This report was prepared by the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, headed by Director Pilar Garrido, under the strategic guidance of Haje Schütte, Deputy Director.
The report was elaborated under the direction of Cécile Sangaré, Policy Analyst. It was primarily drafted by Emilia Stazi, Junior Policy Analyst, with Callum Thomas, Junior Policy Analyst, as co-author. Cécile Seguineaud, Chiara Falduto and Fatoumata Ngom also made significant contributions. The report also benefitted from valuable inputs by Wiebke Bartz-Zuccala, Paul Horrocks, Lasse Moller and Raphael Jachnik. Valérie Gaveau, Head of the Statistical Standards and Methods Unit, provided overall direction and strategic guidance throughout the process.
The authors are also grateful to Wiebke Bartz-Zuccala, Chiara Falduto, Paul Horrocks, Raphael Jachnik and Emma Raiteri for peer reviewing the paper. Additionally, they also thank all participating institutions and their representatives for their valuable insights and contributions: Drishti Basi (British International Investment), Magnus Cedergren (Impact Fund Denmark), and Emma Blomqvist, Albert Granholm, Agnes Rova and Camilla Rubensson (Swedish International Development Agency).