tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36780147375542917332024-03-05T21:05:18.781-05:00International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM)The International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM) maintains this public financial management blog. The focus is on PFM reform in emerging countries by addressing issues such as transparency, integrated financial management information systems, international donor funding, auditing, cash management, procurement, public private partnershipsICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-90591656420289423942017-09-06T17:40:00.002-04:002017-09-06T17:40:13.439-04:00ICGFM DC Forum Luncheon - October 4, 2017; Domestic Resource Mobilization: Getting Back to Basics<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;">Steve Rozner<br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Senior Fiscal Advisor,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Since the July 2015 Financing for Development Conference in Ethiopia, the
global community has coalesced around domestic resource mobilization (DRM) as a
central means for developing countries to enhance economic stability, deliver
public services, and fulfill the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During this session, Mr. Rozner will reflect on international experience
and evidence of what works in improving DRM and provide his perspective on the
importance of "getting the basics right."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rozner </span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">is senior fiscal advisor in
USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and the Environment. Steve
supports the Agency's programming, technical leadership, and international
cooperation in the area of domestic resource mobilization (DRM). In his
capacity, he regularly collaborates with USAID's Washington and overseas
operating units to integrate DRM and public financial management into
development strategies and project designs. Prior to joining USAID, he directed
the Public Finance and Economic Policy practice at DAI and served as director
for USAID’s worldwide Fiscal Reform and Economic Governance program. Steve has
more than 15 years of experience designing, managing, and implementing
technical assistance in fiscal policy and management in countries spanning
Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the LAC region.
He has authored or co-authored articles, reports and case studies on tax
policy, tax administration modernization, PFM, and fiscal regimes for natural
resource extraction. He was also part of the team that led the U.S.
Government's participation in launching the Addis Tax Initiative at the
Financing for Development Conference in Ethiopia in July 2015.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The ongoing conflict in Syria has created a complex humanitarian crisis. The United Nations estimates that approximately 13.5 million people in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance. The United States, through the Department of State (State) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided over $6.5 billion to fund humanitarian assistance efforts to support people affected by the crisis in Syria, about half of which supports those inside the country. The presentation will discuss GAO examination of the efforts of U.S. agencies to ensure financial oversight of humanitarian assistance provided to support people inside Syria, including the factors affecting delivery of such assistance and the extent to which State, USAID, and their implementing partners have assessed risks and implemented financial controls.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Dr. Thomas Melito</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">is a director in the International Affairs and Trade Team, having spent more than 28 years at GAO. In this capacity, he is primarily responsible for GAO’s international food aid and multilateral assistance portfolio. Dr. Melito also shares the security assistance portfolio, focusing on work related to international sanctions and WMD proliferation. Under Dr. Melito’s leadership:</span><ul style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0in 1em 1em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" type="disc">
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">GAO has produced a series of reports examining multiple aspects of the U.S. international food assistance including monetization, internal controls at the UN World Food Program and the effectiveness of cash-based food. </li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Completed several reviews of management issues at the United Nations including two examinations of the compensation of UN employees and multiple reviews on oversight of the renovation of the UN headquarters buildings.</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A series of reports examining the implementation of U.S. and multilateral sanctions against both Iran and North Korea.<br /><br />Dr. Melito holds an MA and PhD in economics from Columbia University and a BS in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.</li>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-17547895412139536202017-03-02T10:48:00.002-05:002017-03-02T10:49:24.770-05:00ICGFM DC Forum, April 5, 2017 - US GAO Foreign Assistance Evaluation Report<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In 2016, the GAO released
its latest in a series of reports on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of
foreign assistance programs. The report
a meta evaluation conducted by the GAO of completed evaluations in fiscal year
2015 by the leading foreign assistance agencies. The GAO’s report examines: (1) the extent to which foreign assistance
program evaluations met key evaluation quality criteria; (2) the costs of the
agencies’ evaluations and factors that affect these costs; and (3) the extent
to which the agencies ensure the dissemination of evaluation reports within the
agency and to the public.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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has been a Senior Economist with the US Government Accountability Office since
September 2005. Ms. Danailova-Trainor
has provided technical expertise and has led teams in International Affairs and
Trade (IAT) in assessing the performance of programs and the effects of
policies implemented by U.S. government agencies. She has developed proposals,
contributed her analytical expertise to the design and implementation of GAO
audits, and has worked on multiple engagements in most major IAT portfolio
areas including: international security;
foreign assistance; international trade; human rights; international sanctions;
and foreign affairs management.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Danailova-Trainor was an Assistant Professor at the City College of New York
and conducted research as a principal investigator researching Bulgarian women
in transition to market economy and EU enlargement, and women entrepreneurs and
workers in the apparel industry in Bulgaria.
