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Development and Public Finance

What we do

Research and advisory work on how governing bodies can best use their scarce resources to support prosperous and fairer societies.

Local Village with houses on the green hill at the Bunyonyi lake in Uganda. Credit: Dario Verdugo
This paper examines the barriers bilateral donors face in their efforts to promote locally led practices in climate adaptation, where specific commitments have been made to the Principles for Locally Led Adaptation. We examine initiatives in Uganda, drawing on interviews with three bilateral donors (the US, UK and Sweden) and Ugandan stakeholders (government, civil society, academia).

Public finance and service delivery working paper series

Past events

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BudgetByte #3: Can governments make digital payments to citizens 'smarter'?

This is the third event in the BudgetByte webinar series from ODI’s Digital Public Finance Hub that explores government capabilities to bring public finance into the digital era. The aim of the webinar is to consider the possibilities of 'smarter' payments systems to improve spending outcomes.
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Localising aid: why aren't we there yet?

This will be the second instalment in ODI's "Donors in a post-aid world" webinar series, which aims to foster dialogue based on multi-faceted evidence and inform pathways for the transformation of the Northern donor ecosystem.
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Navigating the poly-crisis: 2023 ODI Public Finance Conference

This conference examines the trade-offs facing finance ministries as they navigate the 'poly-crisis', drawing on the latest research and international experiences.
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Digital Public Finance Hub

Our team

How we work

  • Strengthening macroeconomic stability

    Supporting policy-makers, national governments and other stakeholders to make informed decisions on quality investments and strengthening institutions, while championing mechanisms to more effectively manage debt and avoid debt distress.

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  • Efficient and equitable public services

    Bringing together different communities and knowledge to improve understanding of appropriate public finance to support service delivery, and supporting policy-makers in the design and implementation of public finance policies.

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  • Building more capable bureaucracies

    Promoting sound public financial management, supporting countries’ finance ministries and reflecting on ODI’s own technical advisory work.

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  • More effective tax systems

    Understanding the ways in which governments can mobilise domestic resources in more sustainable and equitable ways, exploring the linkages between taxation and inclusive growth, and supporting the creation of evidence-based, inclusive tax policy-making processes.

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  • Using public funds to mobilise private capital

    Understanding the potential and limitations of blended finance, and supporting the development of more effective blended finance approaches, while also assessing the role and development of national development banks.

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  • Making international public finance more effective

    Building understanding of how to maximise the impact of international public finance and to reform its architecture

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Public finance and development round-ups

Latest work

  1. The role of IMF financing in a climate-changed world

    Expert comment

  2. Think Change episode 31: what do borrowing countries think of MDB reform?

    Podcast

  3. How can MDBs be more responsive to borrower clients and citizens? Improving the operational model

    Event

  4. Strengthening MDBs: the triple agenda

    Event

  5. National budget trends in East Africa: navigating an uncertain recovery

    Expert comment

  6. How bad is the fiscal squeeze?

    Expert comment

  7. MDBs can drive transformative change – now the G20 must inject urgency and sustain its support

    Expert comment

  8. Looking back, looking forward: Global South perspectives on the BRI

    Event

  9. Maximising the developmental value of MDB callable capital

    Event

  10. The unintended effects of foreign aid: Should donors avoid, accept or act on them?

    Event

  11. Maximising the developmental value of MDB callable capital

    Project

  12. Development finance institutions must seize the opportunity at the Finance in Common Summit

    Expert comment

  13. In Southern Africa, national budget trends are under debt distress

    Expert comment

  14. Digital public finance: top trends in July 2023

    Expert comment

  15. BudgetByte #1: What did we learn from our first Hub webinar?

    Expert comment

  16. Unpacking the real value of data for public finance

    Expert comment

  17. Digital public finance: top trends in June 2023

    Expert comment

  18. Navigating the poly-crisis: 2023 ODI Public Finance Conference

    Event

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