PEFA Newsflash February 2024

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LATEST FROM PEFA
			Live from the Desk of the Head of the PEFA Secretariat: In this video, the Head of PEFA Secretariat, Srinivas Gurazada, shares reflections on the Global Conference of Stocktaking on PFM tools, PFM in Asia flagship program, updates from the PEFA Steering Committee and recent publications.
			PEFA Steering Committee Approved Work Plans for 2024:The PEFA Steering Committee Meeting was held on December 13-14, 2023, at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters in Washington D.C. with the participation of all PEFA partners. During the meeting the PEFA Secretariat reported on the achievements for the CY2023 and PEFA Phase 5. The work plan for 2024 was approved
			Sixty Four PFM Tools - Key messages from the Global PFM Diagnostic Tools Conference & PFM Tools Expo: Read about the highlights and watch the video recording of the live-streamed Global PFM Diagnostic Tools Conference organized by the PEFA Secretariat on December 12, 2023. More than 170 participants attended in person and around 700 joined online. During the event, the recently developed Stocktaking of PFM Diagnostic Tools Report and interactive website displaying the tool were presented followed by an Expo of numerous Tools exhibition.
			PFM Highlights: PEFA Flagship Training in Asia - November 2023, ADB HQ: The PEFA Flagship Training in Asia started with opening remarks by Bruce Gosper, Vice-President of Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Srinivas Gurazada, Head of PEFA Secretariat and other senior officials. One hundred participants attended this two-and-a-half-day Flagship Training organized by the PEFA Secretariat in partnership with the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines.
			PEFA E-learning Course Available at OLC and edX Platforms: This four-module self-paced e-learning course provides an introduction to the PEFA Framework, how to understand and use it, and the process involved. The course also presents examples, offers guidance documents and background material. To take the course click this link for OLC and this one for edX.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED PEFA REPORTS

Publication of the PEFA 2023 Palau Agile Assessment (English)

The Republic of Palau undertook their first PEFA Assessment with the support of the IMF’s Public Financial Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) using the Agile PEFA approach endorsed with the PEFA Check.

Read the Report and Summary in English

Publication of the PEFA 2022 Cambodia Phnom Pen Subnational Assessment (English)

Cambodia

This first subnational Cambodia Phnom Penh PEFA 2022 assessment, endorsed with PEFA Check, was conducted by the Government of Cambodia, under the direction of the Steering Committee of Public Financial Management Reform (PFMR-SC), with coordination and implementation by the General Secretariat of Public Financial Management Reform Steering Committee (GSC) and technical support from the IMF.

Read the Report and Summary in English

Publication of the PEFA++ 2023 Cameroon National Assessment with PEFA Gender and PEFA Climate (French)

Cameroon

The 2023 National Cameroon PEFA assessment was carried out in parallel with PEFA Gender and PEFA Climate assessments, funded by the European Union.

Read the full Reports in English and Summaries in French:

National Report and Summary

Gender (GRPFM) Report and Summary

Climate (CRPFM, Page 304) Report

Publication of the PEFA++ 2023 Burundi National Assessment with PEFA Climate and PEFA Gender (French)

The 2023 national Burundi PEFA Assessment includes PEFA Climate and PEFA Gender. All three reports received the PEFA Check. The evaluation was carried out under the leadership of the Technical Committee, with practical and technical support from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning. The exercise was financed by the Delegation of the European Union.

Read the Reports here in French and summaries in English.

National Report and Summary

Gender (GRPFM) Report and Summary

Publication of the PEFA+ 2023 Bolivia La Paz Subnational Assessment with PEFA Gender (Spanish)

The second subnational PEFA+ 2023 assessment of the Autonomous Municipal Government of La Paz (GAMLP) in Bolivia includes the addition of the PEFA Gender annex. The Supervision Committee was chaired by the Municipal Finance Secretariat of the GAMLP and composed of the GAMLP Director of Financing and Financial Analysis, the GAMLP Head of the Public Credit and Financing Monitoring Unit, the Bank Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and OXFAM International.

Read the full Reports in Spanish and Summaries in English

National Report and Summary

Gender (GRPFM) Report and Summary

OUR RECENT VIDEOS

This video highlights the views of PFM leaders and practitioners, collected during the PEFA Flagship Training in Asia in November 2023, on the importance of PFM, the benefits of PEFA assessments, how development partners use PEFA, among other many takeaways.