Ms. Danailova-Trainor was also a researcher, teaching assistant and
instructor at Johns Hopkins University, Wayne State University and the College
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-77000573095675273132016-10-20T13:57:00.004-04:002017-02-20T14:30:46.064-05:00ICGFM DC Forum Luncheon, March 1, 2017 - The Fiscal Transparency & Innovation Fund<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Lisa J. Kubiske</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Department and USAID created the Fiscal
Transparency Innovation Fund (FTIF) in FY 2012. FTIF supports programs and
activities that assist governments to improve their public financial management
and fiscal transparency standards, and civil society organizations that promote
budget transparency. The Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
and USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment solicit
proposals and award funds in accordance with established guidelines. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A United States diplomat
with experience in Latin America, China/Hong Kong, and Washington D.C., Kubiske
served as the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (2011-2014), Deputy Chief of Mission
in Brazil (2008-2011) and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Dominican Republic
(2003-2006).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Earlier assignments
include service as the Western Hemisphere Economics Director at the State
Department; Officer in the State Department's Operations Center and Secretariat
Staff; Investment Director and Negotiator at the United States Trade
Representative's Office (USTR); chief of the Economic-Political Section at the
United States Consulate General in Hong Kong; and additional work in Shanghai,
China and in Mexico, DF, Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">She was awarded the State Department's highest
honor, a Valor Award, for her coordination of U.S. search teams following the
major Mexican earthquakes of September 1985. She has earned other awards as
well, including a Superior Honor Award for her work as DCM in Santo Domingo
and, most recently, Superior Honor awards for her participation in the public
outreach campaign on behalf of the United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement and
her efforts on behalf of the United States-Brazil biofuels cooperation. Ms. Kubiske holds a Bachelor's Degree from
Brandeis University and a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree
from Georgetown University.</span><br />
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-31794515583356142612016-10-20T13:57:00.003-04:002016-10-20T13:58:15.598-04:00ICGFM DC Forum Luncheon, November 2, 2016 - Public Financial Management in the Fight Against Corruption<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: center;">
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Development, will present a high-level overview of the development challenge
surrounding corruption and provide his perspective on public financial
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International Development (USAID) Chief Financial Officer since March 2014.
He is responsible for the worldwide oversight and development of USAID’s
financial management policies, programs, and systems. Mr. Mitchell
provides executive leadership to Agency senior management and staff in ensuring
the financial integrity of the Agency’s business operations. Mr. Mitchell also served at the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) for 26 years, where he gained considerable
executive experience. Mr. Mitchell also
served as the Agency’s Controller from 2011 to 2013, and as Budget Director
from 2008 to 2011. Prior to these assignments, he served in a number of
senior executive and management positions at the headquarters and regional
levels leading administrative operations, including financial management,
information technology, human resources, budget formulation and execution,
performance management, strategic planning, and space management. Prior to joining the NRC, Mr. Mitchell served
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Science degree in Business Management from National-Louis University and a
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-40528929855218737972016-09-26T16:03:00.001-04:002016-09-26T16:04:40.688-04:00ICGFM DC Forum Luncheon, October 5, 2016 - How a Deficit-Plagued District of Columbia was Transformed<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: center;">
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<i><i><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #002060; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; padding: 0in;">Former Chief Financial Officer, District
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financially healthy municipality with a string of balanced budgets and a fund
balance of $1.5 billion at the end of 2013, and <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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rating steps since FY2000) from the major rating agencies for its general
obligation bonds, which are currently rated A+ by Standard and Poor’s, AA- by
Fitch Ratings and Aa2 by Moody’s Investors Service.</span></b><span style="color: #0a2d53; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #0a2d53; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; padding: 0in;">Our Speaker:</span></b><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #0a2d53; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; padding: 0in;"> </span><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #0a2d53; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; padding: 0in;">Natwar M. Gandhi, PhD, retired as the Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) for the District of Columbia at the end of 2013 after serving in that
position since 2000. After presenting
evidence of the District's renewed fiscal strength to the financial community, Gandhi
was able to secure bond rating upgrades for the city from the three major
rating agencies, including a return to an 'A -' rating from Standard and Poor's
and Fitch Ratings - the first 'A' level rating for the District since 1995. Gandhi holds a doctorate in accounting from
Louisiana State University, a master's degree in business administration from
Atlanta University, and an LLB and BCom in accounting from the University of
Bombay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">December 5 - 7, 2016</span></h1>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Washington,
DC USA</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Looking forward to
a renewed role for public financial management (PFM), it is necessary to build
strong PFM practices to address macroeconomic environment, to maximize PFM
investment and investor’s confidence.
