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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

Main Lessons from Evaluating Budget Support to Tanzania

Article
Voices & Views

A Joint Evaluation of Budget Support to Tanzania from 2005/06 to 2011/12 was completed earlier this year, with the results discussed this month in Brussels. While the general consensus is that its use has been positive, showing...

Africa
Tanzania
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