Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring highlights from the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, new research into the visibility of development cooperation beyond the DAC, and a look at a new MDB mobilisation approach
The 2026 Aid Transparency Index shows that the three largest aid providers – Germany, the US and the UK – have become less transparent in the last two years. However, most of the world’s leading aid and development agencies are still publishing good-quality information, after the steepest fall in aid on record. Multilateral organisations lead the way, and Spain makes the biggest improvement in the Index’s history.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring your invite to the launch of the Aid Transparency Index, an insight into Australia’s view on transparency and a look at what multilateral development bank securitisations are and why transparency is relevant.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring an opportunity to be part of the 2028 Aid Transparency Index, a new initiative to strengthen the transparency of public development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean, an examination of how AI can help to access IATI aid data, a review of DFI reporting on additionality, and news of the next DFI Transparency Index.
Publish What You Fund and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – have announced the launch of a new initiative to assess and enhance transparency across public development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean. This 18-month project will engage a select group of public development banks throughout the region to improve the disclosure of information relating to their institution and the projects they finance.
Work on the third DFI Transparency Index is underway, in preparation for launch in summer 2027. The Index ranks the transparency of the world’s leading development finance institutions (DFIs) and encourages improvement. Here we set out the updates we’ve made to our methodology, the timeline and key activities for the 2027 Index and which DFIs will be included.