The options available to finance growth are positively correlated to the
strength of a country’s PFM policies, supporting framework and processes, and
underlying capacity.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ICGFM solicits proposals for
speakers/panels/papers that address the relationship between PFM and its role
in building the foundation for success to meet the sustainable development
goals for its upcoming Winter Training Conference to be held at the International
Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, USA. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #003464; font-size: 11pt;">Deadline for submitting proposals for the Washington,
DC conference</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #36962a; font-size: 12pt;">:</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b><span style="color: red;">September 1, 2016</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #003464; font-size: 11pt;">Presenters from the public and
non-profit sector will be awarded a stipend that can be used toward the cost of
travel and hotel expenses and given an opportunity to publish their case
studies in the ICGFM Journal.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #36962a; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #003464; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Key subjects of the conference theme include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Institutional Reforms and Measurement:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Selecting PFM investments which align with strategic
vision<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Developing PFM mechanism geared toward service delivery</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Demonstrating importance of whole of government
approach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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maximize return in government PFM investments <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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departments and authorities to accrual accounting to bring transparency and
efficiency</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Increasing investors’ confidence through strong PFM
practices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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data initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Investing in people to meet governmental strategies</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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analytical tools for decision making to establish strong cash flow and budget
management mechanisms</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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policies; equal importance for recurrent budget expenditures</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #003464; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Format: <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please follow these
instructions to ensure your proposal is expeditiously reviewed. Submissions
that do not conform to these instructions will not be reviewed. Proposals may be presented using the format
at the end of this announcement and must be translated into English.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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not used, proposals should be no more than 1-3 pages in English. The submission should include the following
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<li><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Name, Title, Affiliation, languages spoken,
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<li><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Name, Title, Affiliation, languages spoken and contact
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financial management community of scholars; relevance to practice, and the
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financial management practitioners to discuss the financial reforms and methods
available to better serve their citizens.
Representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin
America, the Caribbean, and North America share their practical experiences in
meeting common challenges and employing innovative approaches to all aspects of
the PFM cycle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-45421142184098746332016-08-10T09:36:00.002-04:002016-08-10T09:37:08.486-04:00ICGFM DC Forum Luncheon, September 7, 2016 - Liberia Concession Information Management System<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: center;">
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and Forestry Concession to Improve Revenues and Minimize Conflicts: </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #244061; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;">the Liberia System</span></b></div>
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Bob Reschke is an accomplished educator, program manager and growth
leader. As Vice President for Programs,
he develops and implements strategies to build upon IBI’s previous successes to
expand offerings to new clients, additional countries and adjacent technical areas,
along with providing executive oversight of IBI project implementation.
