on some key Sustainable Development Goals including child malnutrition and access to drinking water, housing and sanitation, a UK think-tank has warned.
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1 Nov 16
Humanitarian aid for refugees in Uganda increased the real incomes of host communities by up to $1,100 annually, a study by the World Food Programme has shown.
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27 Oct 16
It seems that the development effectiveness agenda lacks clarity and focus. Here are three principles that might help
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27 Oct 16
The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Australian government have renewed their commitment to a unified approach in assisting the development of Pacific island countries.
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27 Oct 16
The United Nations has called for action to tackle what it called the mounting sovereign debt crises in many developing countries, which put achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals at...
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26 Oct 16
The European Union is to plough more than €74m in sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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25 Oct 16
The Asian Development Bank has approved a country partnership strategy with Indonesia for the 2016-19 period to promote infrastructure investment and sustainable economic growth.
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25 Oct 16
The coal industry has made false claims about the fuel’s role in combating poverty, three international aid bodies have said.
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24 Oct 16
The United Nations has adopted an action plan to guide international policy on managing cities for the coming decades.
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24 Oct 16
The African Development Bank has approved a $20m equity investment in the Rx Healthcare Fund (RxHF), which aims to meet growing demands for specialised but affordable healthcare services across...