The Future of Aid 2005 – 2010 Masood Ahmed DFID January 14 th

4 Strategic Policy Priorities Delivering for Reforming Countries – 2 nd 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 ?