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The transparency gap: Why can’t we assess the transparency of some of the world’s largest DFIs?

By Ella Remande-Guyard | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog

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.

Japan publishes aid data

By Katie Welford | Jul 3, 2014 | News

The Government of Japan this week published aid data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative for the first time. This exciting development sees data from both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) appearing in the IATI Registry. David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: ‘We are very pleased to see Japan engaging with […]

G8: Triumph for transparency

By David Hall-Matthews | Jun 20, 2013 | Blog

You may not have noticed from the headlines, but the G8 Summit was a real triumph for transparency. It was a brave and ambitious thing to put on the agenda, because it is not an easy issue to negotiate on. When it comes to the details, hundreds of different interests – many of them vested […]

PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners welcome G8 commitment to aid transparency

By Katie Welford | Jun 18, 2013 | News

The G8 is finally delivering on aid transparency promises with all countries committing to full and timely implementation of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This includes France, Italy and Japan, for the first time. Implementation of IATI is achievable and consistent with the goals of the Lough Erne Summit, as it provides a standard […]

A first look at common standard implementation schedules

By Andrew Clarke | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog

Thirty-five donor organisations and governments have so far released implementation schedules for the common standard on aid information, with at least five more plans likely to be published in the coming weeks. It is encouraging that donors representing the lion’s share of global aid flows have delivered on their Busan commitment of outlining their plans […]

PRESS RELEASE: Progress on aid transparency lays foundation for further reforms to improve quality of aid, say campaigners

By Katie Welford | Dec 1, 2011 | News

Aid donors made significant and welcome progress on transparency at a key summit this week providing a good foundation for further reforms needed to ensure that aid has the best possible impact, said campaign group Publish What You Fund today. In the run up to and during the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness […]