AN ONLINE MEETING WAS HELD AT THE REQUEST OF THE WORLD BANK TO DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPONENT TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

5/13/2021

An online meeting was held on May 13, 2021, at the World Bank's request with the purpose to accelerate the implementation of the objectives of component D, "Strengthening the social protection system" of the "Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Stability" project.

The meeting was attended by Ms. Carolina Vaira and Ms. D.Badamchimeg, Task Team Leaders of the project, Ms. N.Mongolmaa, Component expert, Ms. A.Khishigbayar, Director General of the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, other senior staff of the ministry and Project Implementing Unit staff, and discussed the implementation process, challenges, and issues to be considered in the future.

The staff of the MLSP presented the proposal of amendment to the intermediate indicators for evaluating the implementation process of the component, taking into account the ministry's capabilities.

The World Bank Task team leaders requested further clarifications on the amendments to this indicator, provided recommendations on corresponding the amendment to the implementation, and received additional information on the implementation and expenditure of future activities to be implemented under the component.

The meeting highlighted the importance of accelerating the process to achieve the intermediate indicator for evaluating the implementation of the component, fully implementing the activities planned for 2021, and rational planning of the activities to be implemented in the future. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection agreed to take specific initiatives in this direction and cooperate with relevant stakeholders.

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4/3/2023

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

3/23/2023

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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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