THE WORK PLAN OF SGMP FOR 2019-2020 WAS APPROVED.

8/5/2019

Mr. Khurelbaatar.Ch, Minister of Finance, signed a Grant agreement of Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project, which aims to support the Government’s efforts to improve fiscal discipline, public financial management (PFM), and transparency and accountability processes for strengthened governance of public resource management in Mongolia, on April 30, 2019. The meeting of Steering Committee of the project  was held at the Ministry of Finance on August 2, 2019 and approved the project’s work plan for 2019-2020.

The following activities will be implemented within the framework of the project. 

  1. To support the finalization and implementation of public financial management strategy
  2. To support the improvements of public investment management overall processes including planning, reporting and risk-based controls.
  3. To support enhancement and integration of information technology systems in implementation of public financial management.
  4. To support in capacity building of newly established Fiscal Council.
  5. To support the motivation of public participation through improving transparency and accessibility of public financial information.

A draft work plan was presented to the working group of World Bank by the implementing agencies and were updated in accordance with the proposed recommendations. 

According to the approved work plan for 2019-2020, total of 59 activities are planned to be implemented and World Bank Procurement Guidelines will be complied in procurement processes. 

The World Bank team, led by Ms.Badamchimeg /Task team leader/ and representatives from EU Delegation in Mongolia Mr. Pierre Yves, Cooperation team leader and Mrs. Bolor-Erdene, Project Manager attended the meeting as observers, congratulated on the successful development of work plan.

Project team of Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Stability Project will implement the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project, financed by EU Trust Fund.


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WORLD BANK WORKING GROUP MET WITH PIU AND IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE COMPLETION REPORT OF THE STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE IN MONGOLIA PROJECT

4/3/2023

Concerning the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia project, which was completed on February 28, 2023, the World Bank working group to develop the project completion report had an official meeting with Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and implementing organizations on March 30, 2023. The purpose of the working group meeting is to review the implementation of the project, the results achieved, and the fulfillment of the project indicators.

PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCING: INSPIRING NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION

3/23/2023

Performance based financing (PBF) links funds or payments to service providers to results achieved and gives them considerable autonomy in the use of these funds. The strategic approach is appealing to many individuals and organizations as it motivates them to perform better and channels resources directly to the frontlines. This in turn fosters greater accountability. Using this approach has been popular in different sectors with some promising results emerging. 

AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR RESULTS-BASED MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET PLANNING: IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF IMPROVING BUDGET PLANNING, BUDGET EFFICIENCY AND PROGRAM OUTCOME.

3/7/2023

    Under the scope of improving public financial management, Mongolia is aiming to introduce result-oriented medium-term budgeting, transitioning from the traditional input-based budgeting. This goal is aligned with development policy of Mongolia to shift from medium-term fiscal framework (MTFF) to medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF).

The MOF is entering the new phase of PFM Reform Action Plan

2/28/2023

Within the framework of the European Union financed, World Bank managed “Strengthening Governance in Mongolia” project, the Ministry of Finance, in compliance with the “Sustainable Development Vision 2030” and the “Action Program of the Government of Mongolia for 2016-2020”, has approved and implemented the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy and the Action Plan for 2018-2022. The overarching objective of the strategy was to improve governance and achieve effective resource allocation and efficient public service delivery. The implementation status of the PFM Action Plan is indicated as “Certain results have been achieved” at the rate of 85 percent.

LAUNCHED BETA VERSION OF THE REDEVELOPED GLASS ACCOUNT PORTAL

1/20/2023

The Ministry of Finance Mongolia has developed and successfully launched the new version of the Glass Account Portal in 2023 within the framework of the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project jointly implemented by the EU and the World bank.

New systems and services are added in the Intermediate service platform for fiscal and financial systems

1/11/2023

The Ministry of Finance Mongolia has developed and successfully launched the Intermediate Service Platform (ISP) in 2022 within the framework of the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project. The main purpose of the system is to provide a possibility of information /web services/ exchange between the independent systems of the Ministry of Finance and other organizations in a easy and flexible way. In addition, it is solving the issues of overlapping connections and development between many information systems and organizations, transferring them to a unified standard, making it has no complexity, and more secure.

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