International Financial Institutions

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BRIEF

ABCs of the IFIs: The African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Scott Morris et al.
October 11, 2019
Blog Post

Aid Transparency and Subsidies to Private Companies: A First Step, But a Long Road Ahead
Charles Kenny
October 10, 2019
Today the IFC announced a step forward in its transparency around the use of aid resources to finance private companies. That’s right and proper: When scarce aid, and scarce tax resources, are used to support private firms, citizens of donor countries and recipient countries alike ha...
Blog Post

Should Multilaterals be Contractors or Collectives? A Case Study of World Bank Trust Funds
Owen Barder et al.
July 31, 2019
Trust funds are often regarded within donor agencies, such as DFID, as a useful mechanism to bypass lack of consensus within the multilateral, or to circumvent bureaucratic obstacles. But trust funds should properly be regarded as second or third best solutions.
POLICY PAPER

“Contractors or Collectives?” Earmarked Funding of Multilaterals, Donor Needs and Institutional Integrity: The World Bank as a Case Study
Owen Barder et al.
July 16, 2019
This paper revisits earlier analyses of the pros and cons of so-called “Multi-bi” funding, or earmarked bilateral funding channelled through a multilateral development institution like the World Bank.