The Future of Aid 2005 – 2010

Masood Ahmed

DFID

January 14th

4 Strategic Policy Priorities

Delivering for Reforming Countries– 2nd generation PRSs, harmonisation, conditionality

Conflict, Disasters and Failing States– Idiosyncratic finance patterns, needs of poor

Supporting Middle Income Countries– Too little flexibility, no agreed approach

Making the case for more aid– Winning over the sceptics, IFF and collective action

Architecture

Member-states, share-holders and bilateral donors – getting the balance right ?

– We can influence the pattern of the architecture, history and anecdotes still dominate, what do poor countries want ?

Where should we be going with IDA 14 ?– Flexibility, debt sustainability, behaviour

Global funds, MCA and philanthropic flows ?– Can/should bilaterals adjust ?