Togo: Technical Assistance Report: Launch of the Project for Strengthening Public Financial Management

IMF Staff Country Reports, April 12, 2013

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Purpose: evaluate the government's public finance and launch a project to strengthen the financial system of the Republic of Togo.
Partners involved:
- European Union Delegation
- Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF
- Togolese government
Date on page: April 12, 2013

Technical agreement signed between the European Union Delegation, the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, and the Togolese government.
Established components:
- a communication program
- a training strategy
Works begun to improve:
- budget execution
- accounting
- finance report
- cash management
- and related public financial management functions

Mission assessment: government public finance evaluated but "needs some improvements to attain a perfect form."
Subject areas addressed:
- Budget execution and treasury management
- Budget planning and preparation
- Expenditure
- Fiscal accounting and reporting
- Public financial management (PFM)
Keywords and technical terms preserved from the report:
- accounting data, Budget execution and treasury management, Budget planning and preparation, CR, double-entry bookkeeping, expenditure process, Fiscal accounting and reporting, government accountant, government cash management framework, ISCR, net government position, organization chart, recording government operation, trial balance, West Africa