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Implementing G8 Commitments on Aid Volume and Predictability. Presentation by Simon Scott Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD Doha, Qatar, 17 June 2007. The G8 Commitments. Total EU aid: 0.56% of GNI by 2010 Japan: $10 billion increase by 2010 Canada, Australia: double aid by 2010
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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
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.
Adding it up… • Total aid should rise from $80bn in 2004 to $130bn in 2010 • Half the increase is promised for Africa (G8 and Millennium+5 summit)
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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