Public financial management and the digitalisation of payments Research reports and studies | June 2019 | Marco Cangiano, Alan Gelb, Ruth Goodwin-Groen This paper explores the linkages between the digitalisation of payments and public financial management through country case studies. Downloads
How digitising payments can improve public financial management Insight | 5 June 2019 | Marco Cangiano Integrating public financial management with the wider digitalisation agenda can improve use of public resources and foster an inclusive economy. Read and comment
Public finance and development: six things to read in May Insight | 21 May 2019 | Mark Miller Chinese lending; what budget officers do all day; financial management information systems; links between audits and electoral accountability, and more. Read and comment
The role of the budget officer in controlling public spending Working and discussion papers | May 2019 | Sierd Hadley, Mark Miller and Bryn Welham This paper reviews the work of budget officers and suggests how to strengthen their performance. Downloads
Blended finance: what donors can learn from the latest evidence Insight | 26 April 2019 | Samantha Attridge The buzz around the potential of blended finance is clouding decision-making. Here's what donors should consider when deciding to invest aid in this way. Read and comment
Public finance and development: eight things to read in April Insight | 15 April 2019 | Mark Miller Kenya’s tax treaty with Mauritius; revising corporate taxation; gender-responsive budgets; exiting from aid; fiscal policies for climate action, and more. Read and comment
Governments and donors must manage transitions away from aid Insight | 12 April 2019 | Annalisa Prizzon Transition from aid is not a linear path. Here are four implications for governments and donors as countries achieve middle-income status. Read and comment
Drive to mobilise ‘trillions’ through private finance for development ‘completely unrealistic’ – new ODI research Press release | 10 April 2019 New report on blended finance finds policy makers have unrealistic expectations about how much private money can be mobilised Find out more
Blended finance in the poorest countries: the need for a better approach Research reports and studies | April 2019 | Samantha Attridge and Lars Engen This report provides hard evidence to inform the discussion on the role of blended finance in plugging the SDG financing gap in developing countries. Downloads
‘Gender budgeting is good budgeting’ – but PEFA’s new benchmark doesn’t measure up Insight | 19 March 2019 | Sierd Hadley Three significant limitations to the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) framework's new gender module. Read and comment
