Côte d’Ivoire

This review was conducted in Cote d'Ivoire with the goal of establishing the reference situation of the management and system of public finances, including procurement,... Show More + and facilitating the monitoring of the impact of the reforms to improve the management and efficiency of public policies and their fiduciary framework. The review presents three in-depth analyses. After summarizing the main conclusions and recommendations of the priority measures, the review presents the results of the following analyses: i) public expenditure review, which analyses recent macro-economic and fiscal developments in relation to the budget execution and Cote d'Ivoire's poverty reduction strategy; ii) review of the public financial management system, conducted on the basis of the findings of the "Public Financial Management Performance Report" (PFM PR), which constitutes volume two of this review. The PFM PR was prepared using the "Public Financial Management Performance Measurement Framework" established in the context of the partnership under the "Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability" (PEFA) program; and iii) review of the public procurement system prepared on the basis of findings of the "Public Procurement Assessment Report". This report, which constitutes three volumes of this review, was prepared according to the methodology for assessment of national procurement systems approved by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD's) Development Assistance Committee (DAC). At the end of each review, the report proposes an exhaustive action plan of corrective measures for enhancing the efficiency and transparency in the use of government resources and improving the public finance management system and the quality of procurement. Show Less -

Cote d'Ivoire has witnessed unprecedented instability since 1999 and political tensions culminated in the civil conflict in 2002; while the war seems over, reconciliation... Show More + has not been easy. The conflict resulted in a massive economic and social impact, affecting the entire sub-region. In July 2003, the respective militaries had signed a formal declaration of the end of war. An amnesty law was passed, overcoming a major roadblock to the disarmament process. Furthermore, there is agreement on a number of elements of the demobilization and disarmament process. Also, during April-August, despite difficulties, the government of national reconciliation has shown that various parties could work together to implement the peace accord. The authorities would like to lay the foundation for a speedy recovery when the peace process is fully consolidated. To set the stage for accelerated recovery, a key policy challenge in Cote d'Ivoire is improving public expenditure management, transparency and controls. This report provides a preliminary and selective analysis of key post-conflict public expenditure management issues facing the new government. This report is primarily an operational document, envisaged to advance the dialogue with the authorities and help strengthen post-conflict public expenditure management and speed the delivery of emergency assistance. It will soon be followed by a companion volume with a more traditional analysis of the structure and efficiency of public expenditures and the social impact. The report is organized around three main chapters, as follows: Chapter 1 provides background to the main body of the report (chapters 2 and 3) and briefly reviews the post-conflict situation, including the impact of the crisis, the governance problems (e.g., in the cocoa/coffee sector), and an outline of the report's links with the Interim Transitional Support Strategy (I-TSS) under preparation; Chapter 2 analyses salient public expenditure management (PEM) issues, inter alia, using standard HIPC assessment indicators; and Chapter 3 analyses institutional and operational issues in expenditure control systems. Show Less -