Togo - Project to Build Capacity in Economic and Financial Governance (PARCI-2)

Project to Build Institutional Capacity in Economic and Financial Governance (PARCI-2) is designed as part of a program developed by the Togolese Government to improve economic and financial governance. It's a continuation of PARCI-1 and aims at completing the institutional reforms undertaken, consolidating the gains achieved and launching a new series of institutional reforms. Indeed, PARCI-1 has particularly supported the Government in the implementation of its capacity building program for control and budget monitoring structures. More specifically, it has had satisfactory results in particular on: (i) improvement of budget management, in this case the preparation and execution of the budget, (ii) strengthening of the prior control, and (iii) strengthening of the in charge of preparing the PRSP and monitoring its implementation. At present, PARCI-2 consists of consolidating the integration and modernization of public financial management as well as strengthening domestic resource mobilization capacities and the integrity of the public financial management system. The project mainly includes support for structural and institutional reforms, training, financing of IT equipment, office automation and logistics.