Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment

The 2003 Guinea Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA) was implemented jointly with the 2003 Guinea Public Expenditure Review (PER), and both analysis will be reported as the Integrated Public Expenditure Review and Fiduciary Assessment...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Financial Accountability Assessment
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5188474/guinea-country-financial-accountability-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13879
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ANTICORRUPTION
AUDITS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNITIES
CORRUPTION
COUNCILS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION POLICY
DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION
ELECTED OFFICIALS
ELECTIONS
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
HEALTH
INCOME TAXES
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL MEDIA
LOCAL REVENUE
LOCAL TAXES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
NATIONAL BUDGET
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATING EXPENSES
POLITICAL PARTIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
SUPPLIERS
TAX
TAX SYSTEMS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UTILITIES
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
ANTICORRUPTION
AUDITS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET FORMULATION
BUDGET PROCESS
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNITIES
CORRUPTION
COUNCILS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZATION POLICY
DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION
ELECTED OFFICIALS
ELECTIONS
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
HEALTH
INCOME TAXES
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL MEDIA
LOCAL REVENUE
LOCAL TAXES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
NATIONAL BUDGET
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATING EXPENSES
POLITICAL PARTIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
SUPPLIERS
TAX
TAX SYSTEMS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
UTILITIES
World Bank
Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
geographic_facet Africa
Guinea
description The 2003 Guinea Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA) was implemented jointly with the 2003 Guinea Public Expenditure Review (PER), and both analysis will be reported as the Integrated Public Expenditure Review and Fiduciary Assessment (PER-FA) for Guinea. This approach has been followed in order a) to have a cohesive, and coherent set of analysis, and recommendations on Public Finance, b) to reduce the demands on the Government of Guinea, which might have resulted from a duplication of reviews being carried out in the same time frame. This approach reduces the potential overlap in the scope of PER and CFAA. This stand alone CFAA report is based on the chapter on Public Financial Management systems and processes in the PER-FA, with some additional context added. The quality of Public Financial Management in Guinea, does not yet provide sufficient assurance for external donors to implement their projects through the government's own systems via, for example, direct budgetary support. In some aspects of public financial management, e.g. the formal commitment control system, Guinea's simple and pragmatic approach is more effective than some of the more sophisticated, and expensive systems in the sub region. However, the level of public expenditures processed outside the central commitment control system, in particular by means of payment orders and advances remains a concern. Corruption in public service remains a concern, although there are encouraging signs from the activities of the anti-corruption Commission. Recent changes, in particular high-level responsibilities, have eased some perceived roadblocks to the follow through of anti-corruption activities. Nevertheless, Guinea has made substantial progress in getting up to date in its statutory financial reporting. During the 1990's there had been a significant lag in the statutory financial reporting obligations (la Loi de reglement). As at March 2003, with the approval of such law, Guinea was fully up to date with the legal requirements. In order to improve accountability, there is a need to continue to improve the quality, timeliness and availability of financial information on budgets, expenditures, and revenues. Measures should include : Establishing a program to report actual vs budgeted expenditures at the decentralized community level for education, health, and rural services, together with a requirement for regular accountability; Implementing a policy of moving the management of budgeted expenditures to the closest point at which services can be delivered cost effectively; Simplifying the expenditure control processes at the decentralized level; and, Developing a more predictable flow of funds to the decentralized level. And, to sustain the decentralization process there is need to: Support the development of fiduciary capacity at the decentralized level, by providing the necessary personnel, training, and technical guidance; Provide the basic equipment, infrastructure and tools to support decentralized units; Progressively establish computer terminals for the commitment control system closer to the decentralized level.
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title Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
title_short Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
title_full Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
title_fullStr Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment
title_sort republic of guinea : country financial accountability assessment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5188474/guinea-country-financial-accountability-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13879
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spelling okr-10986-138792021-04-23T14:03:18Z Republic of Guinea : Country Financial Accountability Assessment World Bank ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE ANTICORRUPTION AUDITS BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITIES CORRUPTION COUNCILS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION POLICY DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURES ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION ELECTED OFFICIALS ELECTIONS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FINANCIAL REPORTING FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY HEALTH INCOME TAXES LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL MEDIA LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL TAXES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY NATIONAL BUDGET NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING EXPENSES POLITICAL PARTIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DELIVERY STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES SUPPLIERS TAX TAX SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UTILITIES The 2003 Guinea Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA) was implemented jointly with the 2003 Guinea Public Expenditure Review (PER), and both analysis will be reported as the Integrated Public Expenditure Review and Fiduciary Assessment (PER-FA) for Guinea. This approach has been followed in order a) to have a cohesive, and coherent set of analysis, and recommendations on Public Finance, b) to reduce the demands on the Government of Guinea, which might have resulted from a duplication of reviews being carried out in the same time frame. This approach reduces the potential overlap in the scope of PER and CFAA. This stand alone CFAA report is based on the chapter on Public Financial Management systems and processes in the PER-FA, with some additional context added. The quality of Public Financial Management in Guinea, does not yet provide sufficient assurance for external donors to implement their projects through the government's own systems via, for example, direct budgetary support. In some aspects of public financial management, e.g. the formal commitment control system, Guinea's simple and pragmatic approach is more effective than some of the more sophisticated, and expensive systems in the sub region. However, the level of public expenditures processed outside the central commitment control system, in particular by means of payment orders and advances remains a concern. Corruption in public service remains a concern, although there are encouraging signs from the activities of the anti-corruption Commission. Recent changes, in particular high-level responsibilities, have eased some perceived roadblocks to the follow through of anti-corruption activities. Nevertheless, Guinea has made substantial progress in getting up to date in its statutory financial reporting. During the 1990's there had been a significant lag in the statutory financial reporting obligations (la Loi de reglement). As at March 2003, with the approval of such law, Guinea was fully up to date with the legal requirements. In order to improve accountability, there is a need to continue to improve the quality, timeliness and availability of financial information on budgets, expenditures, and revenues. Measures should include : Establishing a program to report actual vs budgeted expenditures at the decentralized community level for education, health, and rural services, together with a requirement for regular accountability; Implementing a policy of moving the management of budgeted expenditures to the closest point at which services can be delivered cost effectively; Simplifying the expenditure control processes at the decentralized level; and, Developing a more predictable flow of funds to the decentralized level. And, to sustain the decentralization process there is need to: Support the development of fiduciary capacity at the decentralized level, by providing the necessary personnel, training, and technical guidance; Provide the basic equipment, infrastructure and tools to support decentralized units; Progressively establish computer terminals for the commitment control system closer to the decentralized level. 2013-06-12T21:16:25Z 2013-06-12T21:16:25Z 2003-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/5188474/guinea-country-financial-accountability-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13879 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Financial Accountability Assessment Economic & Sector Work Africa Guinea