<br/>Contents<br/>Foreword. . . .&nbsp; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi<br/>Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp; .. . xiii<br/>Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp; . . .&nbsp; . . xv<br/>Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br/>MDGs: Crisis Impact and Outlook . . . . .&nbsp; . . . . . . . 13<br/>1 The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Developing Countries. . . 23<br/>2 Improving the Private Investment Climate for Recovery and Growth. . . . 51<br/>3 Leveraging the Private Sector Role in Human Development. . . .. . . . . 85<br/>4 Scaling Up Aid to Poor Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 113<br/>5 Pressing Ahead with Trade Openness. . . . . . . . . .&nbsp; . . . . . . . . 137<br/>6 International Financial Institutions: Crisis Response and Support<br/>for the Private Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167<br/>References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .&nbsp; . . . 193<br/>Annex: Monitoring the MDGs: Selected Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203