Multilateral institutions and reform
Maximising the developmental impact of MDB callable capital: project findings and path forward
What it examines
This working paper synthesises a year-long ODI research programme on the legal, fiscal and financial dimensions of MDB callable capital, supported by the MDB Challenge Fund. It identifies ambiguity in capital-call rules and proposes collective shareholder action, clearer standards and improved crisis planning.
Why it matters
Helps assess how the UK’s contingent capital commitments could support MDB lending and what clarification is needed in UK fiscal and institutional arrangements.
Institutions and themes
Related documents
Catalogue entry reviewed 17 September 2026. The summary describes the publication’s analysis; it does not establish that historical findings remain current.