Why Aid Agencies Should Be More Transparent
Publish What You Fund is a global campaign for aid and development transparency. The group's goal is to ensure that every donor is open and transparent about what they are funding. In our conversation, Gary Forster explains why transparency in aid is so important and identifies some of entities that rank highest and lowest on the aid transparency index. The data compiled by Publish What You Fund also offers a very good birds-eye view of aid and development spending, so we also discuss some of the broad trends that he has seen in recent years among donors. This includes the impact of COVID-19 on foreign aid and development assistance.