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Digital Government in Developing Countries
Posted by David Fellows and Glyn Evans[1] With the aid of development partners, developing countries are making commitments to maximise the use of digital technology. The ICT industry is right behind them. In these reforms, digital technology is being represented as the principal transformative medium of government. But to think of “Digital Government” as necessarily…
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Understanding Small Island Developing States’ economic challenges (Update 1)
Small island developing states’ economic challenges Economic challenges faced by small island developing states (SIDS) are frequently greater in magnitude than those faced by larger states. Economic and financial risks often represent a considerable portion of the most significant risks confronting SIDS. IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations…
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Understanding Small Island Developing States’ economic challenge
Small island developing states’ economic challenges Economic challenges faced by small island developing states (SIDS) are frequently greater in magnitude than those faced by larger states. Economic and financial risks often represent a considerable portion of the most significant risks confronting SIDS. IMF Article IV reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s regular Article IV consultations…
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IMF Article IV reports SIDS countries T-V
The most recently published IMF Article IV reports for countries beginning with the letters T-V as at 4 January 2024 are listed below. The reports can be accessed by clicking on to the respective countries. Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Vanuatu Click on to the links below to access Article IV reports for other…
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IMF Article IV reports SIDS countries S
The most recently published IMF Article IV reports for small island developing states (SIDS) beginning with the letter S as at 4 January 2024 are listed below. The reports can be accessed by clicking on to the respective countries. Samoa Sao Tome Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and…
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IMF Article IV reports SIDS countries J-P
The most recently published IMF Article IV reports for small island developing states (SIDS) beginning with the letters J to P as at 4 January 2024 are listed below. The reports can be accessed by clicking on to the respective countries. Jamaica Kiribati Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Micronesia Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Other SIDS…
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IMF Article IV reports SIDS countries D-H
The most recently published IMF Article IV reports for small island developing states (SIDS) beginning with the letters D to H as at 4 January 2024 are listed below. The reports can be accessed by clicking on to the respective countries. Dominica Dominican Republic Fiji Grenada Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Other SIDS Article IV reports Click…
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IMF Article IV reports SIDS countries A-C
The most recently published IMF Article IV reports for small island developing states (SIDS) beginning with the letters A to C as at 4 January 2024 are listed below. The reports can be accessed by clicking on to the respective countries. Antigua and Barbuda Aruba The Bahamas Barbados Belize Cabo Verde Comoros Curacao Other SIDS…
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Developing Systems to Combat Corruption
Posted by David Fellows[1] Introducing the concept of “objective data” In March 2018, we republished a short note on the use of objective data to combat corruption [2]. The piece highlighted statistical techniques being used in western countries to identify corruption by correlating unorthodox procurement practices with aberrant supplier behaviour established from factually based ‘objective’ administrative…
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Forthcoming blog: Developing Systems to Combat Corruption
In a March 2018 blog PFMConnect co-principal David Fellows discussed the deficiencies surrounding corruption perception indices and outlined how objective data analysis could offer a clearer insight into the systemic nature of corrupt behaviour, thus providing a more precise indication of the corrupt parts of an administration, the number of external parties that are engaged…