IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations are usually conducted annually with those small island developing states (SIDS) who are members of the IMF and result in the preparation of Article IV reports by… The post SIDS’ economic outlook forecasts January 2024 update appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

By David Fellows In this open letter the author proposes an election agenda dominated by levelling-up, NHS and Zero-Carbon met from a programme of public spending reductions. He sees a need for this to be explained by an honest evaluation… The post An open letter to the PM as he crafts his general election agenda appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

by David Fellows This commentary suggests that the UK Government’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, should use this pre-election year to pursue a much-needed process of public engagement embracing honest analysis, realistic objectives and meaningful initial progress focused resolutely on… The post Talking about the future appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations are usually conducted annually with those small island developing states (SIDS) who are members of the IMF and result in the preparation of Article IV reports by… The post SIDS’ economic outlook forecasts July 2023 update appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

By David Fellows Achieving the PM’s five priorities for 2023 will not win the general election although, having committed to them, failure to deliver will surely finish him. Raising the corporation tax in the next budget would also be destructive.… The post A general election campaign shortlist appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations are usually conducted annually with those small island developing states (SIDS) who are members of the IMF and result in the preparation of Article IV reports by… The post SIDS’ economic outlook forecasts January 2023 appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

By David Fellows I have no medical training or hospital management experience. I have from time to time had fleeting involvement in health development issues and I have been a hospital patient but I make no claims in writing this… The post A future for the NHS appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

The public–private partnership (PPP) mechanism is often proposed as a means of delivering public services, particularly complex construction projects, in developing countries. This study, published in September 2022, developed a performance framework to evaluate the application of PPP projects based… The post Performance Evaluation Framework for PPP road construction projects in developing countries appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

By David Fellows and John Leonardo Introduction The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) programme provides a framework for assessing and reporting the strengths and weaknesses of public financial management (PFM). The current 2016 Framework refines the previous 2011 Framework… The post Getting the PFM basics right (A study of PEFA scores awarded over the 2016 and 2011 Frameworks) appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more

By David Fellows The successful PM candidate will face a series of conundrums as he/she ascends to the highest political office in the UK. It will be a daunting task and the contest has provided opponents with so much ammunition.… The post The new PM’s ten conundrums appeared first on PFMConnect Blog ..read more