Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

The economics, public finance and budget support topic page covers issues such as macroeconomic stability, fiscal policy, economic growth, public debt, public finance management (including procurement), financial accountability as well as their practical implications for development programmes, in particular budget support operations but also technical cooperation projects.

44 groups and 32 articles on Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support. 1811 capacity4dev.eu members interested in Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support.

Articles on Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Latin American Countries Praise PEFA

April 4 2013 by Coordination Team

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The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Framework (PEFA) has been praised as a useful tool to underpin Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms by representatives of Latin American countries at a recent seminar in Brussels.

Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance

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3.Latin America & Caribbean

Explaining the New Guidelines for Budget Support

February 13 2013 by Coordination Team

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Budget Support comprises around 20% of the European Union’s aid to partner countries, with 125 ongoing operations in more than 80 countries. New Guidelines provide improved levels of safety and transparency in its application.

Article relevant to the topics: Aid Effectiveness & Results, Aid Procedures, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support

Policy Dialogue in Practice, an Example from Cambodia

November 9 2012 by Coordination Team

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How is Policy Dialogue put into practice in the education sector in Cambodia? What’s working, what isn’t? How has it been strengthened? And how effective is it, taking the example of dialogue about budget allocation to education?

Article relevant to the topics: Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Education

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4.Asia, Gulf Region & Pacific: Cambodia

Extending Budget Support to Civil Society - Part 2: An Example from Ecuador

July 19 2012 by Coordination Team

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In the second part of a series on how Sector Budget Support can extend to Civil Society and what can be achieved, Dominique Wauters, Head of Cooperation in the regionalised EU Delegation of Quito, Ecuador, shares his experience of engaging with civil society to build partnerships for service delivery and encourage more inclusive policy dialogue.

Article relevant to the topics: Civil Society, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Education

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3.Latin America & Caribbean: Ecuador

Extending Budget Support to Civil Society - Part 1: An Example from South Africa

July 4 2012 by Coordination Team

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How can Sector Budget Support embrace Civil Society and what can be achieved? How can such support offer an effective way to strengthen sector capacity and governance? In this first of a two-part series on capacity4dev.eu, Jozet Muller from the EU Delegation to South Africa shares her experience of engaging with civil society in ways that are helping to promote transparency and accountability.

Article relevant to the topics: Civil Society, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Security, Justice & Human Rights

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa

The EU Delegation to Zambia’s Experience of Using Political Economy Analysis

February 7 2012 by Coordination Team

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Over the past couple of years a number of donor agencies have adopted Political Economy Analysis tools to assist development practice. The European Union Delegation to Zambia recently carried out two pilot political economy studies. Their experience provides lessons for developing an EC tool.

Article relevant to the topics: Aid Effectiveness & Results, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance

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1.Sub-Saharan Africa: Zambia

Budget Support Can't Buy Reform But It Can Support It

January 3 2012 by Coordination Team

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Several European Commission evaluations confirm that Budget Support can be a useful instrument to support policy implementation and reforms in developing countries. But it can only contribute to positive change, experts warn, if there is a strong political commitment from partner governments.

Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Governance

Attendees Prepare for the EU Development Days 2011

December 14 2011 by Coordination Team

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Some 1,000 development practitioners, policy makers and representatives from donor and partner countries are arriving in Warsaw, Poland, for this year's European Development Days on the 15 and 16 December 2011.

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PFM Strengthening: Capacity Development and the Change Management Nexus

December 1 2011 by Coordination Team

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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 recently.

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Actors of the Development Community Focus on Youth as World Population Tops 7 Billion

November 25 2011 by Coordination Team

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The world passed a collective milestone in October when the planet’s human population topped 7 billion drawing some development professionals to consider the impact of such a large, and in the developing world, increasingly youthful population.