Economics & Public Finance

The economics, public finance and budget support topic page covers issues such as macroeconomic stability, fiscal policy, economic growth, public debt, public finance management (including procurement), financial accountability as well as their practical implications for development programmes, in particular budget support operations but also technical cooperation projects.

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A New Approach to Finance for Development

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 7 May 2015

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will not be limited by an overall lack of money, but rather will depend on “the way finance is mobilised and used”. That’s the message from the European Report on Development 2015, released this week.

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"The ABC of Gender Equality in Education: Aptitude, Behaviour, Confidence"

Monica Dimitriu posted Information | 8 April 2015

This is an analysis of the equal opportunities for boys and girls, men and women to education. The findings are showing that young men are more likely to be less engaged with school resulting in low skills and poor academic achievements than young women. The information may be read at the following...

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Group: Education and Development
Public Finance in the Media: What Makes a Good Budget Story?

Ryan Flynn created a new event | 30 March 2015

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Budgets, service delivery and PFM are all deeply relevant to the lives of everyday citizens and can be the impetus for hard-hitting stories in the media. Aimed at both civil society practitioners and journalists, this online webinar will explore what makes a good budget story.

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Group: Economics, public finance, domestic revenue mobilisation & budget support
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) 2015 Brochure

Sophie De Coninck uploaded a new Document | 26 March 2015

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The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund provides a mechanism to integrate climate change adaption into local governments’ planning and budgeting systems, increase awareness and response to climate change at local level, and increase the amount of...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Budget Support: More Than Just a Blank Cheque

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 23 January 2015

In 2014, experts working for the European Commission carried out a synthesis of budget support evaluations from seven different countries. “We have learned that the funds we provide don’t just go into a black hole,” said Jürgen Lovasz, Team Leader for Budget Support in the Evaluation unit at DEVCO...

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Ebola, Sierra Leone, and Continuity of Public Services – An Impossible Equation?

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 23 December 2014

The Ebola epidemic has taken many lives, breaking up families and leaving numerous children parentless. But it has also left its mark on the economies of affected countries. In Sierra Leone it has more or less ‘destroyed’ the economy, disrupting all key sectors including agriculture, mining and...

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Ebola, Sierra Leone, and Continuity of Public Services – An Impossible Equation?

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 22 December 2014

The Ebola epidemic has taken many lives, breaking up families and leaving numerous children parentless. But it has also left its mark on the economies of affected countries. In Sierra Leone it has more or less ‘destroyed’ the economy, disrupting all key sectors including agriculture, mining and...

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How to play in the big leagues – Overcoming climate finance barriers in El Salvador

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 18 December 2014

While the complex negotiations to launch the Green Climate Fund are still underway, many developing countries are reviewing their possibilities to access and manage large-scale climate finance . Among the major challenges governments need to design national and sector plans that are both costed and...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Financing disaster risks – Lessons from the Bogota exchange

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 18 December 2014

Celebrating its second anniversary, Colombia Humanitaria gathered national stakeholders and international representatives in a knowledge exchange around Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Held in Bogota on 22 and 23 November 2012, the event aimed to systematize lessons learned within Colombia...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Publications and Reporting

Capacity4dev Team created a new WIKI page | 15 December 2014

Background Rural electrification options were analysed showing the optimal cost conditions for a sustainable energy development applying renewable energy sources in Africa. A spatial electricity cost model has been designed to identify the least-cost option in off-grid areas: diesel generators,...

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Group: African Renewable Energy Technology Platform - AFRETEP

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