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From poverty of ambition to ambition on poverty: what the G8 finance ministers must do in Essen to support Africa’s development
ActionAid International, 2007This ActionAid report discusses the opportunities and challenges it sees for the German government to put the G8 at the forefront of the global fight against poverty and environmental destruction during meeting in Essen later this year.ActionAid believes the G8 finance ministers must seize the opportunity to make progress in six key areas:commit to a clear financing plan to fund the tarDocumentUnderstanding the politics of the budget: What drives change in the budget process?
Department for International Development, UK, 2007This briefing note distills the findings of several political analyses of the budget process in developing countries and highlights why a good political understanding of theset processes is important to improve aid effectiveness.DocumentMaximising aid effectiveness in microfinance
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 2005Five core elements of effective support for microfinance systems are described in this donor briefing.DocumentDoes the IMF cap health spending in developing countries?
Center for Global Development, USA, 2006Most of the recently negotiated International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes include a ceiling which limits the opportunities for countries to utilise increasing aid, including billions of dollars for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.DocumentMaking fiscal space happen: managing fiscal policy in a world of scaled-up aid
International Monetary Fund, 2006The G8 countries have committed to double aid flows to developing countries by 2010. Although these funds offer great opportunities to recipient countries, aid inflows of such magnitude pose significant macroeconomic challenges to low income countries (LIC).DocumentIFC donor-supported technical assistance programs: 2006 report to the donor community
International Finance Corporation, 2006The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral provider of financing for private enterprise in developing countries.DocumentDevelopment policy lending retrospective
World Bank, 2006This paper reviews the performance over the preceding two years of the World Bank’s new comprehensive operational policy governing all fast-disbursing policy-based lending.DocumentDelivering the 2010 target: financing universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment
ActionAid International, 2006This paper looks at the current funding gap in the global response to HIV and AIDS and calls on the UK to work with other G8 countries to galvanise sufficient funding. It also calls on Gordon Brown to build on the UK’s political leadership in 2005 and push for G8 countries to agree on an international funding, focusing on the urgent delivery of existing financial commitments.DocumentCoherence for development: economic recommendations for Spain
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos, Madrid, 2006This paper looks at the coherence of donors’ economic policies with the objectives of the official international development cooperation policy.It outlines the potential benefits – and the conditions required to realise those benefits – and risks associated with the following policy areas:tradeemigrant remittancesforeign direct investment (FDI)external debt, restructuring anDocumentInsuring public finances against natural disasters: a survey of options and recent initiatives
International Monetary Fund, 2006Natural disasters in developing and small countries can disrupt the macroeconomic environment and put severe strain on public finances. International relief funds provided after a disaster are not always reliable and are often slow to arrive.Pages