Prior to joining IBI, as Vice President at PAE Government Services (PAE) he was
instrumental in establishing, building and managing the global operational unit
charged with implementing USG-funded governance and institutional development
contracts. As a Project Manager at ARD Incorporated, he managed long-term USAID
fiscal decentralization task orders in Bangladesh and Rwanda. Mr. Reschke holds a Master’s Degree in
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-477764200928613122016-04-05T13:32:00.005-04:002016-04-05T13:33:37.450-04:00ICGFM 30th Annual International Training Conference<div style="direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;">icgfm 30TH</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase;"> Annual
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15, 2016 and later: <span style="color: red;"> $1,590</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt;">5-Day</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
Training Conference & Workshops<br />
2016 Individual ICGFM Membership</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome
Dinner Cruise on Biscayne Bay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt;">30</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt;"> Anniversary </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Reception
with Live Band</span></div>
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 13.0pt; font-weight: bold;">The international community is in
the midst of elaborating on a new framework to promote sustainable development,
the success of which will at least partly depend on good policies, credible
institutions, and the better and more effective use of available resources to
catalyze and finance growth. The options
available to finance growth are positively correlated to the strength of a
country’s public financial management (PFM) policies, supporting framework and
processes, and underlying capacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Key themes of this conference include:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Developing policy framework to support
resource mobilization and expenditure</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Financing a transformative development
agenda (domestic, public, or private funds)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Strengthening domestic resource
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Curbing Illicit behaviors and financial
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Promoting high standards in procurement</span></div>
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government </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.31in;">spending</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Delivering </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">accountable programs at the subnational
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Developing and monitoring evidenced based
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Strengthening independent oversight
organizations, including supreme audit institutions</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt;">Deploying enabling and diagnostic
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.31in;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-special-format: bullet;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.31in;">Country case studies</span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 13.0pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></div>
ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-61743025826504646782016-03-09T09:15:00.003-05:002016-03-09T09:18:09.690-05:00ICGFM April 6, 2016 DC Forum Lucheon - Strengthening Public Financial Management Capacity - A Somalia Case Study<h1 align="center" style="background-color: white; border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 3px; color: #009933; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">
<strong><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 26px;">Strengthening Public Financial Management Capacity -<br />A Somalia Case Study </span></strong><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 15px;"><strong><span style="color: #0a2d53; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 16px;"><br /><br />International Consortium On Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM)</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 18px;"><br />DC Forum Luncheon - An Interactive Program Streaming with the UK<br />April 6, 2016, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.</span></strong></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #0a2d53; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Public Financial Management (PFM) is pivotal in providing timely, transparent and accurate financial information across the public sector. Developing a strong PFM training program can help inform Government decision making in support of service delivery, and ultimately benefit the citizens of the country. This demand is particularly acute in fragile and post conflict states like Somalia.</span></span></div>
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<span class="style34" style="color: #003366;">Alan Edwards<br />Chair, CIPFA Development</span></div>
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CIPFA – The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy</div>
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Alan Edwards joined CIPFA in 2010. He has spent most of his career as a management consultant supporting the public sector, having been a Partner at PwC, KPMG and IBM. He trained as an accountant and is an experienced public sector board member being formerly Chair of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and an Independent Member of the Board of the UK National Policing Improvement Agency.<br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">Michael Parry<br />Programme Director - Somalia PFM Education and Training Programme , WYG</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Dr. Parry is principal of Michael Parry Consulting LLP, providing PFM consulting services to countries across the world. Formerly chairman of a major international consulting firm, he has provided advice to governments in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean. Extensive international finance and management experience in the public and private sectors, including Chief Executive of an international accounting and law training company. Currently Director of the Somalia PFM Education and Training Programme and Chair of the ICGFM Ad Hoc Committee on Accounting Standards, Michael is a Chartered and Management Accountant with a first degree in economics, and a doctorate in developmental accounting.</span></span></div>
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serves as the Director/CFO of the US African Development Foundation. She previously retired from the Federal
Government after 30 plus years of service. When she retired she was the Deputy Chief
Financial Officer of the US Department of Labor and before that served as the
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Interior as an auditor then moved on to Health and Human Services, Treasury
Department, and the Environmental Protection Agency serving in the audit
capacity. While working at EPA, she
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-50270507001294636942015-10-08T14:13:00.001-04:002015-10-08T14:13:23.266-04:00ICGFM November 4, 2015 DC Forum Luncheon - PFM Assistance: What Works, Doesn't Work and Why with Former Ambassador Pam White<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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of public financial management assistance in developing countries and how to
overcome them. Ms. White will also
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Director for multi-million dollar USAID <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;">Our Speaker: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-no-proof: yes;">Former </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-no-proof: yes;">Ambassador Pamela A. White was
officially sworn in as Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti on July 18, 2012 and
retired in September 2015. In Haiti,
Ambassador White oversaw a budget of over a billion dollars spanning 13
agencies. Previously, she served in
Haiti from 1985-1990. Prior to serving
as Ambassador she served as head of USAID programs in Mali (2001-2005),
Tanzania (2005-2008) and Liberia. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-no-proof: yes;">Ambassador White previously served
as Ambassador to The Gambia from 2010-2012. Prior to this role she served as
Mission Director for United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
in Liberia where she managed USAID's second largest development budget in
Africa, averaging over $200 million a year.
