Data & Transparency

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Blog Post

What We’d Like to Happen at the UK Government’s Anti-Corruption Summit
Charles Kenny et al.
May 10, 2016
“For too long there has been a taboo about tackling [corruption] head on. The summit will change that.” That, at least, is the optimistic pronouncement from the leader of Her Majesty’s Government ahead of the UK anti-corruption summit in London this week.
Blog Post

A Dive into New Data on Completed MCC Projects
Sarah Rose
May 06, 2016
Blog Post

World Bank Awards Zimbabwe a Prize for Competition? Not Quite
Vijaya Ramachandran
and
Todd Moss
May 04, 2016
We were bemused to read the World Bank’s press release of April 28, dateline Singapore: “The winners for the 2015-2016 Competition Advocacy Contest are: Mexico and Zimbabwe for competition advocacy in fast growing and innovative markets.” Hmmm.
POLICY PAPER

How Does OPIC Balance Risks, Additionality, and Development? Proposals for Greater Transparency and Stoplight Filters
Ben Leo
and
Todd Moss
April 26, 2016
As the U.S. government’s development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provides investors with financing, political risk insurance, and support for private equity investment funds when commercial funding cannot be obtained elsewhere. Its mandate is to mobi...