Public Financial Management Capacity Building

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The Project will support implementation of key aspects of the Government Public Financial Management Reform Action Plan (labeled PAMFIP in French) through the following main components: (a) Public Finance and Financial Accountability, the aim of which is to create enabling conditions for better fiscal discipline, optimal resource allocation, budget reliability and transparency, and operational efficiency; (b) Human Resources Development, which is intended to introduce and implement human resource reforms at the Ministry of Finance (MOF), including a comprehensive capacity development plan; (c) Integrated Financial Management Information System, which will support the MOF in consolidating improvements in Public Finance Management (PFM) initiated under the Management of the Petroleum Economy Project (GEEP) and by other development partners and provide a strategic framework for continued support; and (d) Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Government Program which will invest upfront and during the life of the Project in strengthening managerial and leadership capacity of the MOF through the Steering Committee, the Technical Secretariat and the Procurement, Administrative and Financial Directorate.