Ambassador White holds the rank of Career Minister. She has over 35
years of experience from serving mostly in Africa where she began her public
service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon (1971-1973). Ambassador White
joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1981 after
several years of work in education and research.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-14696134962525538902015-09-10T10:14:00.001-04:002015-09-10T10:14:19.718-04:00ICGFM October 7, 2015 DC Forum Luncheon - Financing For Development Conference: Highlights and Next Steps<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The discussion will focus on
the Third International Conference on Financing For Development that was
recently held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mr. Wuertz attended as the USAID Representative and will discuss the
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Conference gathered
high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government,
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relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Conference resulted in a
negotiated outcome which provides a new global framework for financing
sustainable development that aligns all financing flows and policies with
economic, social and environmental priorities.
It also resulted in a comprehensive set of policy actions by Member
States, with a package of over 100 concrete measures to support mobilization of
the means for a global transformation to sustainable development and
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Robert E. Wuertz is a
former Mission Director and current Director for the Office of Economic Policy,
E3. In his current capacity, Mr. Wuertz
manages a group of economists providing technical services to missions and key
USAID initiatives including revenue mobilization and assessment of extreme
poverty. Mr. Wuertz has had many posts,
including Macedonia, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Manila and Ghana. Prior to Joining USAID, Mr. Wuertz served as
an Economic Advisor for the US Treasury in Saudi Arabia. Wuertz holds a Ph.D. in economics from the
University of Virginia, and a bachelor's in economics from Cornell University.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-22790291954212719462015-08-13T15:31:00.002-04:002015-08-13T15:31:54.894-04:00ICGFM September 9, 2015 DC Forum Luncheon - Data Act Implementation<div align="center" style="background-color: white; border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 3px; color: #009933; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 10px; widows: auto;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;">Karen F. Lee</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;">Chief, Federal Financial Systems Branch</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;">Office of Management and Budget (OMB)</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: small;">The Data Act passed Congress on April 28, 2014 and was signed into law on May 9, 2014 (P.L. 113- 101). The Act amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) to require full disclosure of Federal agency expenditures.<br /><br />Ms. Lee will discuss the goals of the Data Act and the steps that OMB is taking to meet those goals:</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-59897054030680856432015-06-30T10:34:00.000-04:002015-06-30T10:34:05.121-04:002015 ICGFM Winter Training Conference CALL FOR SPEAKERS<h1 align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #00b050;">TRANSFORMING
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, PFM'S ROLE IN MEETING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS</span></span></h1>
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ICGFM Winter Training Conference,</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext;"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">December 7 - 9, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The international community is in the midst of
elaborating on a new framework to promote sustainable development, the success
of which will at least partly depend on good policies, credible institutions,
and the better and more effective use of available resources to catalyze and
finance growth. The options available to
finance growth are positively correlated to the strength of a country’s public
financial management (PFM) policies, supporting framework and processes, and
underlying capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ICGFM solicits proposals for speakers/panels/papers that address the
relationship between PFM and its role in building the foundation for success to
meet the sustainable development goals for its upcoming Winter Training
Conference to be held at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, USA. </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please visit our website for more information: <a href="http://www.icgfm.org/">www.icgfm.org</a>.</span><br />
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DESARROLLO DE FINANZAS, LA FUNCIÓN DE LA PFM PARA ALCANZAR UN DESARROLLO
SOSTENIBLE</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA">Conferencia
de capacitación de invierno de ICGFM,</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext;"> d</span><span lang="EN-CA">el 7 al 9
de diciembre de 2015<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">La
comunidad internacional se encuentra en medio de la elaboración de un nuevo
marco para promover el desarrollo sostenible, cuyo éxito dependerá al menos en
parte de las buenas políticas, instituciones creíbles y el uso mejor y más
efectivo de los recursos disponibles para catalizar el crecimiento
financiero. Las opciones disponibles
para financiar el crecimiento se correlacionan positivamente con la fortaleza
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la PFM y su función en la construcción de las bases para el éxito para cumplir
las metas de desarrollo sostenible para su próxima Conferencia de Capacitación
de Invierno que se realizará en la sede central del Fondo Monetario
