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MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
Focus on Results: MCC’s Model in Practice
Sarah Rose
and
Franck Wiebe
January 27, 2015
When MCC was founded, there was widespread skepticism about the effectiveness of foreign assistance. Many observers, both external and internal to development institutions, agreed that too much aid was being spent on poor projects in service of poorly defined objectives with correspondingly little u...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
Focus on Policy Performance: MCC’s Model in Practice
Sarah Rose
and
Franck Wiebe
January 27, 2015
A key pillar of MCC’s model is its focus on policy performance. One of MCC’s defining characteristics is that it provides funding only to countries that demonstrate commitment to good governance and growth-friendly policies. 
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CGD’s New MCC at 10 Series: How the First Decade Stacked Up and What Should Come Next
Sarah Rose
January 27, 2015
A year ago this month, the Millennium Challenge Corporation turned 10 years old.  To commemorate this noteworthy event, CGD visiting fellow Franck Wiebe and I spent most of last year taking a deep dive into MCC’s first decade of operations.  The result is a new MCC at 10 series of pa...
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A Big Year for MCC: The Board Picks Five Countries for New Partnerships
Sarah Rose
December 11, 2014
The votes are in!  Yesterday, MCC’s board of directors met to select countries for FY2015 compact and threshold program eligibility.  Last week, I made some predictions about the choices the board would make.  Let’s look at yesterday’s decisions and see how I did&hel...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
Predicting Partnerships: Which Countries Will MCC Select for FY2015 Eligibility?
Sarah Rose
December 01, 2014
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) board of directors is scheduled to meet on December 10. As usual, they will use this end-of-year meeting to vote on which countries will be eligible for MCC assistance for FY2015.
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MCC Tops US Government in Aid Transparency Again
Sarah Rose
October 08, 2014
Publish What You Fund launched their fourth annual Aid Transparency Index (ATI) today.  The overall finding is that while many donors have made a number of international aid transparency commitments, the majority are falling short and not publishing useful information.
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The Wait Is Over: MCC Signs a Second Compact with El Salvador
Sarah Rose
October 02, 2014
On Tuesday, MCC signed a $277 million compact with El Salvador.  It’s been a long road to the finish line for El Salvador with over a year-long wait between compact approval and signing (most countries sign within a month of approval).