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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFollowing the fireside chat, the first panel discussion, \u201cIs IDA Equipped for Our Time of Crisis?\u201d, moderated by Clemence Landers, Senior Fellow at CGD, featured prominent speakers, including Ishac Diwan, Research Director at Finance for Development Lab, Gargee Ghosh, President of Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Margaret Kuhlow, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury, and Dirk Reinermann, Director of IDA Resource Mobilization and IBRD Corporate Finance at the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The panel explored IDA\u2019s role in maintaining macroeconomic stability in low-income countries, particularly its engagement on issues like debt and climate change. One of the key takeaways was the need for a balance between concessionality and funding volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConcessionality is crucial, but so is volume. As challenges evolve, IDA must balance both to remain effective. There are three key levers: donor contributions, balance sheet optimization, and financial terms. Each lever plays a part in maximizing impact while managing risks,\u201d Dirk Reinermann said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second panel, Is IDA\u2019s New Results Measurement System Fit for Purpose?, moderated by Karen Mathiasen, Project Director at the Center for Global Development, featured Paloma Anos Casero, Director of Strategy at the World Bank; Kate Donald, Head of Office, Washington, DC at Oxfam International; and Julie Trepanier, Director General of International Finance and Development at the Finance Ministry of Canada. This discussion focused on IDA\u2019s newly overhauled results measurement system, examining its impact on accountability and progress, particularly in gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julie Trepanier emphasized the need for a clear narrative that ties IDA\u2019s results to concrete outcomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need to tell a clear and compelling story about how these changes fit into the bigger picture. Progress is happening, but it requires a collective effort from all stakeholders,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kate Donald raised concerns about alignment between IDA\u2019s broad goals and the specific outcomes outlined in the new framework<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile the inclusion of inequality as a new indicator in the corporate scorecard is a positive step, there seems to be a mismatch between ambition and specificity. Closing this gap is critical to achieving the goals,\u201d said Donald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the full video in English<\/a> here and in French<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a week marked by strong appeals for increased support to the International Development Association (IDA), experts have praised IDA’s efforts in supporting Africa\u2019s key priorities while emphasizing the need…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[98],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"yoast_head":"\n