Afghanistan's public financial management (PFM) system achieved significant improvements between June 2005 and December 2007. Among 28 performance indicators, 18 indicators improved, two indicators deteriorated, and eight indicators remained unchanged. Among three indicators of donor practices,...

The 2007 External Review of Public Financial Management (ERPFM) is the fourth in a series of annual assessments by the development agencies that contribute to the Multi-Donor budgetary support in Ghana. The 2007 ERPFM review has four main findings: 1) the progress in strengthening the Public...

As one of Indonesia's recently established provinces, 2001 Gorontalo has faced numerous challenges, the most daunting being one of the country's highest levels of poverty. Gorontalo's sub-national governments shoulder a heavy responsibility in ensuring the rapid development of the region,...

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) hopes to successfully conclude the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union (EU) by the end of 2006, upgrading BH as a potential candidate for EU membership. Entry into the EU will increasingly shape the future reform program of BH in...

The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is the third largest province of Pakistan. The province is landlocked and the land routes to the north are few and difficult, passing through hilly terrain. The province itself is largely mountainous, with only 30 percent cultivated land. Nearly 50 percent...

This document reports on a Public Financial Management and Accountability Assessment (PFMAA) for the province of Punjab. The study was commissioned jointly by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UK Department for International Development (DfID), and the European Commission...

This document reports on a Public Financial Management and Accountability Assessment (PFMAA) for the province of Balochistan. The study was commissioned jointly by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UK Department for International Development (DfID), and the European...

This economic report holds that capacity in financial management varies widely across local governments in Aceh. While some local governments achieve reasonable outcomes in financial management capacity, others are lagging far behind. Capacity in key aspects of financial management also varies...

The primary objective of this Public Financial Management (PFM) assessment is to provide an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the PFM system in the Republic of Serbia, which can help the government to prioritize and measure progress in PFM reform. This assessment of Serbia's PFM...

During the past decade, the Government of Jordan implemented a full-fledged adjustment program with continuous support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Economic growth during the last few years of the 1990s was over four percent, despite adverse external political...