COVID Module Question 12

Do published documents or information on the emergency fiscal policy package under consideration include information on donor funding?

Guidelines
For a number of low- and middle-income countries, a key source of financing for emergency response comes from international donor agencies in the form of foreign aid. Governments should provide detailed information on such funding sources.

Information that governments should provide includes: (a) the total amount of financing made available by international donors; (b) a breakdown of financing by individual donor or international financing institution; (c) whether the aid comes as a grant or as a loan; (d) whether it is tied to a cancellation of government debt; (e) details of foreign aid provided in-kind, such as medical equipment, medical supplies, food aid, etc.; and (f) details of the purposes of and conditions linked to the donor funding.

Tick boxes: ''Please check the boxes of the items that appear in the relevant documentation. If none of the items are presented, please check ‘None of the Above’. In the comment box, please provide a detailed citation for each item selected below as described in the assessment directions as well as any additional details.''


 * ☐  Total donor funding
 * ☐  Information by donor
 * ☐  Information on whether aid is provided as a grants or loan
 * ☐  Information on whether aid is tied to debt relief
 * ☐  Information on in-kind aid
 * ☐  Details on the purposes of and conditions linked to the donor funding
 * ☐  None of the above
 * ☐  Not applicable (the country does not receive donor funding)

Should researchers only reference documents produced by the executive?
No. Researchers can use any documents produced by any public entity to answer the questions, at least to start with. We can then, when analyzing the results, decide whether these "count" or not. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a particular document, please bring it to the team.