Internacional en Washington, DC, EE. UU. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Por favor visite nuestro sitio web para más información: <a href="http://www.icgfm.org/">www.icgfm.org</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">TRANSFORMER LE FINANCEMENT DU
DÉVELOPPEMENT, LE RÔLE DE LA GFP POUR ATTEINDRE LES OBJECTIFS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT
DURABLE<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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</span><span lang="fr">Conférence de formation d'hiver d'ICGFM,</span><span lang="fr" style="color: windowtext;"> </span><span lang="fr">du 7 au 9 décembre
2015</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span lang="fr">La communauté internationale élabore actuellement un nouveau cadre pour
promouvoir le développement durable, dont la réussite dépendra au moins en
partie de bonnes politiques, d'institutions crédibles, et de l'utilisation plus
efficace des ressources disponibles afin de catalyser et de financer la
croissance. Les options disponibles pour financer la croissance sont
positivement corrélées à la force des politiques de gestion des finances
publiques (GFP), au cadre et aux processus d'appui, et aux capacités
sous-jacentes d'un pays.</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="fr"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ICGFM sollicite des propositions de conférenciers/panels/documents qui
traitent de la relation entre la GFP et son rôle dans l'établissement de la
base permettant d'atteindre les objectifs de développement durable pour sa
prochaine Conférence de formation d'hiver qui se tiendra au Fonds monétaire
international à Washington DC aux États-Unis. </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span>S'il vous plaît visitez notre site Web pour plus d'informations: <a href="http://www.icgfm.org/">www.icgfm.org</a>.</span></div>
ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-27174679663815815542015-05-22T08:32:00.003-04:002015-05-22T08:32:45.275-04:00The International Journal on Governmental Financial Management<div align="left" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a2d53; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #000066;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://icgfm.org/journal/2015/vol1/XV-1.pdf" target="_blank">The Latest Volume of The International Journal on Governmental Financial Management is now available!</a></span></strong></span></span></div>
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new practical-oriented phase especially in the public sector accounting and
budgeting field. While accounting and budgeting scholars have exerted great
efforts in the last three decades aiming at reforming and developing public
sector accounting and budgeting, these efforts are still of little value to the
public sector accounting and budgeting practice. Therefore, the aim of the new
phase is to foster communication between the accounting researchers and
practitioners, which in turn leads to improving the accounting and budgeting
practices and facilitates the work of practitioners. This issue of the Journal
takes the initiative of dealing with articles that enhance and improve the
accounting and budgeting practice.</b></span></div>
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<strong style="background-color: #eceeeb; color: black; font-size: medium; widows: auto;"><span style="color: #000066; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">ICGFM 29th Annual International Training Conference<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">EARLY BIRD RATE ENDS MAY 1, 2015!<br />Conference Hotel Rate Ends May 1, 2015!</span></span></span></strong></h1>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 22px; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;">Expanding the use of E-Government to improve efficiency, effectiveness and transparency</b></span></li>
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-67120837958256126692015-03-23T15:20:00.000-04:002015-03-23T15:20:09.091-04:00ICGFM March DC Forum, "Meet the Auditors", on YouTube!<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Daniel S. Nelson,</span></strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"> Assistant Director at the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection, IMF</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"><strong style="widows: auto;">Jorge Da Silva</strong><span style="widows: auto;">, </span><span style="color: black; widows: auto;">Executive Auditor, Inter-American Development Bank</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"><span style="widows: auto;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Mouhamadou Diagne,</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; widows: auto;">Director of Strategy & Operations-Internal Audit Vice Presidency, The World Bank Group</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"><span style="widows: auto;"><strong>Facilitator: Richard Hudson</strong>, Evans Incorporated/ICGFM Program Steering Committee</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"><span style="widows: auto;"><strong>President: Jack Maykoski</strong>, Graduate School USA and</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="widows: auto;"><span style="widows: auto;"><strong>Sponsor: Al Tyree,</strong> Graduate School USA</span></span></span></span><br />
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-75644057968517976592015-03-10T09:31:00.000-04:002015-03-10T09:32:32.607-04:00ICGFM DC Forum - April 1, 2015<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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Policy, E3</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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perspective - Developing countries are – developing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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countries WANT DRM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The discussion
will focus on DRM and how developing countries are moving along the continuum
from needing assistance to prosperous nations. DRM is the natural
counterpart of that development.
