Province of Santa Fe, Republic of Argentina : Public Financial Management Assessment
The assessment for the Province of Santa Fe was prepared jointly by the Ministry of Finance of the Province of Santa Fe and the World Bank (WB) on the basis of findings from missions. It seeks to: (i) provide the provincial government with a reference tool for dialogue and action to strengthen their public financial management systems; (ii) assess the province's PFM systems and identify and address their main fiduciary issues, as well as their impact on the implementation of World Bank operations; and (iii) contribute in a broader sense to the dialogue between the Bank and Argentina's national and provincial authorities regarding fiduciary portfolio management and reliance on the country's systems. The assessment is not a fully fledged PFM performance report using all PEFA performance indicators. As agreed with the provincial government and the World Bank s Country Management Unit, the team selected and used 19 PFM performance indicators (PI 1, PI 4, PI 5-7, PI 9-12, PI 16-18, and PI 20-26) to review the status of PFM in the province. The report was prepared based on the findings of the missions that visited Argentina in the first semester of 2009 and refers to the 2006-2008 fiscal years. The report was completed in June 2012 and highlights the progress and improvement in some PFM areas since 2009 whenever provided by the Province (in footnotes wherever appropriate).
Summary: | The assessment for the Province of Santa
Fe was prepared jointly by the Ministry of Finance of the
Province of Santa Fe and the World Bank (WB) on the basis of
findings from missions. It seeks to: (i) provide the
provincial government with a reference tool for dialogue and
action to strengthen their public financial management
systems; (ii) assess the province's PFM systems and
identify and address their main fiduciary issues, as well as
their impact on the implementation of World Bank operations;
and (iii) contribute in a broader sense to the dialogue
between the Bank and Argentina's national and
provincial authorities regarding fiduciary portfolio
management and reliance on the country's systems. The
assessment is not a fully fledged PFM performance report
using all PEFA performance indicators. As agreed with the
provincial government and the World Bank s Country
Management Unit, the team selected and used 19 PFM
performance indicators (PI 1, PI 4, PI 5-7, PI 9-12, PI
16-18, and PI 20-26) to review the status of PFM in the
province. The report was prepared based on the findings of
the missions that visited Argentina in the first semester of
2009 and refers to the 2006-2008 fiscal years. The report
was completed in June 2012 and highlights the progress and
improvement in some PFM areas since 2009 whenever provided
by the Province (in footnotes wherever appropriate). |
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