1. PEMPAL
in FY18
Budapest, Hungary
July 5, 2018

2. PEMPAL Strategic Objectives for 2017-22
Goal
Governments of PEMPAL member countries from Europe and Central Asia more efficiently and effectively use public resources resulting from applying good and improved PFM practices developed, promoted or shared with PEMPAL contribution.
Outcome
A well functioning professional peer learning platform through which public finance practitioners from the member countries are networked to strengthen their capacities and to enable them to create and share knowledge and benchmarking.
DEPTH AND RELEVANCE
Result 1: PFM reform priorities of member countries in the functional areas of budget, treasury and internal audit/internal control, including cross-functional priorities, are addressed by the network platform.
QUALITY
Result 2: High quality and relevant network services and resources are developed and delivered to support the PFM practices and reform needs of members.
IMPACT
Result 3: PEMPAL is a viable network which is supported by committed PFM professionals, member countries, and a range of development partners, who see the value and benefit in the network as a tool to improve member country PFM performance.

3. PEMPAL Impact: Opinions of Senior Managers
More than 60 % of senior managers and persons delegated by them assessed PEMPAL impact both on PFM systems and on staff capacity as high.
30 survey respondents from 19 countries in total, including 14 senior managers + 6 persons delegated by senior managers from 14 countries.
Survey conducted in September –November 2017.

4. PEMPAL Events by Type
19 events in FY18 in total, including 14 face-to-face events and 5 thematic VCs. Face-to-face events held at 10 locations, in 9 different countries, including 6 PEMPAL countries –
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Moldova, Uzbekistan

5. Participation in PEMPAL Events
Number of participants from the member countries increased compared to CY17 but was below the levels of CY
The increase compared to CY17 was observed both for face-to-face meetings and for thematic VCs.
40 senior managers attended face-to-face events (of which 22 attended TCOP events)

6. Quality of PEMPAL Events
The highest rating for overall satisfaction (4.9):
TCOP IT group meeting in Baku;
TCOP Cash management group meeting in Chisinau;
BCOP ExCom meeting n Paris.
Rating for applicability of knowledge varies from 4.3 to 4.8. The highest rating (4.8) -BCOP ExCom meeting in Paris

7. Quality of Leadership and Technical Inputs
The highest rating for Executive committees (5):
TCOP accounting group meeting in Baku;
TCOP cash management group meeting in Chisinau;
BCOP PPB group meeting in Paris.
The highest rating for
resource team (5):
- TCOP Cash management group meeting in Chisinau
- BCOP ExCom meeting in Paris
The highest rating for speakers (5) – BCOP PPB group meeting in Paris

8. Quality of Event Organization and Administration
The highest rating for the hosts (5):
TCOP IT group meeting in Baku;
IA COP plenary in Tashkent
Secretariat team received the highest possible rating for all four TCOP events and three of the four BCOP events

9. Activity on PEMPAL Web Site
Most frequently visited pages – TCOP, IACOP, BCOP, about PEMPAL, library
Countries with the highest number of visitors – Russia, Ukraine and Moldova from the member countries; US and France from the rest of the world

10. PEMPAL Expenses in FY18, USD
Total program expenses financed from PEMPAL MDTF are estimated at $1,37 mil, more than $570 thous. below the amount planned in the Strategy.
All three COPs achieved significant savings that will be transferred to FY19 (currently estimated at $331,8 thous. in total).

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