Description of the benefits to countries of DRM will also be discussed.
How it has been done – successfully! – and what has been achieved.
Discussion of the El Salvador case and elements of other cases will be
covered. Upcoming meeting in Addis will touch
on how DRM plays on the international stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Robert
E. Wuertz </b>is a
former Mission Director and<b> current </b>Director
for the Office of Economic Policy, E3. In
his current capacity, Mr. Wuertz manages a group of economists providing
technical services to missions and key USAID initiatives including revenue
mobilization and assessment of extreme poverty.
Mr. Wuertz has had many posts, including Macedonia, Iraq, Egypt,
Pakistan, Manila and Ghana. Prior to
Joining USAID, Mr. Wuertz served as an Economic Advisor for the US Treasury in
Saudi Arabia. Wuertz holds a Ph.D. in
economics from the University of Virginia, and a bachelor's in economics from
Cornell University.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Washington,
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ICGFMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06718743300263855098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678014737554291733.post-89299314062825559122015-02-05T12:11:00.000-05:002015-02-05T12:11:30.517-05:00ICGFM DC Forum - March 4, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>MEET THE AUDITORS</b></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #000033; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>DC Forum Luncheon</b></span></span></div>
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popular events is an informal discussion with the senior auditors of the key
international development and financial institutions based in Washington,
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unique insight into the auditor’s perspective of these important international
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Executive Auditor of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on September 1,
2012. Mr. da Silva brings to the IDB
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Vice Presidency and brings to the institution over 20 years of experience in
Accounting and Auditing. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Mouhamadou held
senior positions at Fannie Mae, Arthur Andersen, and Deloitte & Touché.
Mouhamadou is a CIA, CPA, CGMA, CIDA, and a member of the AICPA. He is holds
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in October 2004 as Assistant Director at the Office of Internal Audit and
Inspection in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC. Prior to
the IMF, Mr. Nelson worked at the UN World Food Programme, and with Price Waterhouse.
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Hear about how a
USAID-funded project is establishing a mobile money payment system for the
Government of Liberia, creating five pilot projects in various Liberian
Ministries that have the potential to save $6 million. David Colvin, CEO of
USAID’s implementing partner IBI International, will talk about the successes
and challenges of working with this West African government to introduce
cost-saving payment reform. By maximizing the benefit of the extensive
penetration of cell phones through rural and urban communities, mobile money
has the potential to save time and money for governments, the private sector,
and those receiving the payments.</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our Speaker: </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">David Colvin is
a development practitioner with long experience in US development assistance
policies and procedures. As President
and CEO of IBI, Mr. Colvin guides the firm’s partnering and new business
initiatives, and provides strategic and operational leadership for a range of
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to joining IBI in 2006, Mr. Colvin served for seven years in the U.S.
Department of State as a public diplomacy officer. He also worked for three years as Managing
Editor of the Middle East Journal, published by the Middle East Institute in
Washington, DC. Mr. Colvin earned
his undergraduate degree in Middle East Studies from Georgetown University’s
School of Foreign Service and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the
American University in Cairo. He speaks
French, Arabic and Kiswahili.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Location: </b>Carnegie Endowment for International Peace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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