"The author assesses the extent to which Chilean firms have access to sufficient and adequate sources of funds. Access to finance has become an important issue for policymakers in Latin America. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in particular, complain that their lack of access to adequate...

The Government of Moldova is seeking to change the country's development paradigm and build an export-oriented economy characterized by investment, innovation, and competitiveness, following a decade of 'jobless growth'. This report focuses on improvements that will be needed to move Moldova to...

Public sector modernization and public financial management reforms are important areas of focus for Jamaica, particularly because of the impact that fiscal and budget-management practices and policies have on growth. Although the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has undertaken several initiatives...

This summary assessment uses indicator-led analysis to provide an integrated assessment of the Public Financial Management (PFM) system which draws on international standards developed by various development partners. The purpose is to measure PFM performance across a wide range of development...

The Country Financial Accountability Assessment - Pakistan (December 2003) concluded that there were substantial opportunities for consolidating current reforms throughout Pakistan, and for introducing additional reforms to further strengthen public financial accountability, which would require...

This document reports on a Public Financial Management and Accountability Assessment (PFMAA) for the Government of the Punjab. The assessment was conducted with the particular objective of updating the PFMAA published in May 2007 to provide the Punjab Government with an objective, indicator-led...

This document reports on a public financial management performance assessment (PFMPA) for the Government of Afghanistan (GoA). The assessment was conducted with the particular objective of updating the PFMPA published in June 2008 to provide the GoA with an objective, indicator led assessment of...