MA Accountability and Transparency DPL

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The objective of this First Transparency and Accountability Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Morocco is to support the concretization of key new constitutional governance principles and rights, aimed at increasing transparency and accountability and enhancing citizen engagement and access to information. The series supports structural reforms strengthening economic governance across the public sector and new policies fostering more inclusive and open governance. The DPL has been prepared jointly with the European Union (EU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), leveraging a further US$ 250 million in support of common key policy actions such as the budget, procurement and open governance reforms. The programmatic approach is warranted by the scope and depth of the government's governance reform program, the implementation of which will require time, assistance, and flexibility. This operation is complemented by the transition fund project supporting the implementation of Morocco's new governance framework. This US$ 4 million grant provides technical assistance for the implementation of structural reforms fostering public engagement; performance based budgeting and fiscal decentralization. The series adopts a holistic and integrated approach to enhance its impact. It is supporting governance reforms across the public sector covering the central government; State owned Enterprises, or SoEs and agencies, local governments as well as inter-governmental relations. The Bank has provided policy advice and technical assistance for the design of most policy measures and laws supported by this DPL, with the support from the MNA multi-donor trust fund. The transition fund governance project will support the implementation of these structural reforms. While building on the long-standing engagement with public administration reform, under the Public Administration Reform Loan (PARL) series, this program supports the concretization of the performance budgeting reform through the adoption and implementation of the new organic budget law and procurement decree. This DPL series also delves into new reform areas derived from the constitution such as access to information, public petitions, as well as into the governance of SoEs and local finances.