financial flows to nepal
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Financial flows to Nepal. Accessing, using and questioning the data . Kathmandu, December 2013. Introduction. Aim: to give an overview of data on financial flows to Nepal Focus on aid flows 13 questions to show how to access, use and question different datasets Definitions Sources - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Financial flows to NepalAccessing, using and questioning the data
Kathmandu, December
2013
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Introduction• Aim: to give an overview of data on financial
flows to Nepal• Focus on aid flows• 13 questions to show how to access, use and
question different datasets – Definitions– Sources– Things to look out for– Questions to ask
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1. How much does the government spend?Government expenditure refers to spending by the government. Government expenditure per capita refers to spending by the government for each Nepali person.
Question: How does the Nepali budget cycle work?
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2. How much does the government spend on each sector?
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3. How much international resources flow to Nepal?International flows to Nepal:• Official• Private• Commercial
Nepal is one of few countries where total international flows > government expenditure
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4. What type of international resources are flowing to Nepal?
• What is the value of each flow for development? What effect does each flow have on poverty? How reliable are the data?
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5. What share of national income is aid?
ODA as a share of GNI, 2000-2011, IMF and OECD data
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6. What is aid composed of?
Aid can be a number of different things: cash, food supplies, or the supply of experts to provide advice and capacity development (‘technical cooperation’).What mix of aid instruments is appropriate for different countries and contexts?eradication?
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7. What sectors in Nepal are attracting aid?
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8. What type of aid are different sectors in Nepal attracting?
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9. Is aid targeting poverty?
How would this chart look using Nepal’s national poverty line instead of $1.25 a day?
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10. What remittances targeting poverty?
What role do remittances play in poverty reduction in Nepal?
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11. How are donors spending their aid in Nepal?
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12. How much aid do different sources capture?
Different volumes:
- Different donors report to each platform
- Different financial years are used
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13. How are health sector disbursements being reported on?
What kind of health spending do donors prioritise compared to government?
What overlaps exist across the three sources of data?
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