President Trump will soon send Congress his budget for FY 2020. The development community is fully expecting drastic cuts to the proposed foreign aid budget – repeating the FY ‘18 and ’19 scenarios. Over the past 18 months we have conducted detailed research into the impact of proposed cuts. In this blog we reflect on our findings and their significance for the FY 20 budget debate.
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Our fortnightly look at the latest news and blogs, including details of the 2020 Aid Transparency Index, an IATI consultation and ODI’s report on humanitarian investing.
Preparations are underway for the next Aid Transparency Index. This blog sets out the expected milestones for the 2020 Index and what aid and development actors can expect.
Our fortnightly round up of news, blogs and reports – featuring reflections on the development finance debate,a new research manager, corruption, social impact investing and debt.
The debate on the role of private finance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is intense and lively. The need for transparency comes up again and again. But how do we move from debate to action?
