In May, we released our Metrics Matter III report, which found that major donors are still only directing a tiny portion of their funding to local organisations. Our findings provided the springboard to a broader discussion on what’s holding locally led development back – and what needs to change. In this blog, Henry Lewis reflects on the conversation among civil society leaders, donors, and policy experts, and where we go from here.
Catch up on the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index – our latest assessment of how the world’s leading development finance institutions are performing on transparency – in partnership with ODI Global. Watch now to hear from DFIs, civil society and private sector representatives and explore how we can improve financial and impact transparency in climate and development finance.
The 2025 DFI Transparency Index reveals broad-based improvements in transparency among development finance institutions (DFIs) over the last two years, but also highlights significant shortcomings, particularly in relation to impact, private capital mobilisation and climate finance.
Samantha Attridge and Gary Forster discuss the critical role of transparency in achieving development and climate finance goals, and preview this year’s DFI Transparency Index, highlighting where we’re looking for breakthroughs, and where stumbling blocks may remain.
The forthcoming 2025 DFI Transparency Index includes most of the world’s leading bilateral and multilateral development finance institutions (DFIs). However, a group of seven bilateral DFIs with trillions of dollars in assets are not included. Why? The top line answer is that their levels of transparency are so low that no meaningful assessment is possible. This blog explores some of those unassessed DFIs, where their disclosure practices fall short, and the real world consequences of this lack of transparency.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring the launch of the DFI Transparency Index, a chance to catch up on our recent discussion on the future for local funding and our research on the local funding provided by top donors, and the opportunity to learn how to find aid and development data.
