Ecuador : Country Financial Accountability Assessment

Despite positive economic signals in 2002 and 2003, Ecuador's public finances remain precarious because of weaknesses in government systems and oversight for the non-financial public sector and dependence on volatile fiscal revenue from oil. More than 96 percent of total public expenditure is fixed (public sector wages and salaries, social security benefits, debt service, and other contractual arrangements), reducing the scope for discretionary spending. The strategic objective of the present CFAA is to contribute to strengthening of Ecuador's economic governance, and associated social and economic development, identifying weaknesses and recommending remedial action in areas where current public financial management institutional arrangements, practices and systems, limit the efficiency and transparency of public sector management. This being the first CFAA for Ecuador, the study reviewed the practices and systems of the Central administration of Government. The report's main recommendations include consolidating existing laws and regulations on public financial management and modernizing the legal framework; preparing and implementing supporting regulations on budget management and performance, and enhancing civil society's capacity to scrutinize public finances; upgrading information systems; improving operational procedures; designing and implementing a capacity building program to upgrade the accounting framework; elaborating a borrowing policy and developing procedural manuals; strengthening internal audit units; strengthen the Supreme Audit Institution; improve legislative scrutiny of government spending; upgrade the Government's Internet portal, and provide more user-friendly access to information on budget execution and financial performance.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-06
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, AGGREGATE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, APPROPRIATIONS, BANKING SECTOR, BORROWING, BUDGET, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET COMMITTEE, BUDGET COVERAGE, BUDGET COVERS, BUDGET CYCLE, BUDGET DECISIONS, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET FORMULATION, BUDGET LAW, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET PERFORMANCE, BUDGET POLICIES, BUDGET PRIORITIES, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET PROPOSALS, BUDGET STATEMENT, BUDGET SUPPORT, BUDGET SYSTEM, BUDGETARY RESOURCES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CASH FLOW, CASH MANAGEMENT, CASH RATIONING, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, CENTRAL BANK, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CORRUPTION, CREDITWORTHINESS, CURRENT BUDGET, DATA COLLECTION, DEBT, DEBT SERVICE, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EXTERNAL AUDIT, FIGHTING CORRUPTION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, FINANCIAL AUDITS, FINANCIAL AUTONOMY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR, FINANCIAL REPORTING, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE PROCESSES, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INSURANCE, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNAL AUDIT UNITS, INTERNAL CONTROL, INTERNAL CONTROL FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MANAGEMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, OPERATIONS, PARLIAMENT, PER CAPITA INCOME, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST, PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, REFORM PROGRAMS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, REVENUE MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6575253/ecuador-country-financial-accountability-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8451
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