We’re now just a week away from a major moment in the development calendar — the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, aka FfD4, which takes place in Sevilla, Spain, from June 30 to July 3. It’s only the fourth such conference in a quarter of a century, and — very much not like Ron Burgundy — it’s kind of a big deal.
Debt reform is arguably top of the agenda. But also on the list are a collection of issues that were featured 10 years ago at the previous FfD conference, but on which little progress has been made — domestic resource mobilization, growing private sector contributions, increasing ODA, and reforming international tax law.
Devex will be in Sevilla in force, led by our editor-in-chief, Raj Kumar. We’ll be hosting at Casa Devex, a beautiful, historic Spanish villa. There, we’ll be interviewing many key players from the conference and bringing you the latest updates on what’s happening. Request an invite to attend in person.