Implementing G8 Commitments on Aid Volume and Predictability

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Implementing G8 Commitments on Aid Volume and
Predictability

• Presentation by Simon ScottDevelopment
  Co-operation Directorate, OECD
• Doha, Qatar, 17 June 2007

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The G8 Commitments

• Total EU aid 0.56 of GNI by 2010
• Japan 10 billion increase by 2010
• Canada, Australia double aid by 2010
• US no overall target, but big increases in
  bilateral programmes - MCA, PEPFAR etc.

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Adding it up

• Total aid should rise from 80bn in 2004 to
  130bn in 2010
• Half the increase is promised for Africa (G8 and
  Millennium5 summit)

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Long-term Trend in DAC ODA
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Analysing Recent Trends
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Aid to Africa
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How Are We Doing?
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Some Hopeful Signs

• Germany increased aid by 750mat Heiligendamm
• New sources of financing airline taxes, IFFIm
• More aid to health promised
• China becoming a major donor

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Thank You
for your attention.