OECD Unable, BRICS Unwilling: Can the International Development Assistance System Change?

... long-term target of traditional donors—spending at least 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on ODA. In Saudi Arabia’s case, this ratio exceeded 1% in 2021, while in the UAE it reached 0.9% in 2018. In this way, Arab donors effectively combine the South–South concept with the conventional development assistance system. Although their approaches differ, BRICS nations have reasons to collaborate on development assistance. First, all the members are interested in creating a methodology for measuring aid that takes into account the priorities ...