Ghana - Institutional Support Project to oversight and Private Sector Development Institutions (GISP)

The proposed operation concerns an Institutional Support Project focusing on improving Public Finance anagement (PFM) systems and Business Enabling Environment in Ghana. The Ghana Institutional Support Project to Oversight and Private Sector Development Institutions (GISP) is designed to complement the projects being implemented by the Bank and other donors including the PRBESP. It falls in the broader context of support for Ghana’s growth and poverty reduction efforts, accompanied by improved Public Finance management (PFM) systems and business enabling environment. The project has three components. These are as follows: (i) Strengthening domestic resource mobilization, aid coordination and integrity of public resource management; (ii) enhancing capacity for Private Sector Development and competitiveness; and (iii) Project Management support. The project will be implemented over the period 2012-2015 at an estimated total cost of UA 10.66 million.