North Macedonia: Technical Assistance Report - Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance Assessment
IMF Staff Country Reports, July 11, 2022
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 11, 2022
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400216329.002
Purpose and scope
- The PEFA assessment provides a snapshot of the country’s Public Financial Management (PFM) system performance to support the government in defining PFM reform priorities.
- The assessment aims to inform the Government about the performance of its PFM system in line with the PEFA methodology, and to track the changes between the 2015 assessment and the current one.
- The assessment informed evaluation of the implementation of the PFM Reform Program 2018-2021, and preparation of a new reform program.
Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) 2018-2021
- The Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) is the key strategic document in the area of public financial management, which describes the planned reforms and set targets and indicators to measure implementation results.
- The Government completed the implementation of the PFMRP covering the period 2018-2021 and is in the process of preparation of a new program.
- A number of reforms have been implemented under the PFMRP 2018-2021, but the assessment identified further remaining areas for improvement.
Key findings (assessment outcomes and comparative tracking)
- The PEFA assessment provides a current performance snapshot of North Macedonia’s PFM system.
- The assessment was used to evaluate implementation of the PFMRP 2018-2021.
- The assessment identifies areas where reforms have been implemented and highlights further remaining areas for improvement.
- The assessment tracks changes in PFM performance between the 2015 assessment and the current assessment.
Subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subjects: Expenditure, International organization, Monetary policy, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration
- Keywords: Auditing, budget documentation, Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, budget user, Eastern Europe, Europe, Global, government performance, PEFA assessment, PEFA report, PEFA secretariat, performance assessment report, Public Sector specialist World Bank, Southern Europe
Content in this bundle
- 1mkdea2022004 - Executive Summary