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Understanding the role of fiduciary input in Country Assistance Strategy for achieving development goals. Learn about assessing risks, mitigation measures, procurement issues, and more.
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COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Tesfaalem Gebreiyesus AFTPC March 24-28, 2008 Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Why is Fiduciary Input Relevant • Assessing the fiduciary risk to the strategy and including mitigation measures • Entry point for fiduciary capacity development and reforms Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Treatment of fiduciary issues in CAS • Reviewing the overall objective of the Bank’s support program • Identifying risks to the program and measures for mitigation of risks • Ensuring that procurement issues are appropriately identified in the CAS document • CAS: an entry point for public expenditure management reforms Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Sources for identification of fiduciary risks • CPARs; CFAAs; PERs; OECD/DAC assessment • Information on Bank’s portfolio performance • Operational experience in capacity building and reforms • Identify early if additional asseessment is needed to fill gaps • Joint team (Procurement FM, PREM) Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Procurement and Financial Management Issues in CAS • Should be brief and strategic in nature • Key risks and mitigation actions in the CAS period • Should be prepared by responsible fiduciary staff • In close consultation with RPM (as opposed to just prior to ROC meeting) Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Results Matrix- Issues • Linkage to the CAS objectives • Lack of measurable and realistic outcomes and indicators • Absence of credible base line data • Judgment on what could be reasonably achieved with the proposed intervention Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Results Matrix- Issues • Lack of focus on key outcomes and indicators • Lack of focus on key outcomes and indicators • Adequacy of monitoring and evaluation tools • Should be prepared by responsible Fiduciary staff • Should Involve RPM at an early stage (as opposed to just prior to ROC meeting) Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY (CAS) Link to the CAS website Playing a Key Role in achieving the Development Results