Contacts:

In Washington: Timothy Carrington +1 202 473 8133

tcarrington@worldbank.org

In N’Djamena: Edmond Dingamhoudou (235) 52 33 60

edingamhoudou@worldbank.org

          

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2007 – The World Bank’s Executive Board today approved a project aimed at helping build Chad’s capacity in the area of public finance management. 

 

The Bank project will support implementation of the Government’s project known as the Capacity Building for Modernization of Public Financial Management Project (PAMFIP), the duration of which will be five years and targets enhanced efficiency and transparency in the use of public resources, in particular oil revenue.

 

This World Bank grant of US$10 million (the equivalent of CFAF 5 billion) will enable the Government of Chad to improve budget preparation and execution as well as public finance oversight. Working in collaboration with other external partners, the project will mainly finance the reorganization of financial services, the review of budgetary and financial regulations as well as public finance methods and procedures, the strengthening of management tools, in particular the computerized expenditure chain, and the development and training of the human resources working in the area of public finance management.

 

Project activities will impact all State financial services (Ministries of Finance and those coordinating the priority sectors) as well as administrative, legislative, judicial, and ad hoc oversight units. 

 

The expected outcome is that the Government of Chad will have in place a more efficient public finance management system that can allow it to achieve its aspirations in the areas of good governance and poverty reduction.

 

 

For more information on World Bank activities in Sub-Saharan Africa, please visit:

http://www.worldbank.org/afr

 

For more information on World Bank activities in Chad, please visit:

http://www.worldbank.org/chad

 

For more information on this project, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=349862&menuPK=349909&Projectid=P090265