Multinational - Public Financial Management exchange event in Abu Dhabi, May 2013

The subject of this project is participation with the World Bank in the Public Financial Management (PFM) Exchange Event, in Abu Dhabi, 6 to May 2013 and financing of the hosting expenses for the benefit of North-African delegates. The idea is to adopt innovative activities in accompanying North African countries in their reform processes, in particular strengthening governance, develop regional public goods, promote mutual learning across the region, and enable the African Development Bank (AfDB) to play its role as a “Solutions Bank”. The PFM Exchange Event is one of four projects of Connecting Voices (CV) MENA, a regional initiative and partnership that promotes governance and private sector development through improved financial management practices in the public and private sectors. The Exchange will be devoted to Building Partnerships among Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Media and the Public Financial Management (PFM) agenda in general. It will begin with a series of VC and other non-face-to-face activities culminating in a 3-days face-to-face Event. The Project is likely to contribute to AfDB’s objective of enhancing transparency and accountability by contributing to strengthening the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in North Africa, through building partnership among SAI’s, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Media and constitutes a suitable basis for financing on a non-reimbursable basis.