In its first thematic cycle on "development finance", the OECD Global Forum on Development invites governments, private sector and civil society actors to explore options for a more effective development finance system. 
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Year II (2007-2008)

2nd Annual Plenary, Paris, 20 May 2008

The 2nd Plenary will sum up the activities of Year II for high-level decision makers. Participants will be asked to focus on the theme of "Ownership" ahead of the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra (2-4 September 2008).

 Preliminary Agenda

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Endowments for Think Tanks,
Paris, 28 April 2008

This Workshop will convene foundations and official donors with an interest in supporting developing-country think tanks that work on fiscal policy issues.

 Agenda (pdf)

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Banking on Development, Geneva, 28-29 February 2008

At this Roundtable, senior executives discussed how policy makers could best catalyse private financial flows for economic growth and poverty reduction. 

 Conference Report (pdf)  

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Ownership in Practice, Paris, 27-28 September 2007

This Informal Workshop examined what the principle of "ownership" looks like in practice, both within developing countries ("democratic ownership") and in the relationship between developing countries and donors. 

 Conference Report
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Scaling-up, Paris, 11 December 2007

This Policy Workshop focused on aid allocations in the context of donor pledges to rapidly scale up their aid.

 Programme (english, pdf) - Ordre du jour (fr.)

 Summary record

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