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TOSSD: A Statistical Assessment
In 2012, the OECD decided to create a new measure of development finance that would be much wider than just “official development...
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Mar 171 min read
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The Virtues of TOSSDing
Professor Speedy presents his insights and recommendations to promote Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) as the...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
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August 2024 Newsletter
August 2024 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, I hope that those of you who share the Northern Hemisphere with us are having a good...
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Aug 2, 20245 min read
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TOSSD a statistical measure? Or an anecdotal quantitative narrative?
Hedwig Riegler points out the fundamental problems of a system designed under political influence and for political reasons which,...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Climate Finance: What Needs to be Done!
This special ODAReform page contains three articles about the measurement of climate finance. - The first, by Steve Cutts, identifies the...
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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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The TOSSD Mirage
Given all the problems created by the DAC’s recent changes to ODA rules, it is no surprise to see proposals for alternative measures of...
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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Guarantees as ODA?
Donors have come up with a new trick -- scoring ODA for selling financial guarantees. Scott and Riegler explain why this rabbit won't...
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Dec 8, 20231 min read
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Steve Cutts: ODA and the Donation of Surplus COVID Vaccines, March 2023
Numerous allegations have been made that the DAC’s guidance for claiming ODA for the donation of surplus COVID-19 vaccines originally...
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May 1, 20231 min read
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Steve Cutts: Point-by-point response to the OECD FAQ defending ODA accounting, October 2022
This is the annex that I attached to my letter to the OECD DSG
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Apr 29, 20231 min read
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