This report represents a series of studies on the status of the implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards in the Latin America region.
... See More + The first report of this series, Public Sector Accounting and Financial Information in Latin America, was developed by the World Bank team and issued in April 2015. The general purpose of this second report is to document the status of the management, control, and recording of fixed assets in the countries surveyed, and to propose a comprehensive asset management model to strengthen the region’s public financial management systems in terms of public sector accounting, public investment, transparency, and accountability. The report aims to address the following asset management challenges: (a) accounting methodologies that have been adopted or implemented in the surveyed countries do not necessarily capture all government fixed assets; (b) incomplete or unreliable information on infrastructure assets and projects and other fixed assets, as well as on the provisions related to their upkeep and replacement, creates obstacles to improving public investment policies and enhancing the region’s ability to promote productivity and competitiveness; (c) greater control of fixed assets is directly related to the improvement of transparency and accountability indexes; and (d) governments’ inability to obtain an objective picture of their financial position and performance limits the quality of analysis on the efficient use of public resources related to electoral commitments, fiscal stability, and economic growth in the medium and long term.
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Ratings of Rio de Janeiro Renovating and Strengthening Public Management for Brazil were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned included: (i) One of the primary reasons for the achievements of the project was its focus on management and flexible design; (ii) A complementary lesson is the importance of close supervision and sharing of technical expertise; and (iii) The experience of the implementation revealed the importance of fostering new institutional arrangements and investing in career civil servants.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4283 NOV 30, 2017
The objective of the Comoros public expenditure and fiscal management review is to assist the Government of Comoros in strengthening the basis for the management of its public expenditure program.
... See More + The review takes stock of expenditure trends and the systems governing public spending, with an emphasis on strengthening fiscal sustainability, budget credibility and strengthening fiscal management in the electricity and service delivery sectors.
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Public Expenditure Review 120541 JAN 01, 2017
Mahdi,Shireen; Mansour,Wael; Klimowicz,Ewa Katarzyna; Said Ali Said,Antoissi; Ayi,Jean Gaspard NtoutoumeEnglishDisclosed
The objective of the Public Works and Urban Management Project for Burundi will be to enhance the climate resilience of key transport and drainage infrastructure in Greater Bujumbura while strengthening the country's capacity to manage and prevent natural disasters.
... See More + Negative impacts include: noise and vibrations, air quality degradation, groundwater, and land expropriation and compensation of other goods. The project is expected to reinforce physical infrastructure, reduce transportation costs, and improve transport system reliability to help increase traffic capacity. The increase in traffic capacity is expected to facilitate development, trade, and economic growth thus contributing to poverty reduction. The study has established a number of negative environmental consequences that the project activities are likely to induce. The main negative impacts are social impacts related to the land expropriation for the project and therefore compensation. It is believed that land expropriation will be carried out in accordance with Burundi’s and World Bank compensation laws. The compensation will be guided by the principal objectives that the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) will have their compensation on time before the project commences. In conclusion, therefore, provided the recommended mitigation and environmental and social management measures including the Resettlement Action Plan are effectively implemented during the construction and operation phases of the project, the anticipated environmental and social impacts will be mitigated. Therefore, this project is environmentally sound and socially viable.
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The images of flattened buildings and tent cities that dominated the news following the Haitian earthquake of January 12, 2010 triggered an emergency response from the global aid and development community.
... See More + Foreign governments, multilateral organizations including the World Bank, and NGOs dramatically increased the flow of funding to the devastated country. The money helped pay for emergency relief but also for higher public investment spending that sought to repair damage and press ahead with development projects that had begun before the disaster. Six years later, the flow of aid is declining, and Haiti faces pivotal challenges: how to adapt to the reductions, raise more resources internally, spend more efficiently, and safeguard the fragile social gains it has achieved in a time of extreme hardship. The infrastructure Haiti has acquired in the recent surge of investment is something like a newly built house that lacks furniture and running water, it may look good from the outside but does little for its occupants. For the present, life remains a struggle for most of the country’s 10.4 million people. Thus in addition to growth, the country needs policies that will foster inclusiveness. Analysis and past experience suggest that two factors are key: human capital and political stability. To achieve this goal, Haiti will require a new outlook favoring fair, efficient government and social inclusiveness.
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The images of flattened buildings and tent cities that dominated the news following the Haitian earthquake of January 12, 2010 triggered an emergency response from the global aid and development community.
... See More + Foreign governments, multilateral organizations including the World Bank, and NGOs dramatically increased the flow of funding to the devastated country. The money helped pay for emergency relief but also for higher public investment spending that sought to repair damage and press ahead with development projects that had begun before the disaster. Six years later, the flow of aid is declining, and Haiti faces pivotal challenges: how to adapt to the reductions, raise more resources internally, spend more efficiently, and safeguard the fragile social gains it has achieved in a time of extreme hardship. The infrastructure Haiti has acquired in the recent surge of investment is something like a newly built house that lacks furniture and running water, it may look good from the outside but does little for its occupants. For the present, life remains a struggle for most of the country’s 10.4 million people. Thus in addition to growth, the country needs policies that will foster inclusiveness. Analysis and past experience suggest that two factors are key: human capital and political stability. To achieve this goal, Haiti will require a new outlook favoring fair, efficient government and social inclusiveness.
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The development objectives of the Transport & Urban Mobility project of Senegal are to: (i) improve effective road management, maintenance and safety, both at national level and in urban areas; and (ii) help improve safety, efficiency and environmental quality of public transport in the Greater Dakar Area (GDA).
... See More + The project will involve road upgrading and road Assessment OP/BP 4.01 construction (national and rural programs) in selected areas. The projects do not present significant environmental risks or impacts.
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