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Behind the billions: New dataset exposes the $54 billion gap in MDB climate finance transparency

By Ella Remande-Guyard | Nov 10, 2025 | News

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) play a central role in the provision of climate finance for emerging and developing economies, yet questions remain about where their billions are going and how effectively they are being used. Publish What You Fund is today launching a new report and accompanying dataset, Behind the Billions: tracking the missing pieces of MDB climate finance data. The dataset is the first cross-MDB repository compiling all publicly available, project-level climate finance data disclosed by MDBs between 2021 and 2023.

Participants announced for the 2026 Aid Transparency Index

By Elma Jenkins and Alex Tilley | Nov 5, 2025 | News

We are pleased to announce the organisations that have chosen to participate in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index. The Index will provide an independent assessment and accreditation of transparency performance, ensuring the sustainability of this vital global accountability tool while opening participation to a broader range of organisations than ever before.

UK aid transparency has improved, but the Home Office is not transparent about its ODA spending

By Elma Jenkins | Oct 23, 2025 | News

The transparency of aid spending government departments has improved, according to a new assessment from Publish What You Fund. However, the review highlights the Home Office as the only department which has become less transparent over the last five years – despite spending £2.3 billion of the UK’s aid budget in 2024.