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View from UNEP: Aligning the financial system with sustainable development

Article
Voices & Views

Estimates for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals range up to a $7 trillion a year. Where will it come from? According to two senior experts from the United Nations Environment Programme, the funds are there, and the real...

Europe
Budget support
Economics & Public Finance

Budget Support: More Than Just a Blank Cheque

Article
Voices & Views

In 2014, experts working for the European Commission carried out a synthesis of budget support evaluations from seven different countries. “We have learned that the funds we provide don’t just go into a black hole,” said Jürgen...

Africa
Europe
Budget support
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Economics & Public Finance
+1
Monitoring & Evaluation

PFM Strengthening: Capacity Development and the Change Management Nexus

Article
Voices & Views

Effective capacity development involves understanding and supporting change management processes, according to consultants Carole Pretorius and Nico Pretorius who took part in a special capacity development workshop in Brussels...

Africa
Morocco
Mali
+5
Lesotho
Rwanda
Asia
Nepal
Europe
Development Effectiveness
Budget support
Capacity Development
+3
Economics & Public Finance
Knowledge Management
Learning

Tax Reform in Georgia: A Far-Reaching Reorganisation

Article
Voices & Views

Georgia, formerly part of the old United Soviet Socialist Republic, had a long history of poor tax collection until a new government took power in 2004. The new leaders introduced a radical overhaul of the tax system that combined...

Asia
Georgia
Europe
Budget support
Economics & Public Finance
Governance & Corruption