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Report on the event
The second round of Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues took place to carry out the follow-up and explore alternative means of implementation of the provisions set forth in section F of the Monterrey Consensus. The purpose of this event was to hold an informal dialogue on issues related to financing for development and the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Anti-poverty funds come with strings attached
The World Bank's soft loan arm, the International Development Association (IDA), will get a funding increase of 34 billion dollars from rich nations over the coming three years, the largest increase in two years.
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Book: "The future of development financing: challenges, scenarios and strategic choices"
At the beginning of the 21st. century the international development financing ‘system’ is really not much of a system. It is rather a collection of disjointed entities that lack coherence, often work at cross purposes and are not up to the task of mobilising finance in the amounts and ways required to assist a growing diversity of developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and improve living standards. Book written by Francisco Sagasti, Keith Bezanson, and Fernando Prada, pdf format.
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Report on the event