Too many developing countries are not on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and need to pursue better and more sustained ways of reducing poverty. If progress continued on present trends, some countries in sub-Saharan Africa would not reach the MDGs for over a...

The present paper was prepared in the context of a joint project between the OECD Investment Committee (IC) and Development Assistance Committee (DAC) on Official Development Assistance and Investment for Development. It responds to discussions at the IC-DAC Workshop on Synergies between ODA and...

Increasing the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to developing countries is a cornerstone of new international development commitments. Accordingly, this paper reviews the state of knowledge regarding i) the factors that lead firms to build a plant overseas and ii) the influence that other...

These Forum proceedings outline the main requirements for promoting private finance and investment in developing countries, including the implementation of sound financial and corporate governance practices and the development of public-private partnerships, and propose existing and innovative...

How can developing countries create a climate that stimulates private finance and investment? What roles can bilateral and multilateral donors, the private sector, and NGOs play in helping leverage private finance and investment in developing countries? These were some of the key questions...