En respuesta a la crisis mundial, el FMI y la FSB han planteado varias recomendaciones para el seguimiento del riesgo en el sector financiero, los vínculos financieros entre instituciones financieras con importancia sistémica, los flujos bancarios transfronterizos, las posiciones de inversión y los niveles de exposición, la vulnerabilidad de las economías internas frente a los choques, y una efectiva comunicación de las estadísticas oficiales para fortalecer el conocimiento de los datos que están disponibles a los efectos de la formulación de políticas económicas. Véase más información aquí.

This review of current practices among the 100 largest institutional investors reveals: most large Transnational corporations (TNCs) recognise the importance of CSR yet their standard of communication varies widely. Responsible investment practices have become common features of the world's 100 largest pension funds. At least basic climate change related information is now reported by most large TNCs, but with significant inconsistencies and inadequacies. A number of voluntary initiatives are taking a leading role in designing and facilitating CSR and responsible investment instruments.

Uganda disseminated preliminary results for its Private Sector Investment Survey 2009 in July. This covered data for 2007-8, and tracked the impact of the global economic crisis. The preliminary report is now available online, along with reports for its earlier surveys.

In March 2010, the UK Department for International Development asked DFI to survey developing countries' views of multilateral institutions' performance, to inform its decisions on where to allocate its funding for the next five years. The full report is now being published. It could also be read in conjunction with developing country views on the IMF and World Bank, assembled for the G20 in Freetown and London.

Oxfam encargó a DFI preparar un análisis sobre el impacto de la crisis financiera mundial en los presupuestos de los países de bajos ingresos y en sus gastos para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. El informe se puede ver aquí y paraver la cobertura que recibió el análisis en el periodico "Guardian" ver aquí.

At the request of the Government of Sierra Leone, Development Finance International commissioned Nancy Alexander, Director of the Economic Governance Programme at the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Washington, to analyse how to improve the World Bank resource allocation system to benefit African countries. The report resulted in the creation of an African Task Force on the CPIA. The declaration of the African Caucus meeting is available here.

New information is available on the Private Capital Flows pages. The Trends pages have been reorganised, and link to downloads from recent synthesis analysis split into scale and composition, and sources and destinations. The Investment Climate page has been simplified, and recent synthesis analysis may also be downloaded. We expect to add findings from country reports to these pages as they become available.

Se cancelaron US$ 268 millones en el marco del nuevo Fondo Fiduciario para el Alivio de la Deuda de Países en situación de Post-catástrofe  (véanse más detalles aquí) establecido por el FMI para asistir a los países pobres muy endeudados que se vean afectados por desastres naturales. Véase el comunicado de prensa aquí.

Latest analytical reports from The Gambia and Ghana are now available for download. The Gambia report tracks the unfolding impact of the global economic crisis, and the expansion of dynamic sectors including finance, real estate and tourism. The Ghana report describes the results of its pilot survey, and finds significant levels FDI and other investment.