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25-Aug-2006
The African economy is expected to grow by 5.8 per cent this year and another 5.5 per cent next year. Oil and metal producers profited from higher world prices.
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18-Aug-2006
China’s trade impact on Latin America is positive via an export boom and indirectly better terms of trade. Its emergence is also a wake up call for the region: more reforms are needed, especially in infrastructure, in order to maintain Latin America’s comparative advantage.
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12-Jul-2006
Donors are supporting a vast range of activities that affect investment, both domestic and foreign. They spend around 20% of their aid on these. But little evaluative material is available on the impact of these interventions on investment and employment in developing countries. The objective of this Policy Guidance is to help DAC members use their ODA more effectively to mobilise private investment for development. Please see www.oecd.org/dac/investment.
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05-Jul-2006
This report evaluates the evidence on how migration may promote or hinder development in countries of origin, and explores possible win-win solutions for both sending and receiving countries.
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07-Jun-2006
The DAC and CRS online databases are now available in a new environment: "OECD.STAT", allowing easy selection of data through an improved user-friendly interface.
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12-May-2006
The joint evaluation, An Evaluation of General Budget Support, looks at the use and effectiveness of direct payments to the budgets of developing country governments and shows that this system of delivering aid can be an effective way to strengthen the management of public financial systems in developing countries.
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09-May-2006
OECD donor countries now channel about US$ 5 billion – some 5 per cent of their aid – directly to the budgets of developing country governments. A new independent evaluation, released today at a conference hosted by the OECD, shows that this system of delivering aid can be an effective way to strengthen the management of public financial systems in developing countries, and has helped to improve access to services like healthcare and education.
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21-Apr-2006
In response to its mandate, POVNET has prepared guidance to donors on promoting pro-poor growth. The policy statement is developed in the attached document. POVNET has also produced reports on promoting the contribution of private sector development, agriculture and infrastructure to pro-poor growth.
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10-Apr-2006
Development Centre is taking part in this globally networked research programme focusing on the impact of newly dynamic Asian economies on low-income economies. The programme is co-ordinated by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.
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08-Mar-2006
Securing safe and reliable water and sanitation services for all is one of the leading challenges facing sustainable development. This will be discussed at the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico (16 to 22 March 2006). Official Development Assistance (ODA) can make an important contribution to financing these services in developing countries. The statistics of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD provide for detailed analyses of ODA for water by donor and by recipient. Data are available both at the level of individual projects and in table form.
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