Ghana: Ministry of Finance Launches Sub-National Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment and Public Financial Management (PFM) Review to Strengthen Local Government Finances
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The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the World Bank, has launched the Sub-National Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment and Public Financial Management (PFM) Review to strengthen financial management at the local government level.
The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the World Bank, has launched the Sub-National Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment and Public Financial Management (PFM) Review to strengthen financial management at the local government level.
Held under the theme, “Strengthening Sub-National Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment and Public Financial Management Review,” the launch brought together officials from the Ministry of Finance, representatives of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, the Internal Audit Agency, development partners and other government institutions.
Launching the programme on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Patrick Nomo, called for a deeper examination of the financial management challenges confronting local assemblies.