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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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