Over the past 15 years, 35 low-income countries have transitioned to middle-income country status. This progress reflects the strong and sustained economic growth achieved in most parts of the developing world. While income per capita only partly reflects the overall economic and social development of a country, the move to middle-income country status can significantly affect the mix of financing resources available to it and often triggers donor discussion on whether to reduce or even phase out financial assistance. Against this background, very surprisingly, we have little evidence and very few systematic cross-country comparative reviews of how volumes of development finance and terms and conditions evolve during the transition from low-income status for specific economies.
Exit from aid: an analysis of country experiences
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Exit from aid: an analysis of donor experiences
Over the past 15 years, 35 low-income countries have joined the ranks of the world’s middle-income countries. By 2030, a further 29 countries are expected to graduate from the list of countries eligible for official development assistance. These trends reflect the strong and sustained economic growth achieved in most parts of the developing world. Because of this improved income status, several dimensions of the development finance landscape are likely to evolve for most MICs. While income per capita only partly reflects the overall economic and social development of a country, the move to middle-income country status can significantly affect the mix of financing resources available to it and often triggers donor discussion on whether to reduce or even phase out financial assistance.
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Lawyers on Trial – Abusive Prosecutions and Erosion of Fair Trial Rights in Turkey
Since the July 2016 coup attempt, Turkey has seen mass arrests and trials on terrorism charges of thousands of people not involved in any violent act. Among them are journalists, human rights defenders and opposition politicians tried in proceedings which rights groups have documented as politicized and unfair. While lawyers always have a critical role to play in protecting the rights of suspects in police custody and defendants in court, their role in protecting the rule of law and human ...
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Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain for Supply Chains: Part 1 – Introduction
Distributed ledger and blockchain technology promise to have far-reaching implications for global trade and supply chains. However, the extent to which this new technology realizes its potential depends upon how well supply chain actors steward this development.
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Upholding Democracy
Corruption Watch released its 2018 corruption report, Upholding Democracy, signalling the role of civil society and members of the public alike in exposing corruption and holding leaders to account during 2018. The many voices reflected in this year’s edition, which marks 25 years of freedom and democracy in South Africa, point to the impact of corruption on the lives of ordinary people, who suffer the most as it strips them of human dignity and access to basic human rights.
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Subnational investment in human capital
Delivering on the global commitment to leave no one behind means development thinking must undergo a transformational shift to address inequalities within countries, as well as between countries. This report, jointly prepared with Development Initiatives, reviews how well public finance is targeted at subnational level. It covers investment in human capital, spending on health and education, by both government and donors in all of the 82 poorest countries – that is all low- and lower middle-income countries and least developed countries.
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Blended finance in the poorest countries: the need for a better approach
The need to mobilise private finance is at the heart of international discussions on how to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and move the needle from ‘billions’ of dollars in development aid to ‘trillions’ of dollars in investment. With an estimated SDG financing gap of $2.5 trillion a year in developing countries alone, the international development community is placing an increasing emphasis on blended finance. This report aims to provide hard evidence to inform the discussion on the role of blended finance in plugging the SDG financing gap in developing countries. We found that:
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The State of Urban Safety in South Africa
Cities across the world are said to be the drivers of development. They generate about 80% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of their respective countries. However, cities are marred by violence and crime. Statistics show that South Africa’s murder rates are among the highest in the world. The country’s largest cities carry a disproportionate burden for this type of crime. Murder is considered a good indicator for general levels of violence; and as such, closer attention to place specific drivers to reduce murder rates could influence violence reduction in cities and in the country.
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Two Degrees of Transformation Businesses are coming together to lead on climate change. ...
The ‘Two Degrees of Transformation’ report was developed in collaboration with the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders – a leadership community supported by the World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security System Initiative. The run-up to 2020 is a crucial period for delivering progress in line with science if the world is to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Climate change will shape the way in which we do business for decades. Business has a vital role to play in curbing its effects by limiting carbon emissions, but success isn’t just about action from individual companies.
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Localising emergency preparedness and response through partnerships
Localisation of aid, partnership, and capacity strengthening are increasingly prominent issues within the humanitarian sector. Calls for localisation are particularly strong in the disaster-prone region of Asia, with governments responding to humanitarian crises, such as those in Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh, limiting the access of international NGOs while encouraging (or requiring) them to work with local organisations. The trend towards greater localisation has led many international stakeholders to reflect on their own organisational structure, and their approach to partnerships and capacity strengthening, and how these may need to adapt in response to structural changes in the humanitarian sector.
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