Southeast Asia and Pacific
| No |
Project |
Location |
Dates |
1 |
|
Nauru |
2009 |
2 |
|
Cambodia |
2009 |
3 |
|
Tuvalu |
2007-2009 |
Nauru: Establishment of Nauru Trust Fund
Nauru's economy depends almost entirely on the declining phosphate deposits; there are few other resources, and most necessities are imported. Small-scale mining is still conducted by the RONPhos, formerly known as the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. The government places a percentage of RONPhos' earnings in the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. The Trust manages long-term investments, intended to support the citizens once the phosphate reserves have been exhausted. However, a history of bad investments, financial mismanagement, overspending and corruption has reduced the Trust's fixed and current assets.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched this Technical Assistance with the aim to assist the Government of Nauru to establish a prudentially sound Government Trust Fund, to provide a source of revenue in support of future Government expenditures. The Consultant will provide advice and guidance to the Government of Nauru and to other bilateral and multilateral donors who express interest in becoming Nauru Trust Fund (NTF) investors. The work will entail community-based consultative activities.
Cambodia: Merit Based Pay Initiatives Evaluation - Public Financial Management Reform Program
With World Bank's assistance, the Royal Government of Cambodia has launched an ambitious Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) based in the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to reform public financial management systems and capacities. The program was formally launched in December 2004 and has been implemented since February 2005. It tackles a wide range of improvements in budgeting, accounting, auditing and control systems as well as related capacity development, organizational and motivational measures.
The main objective of the Evaluation is to provide MEF and Development Partners an external evaluation of the MBPI in order to assess the extent to which the MBPI is meeting its key objective of motivating meritocratic selected MEF staff to implement the PFMRP according to high standards of performance. UNICON will review the effectiveness and efficiency of the MBPI in achieving its objective in supporting the reform program. The evaluation will also propose lessons for broader implementation of the MBPI in the civil service more broadly.
Tuvalu: Capacity Building for Taxation Reforms
UNICON (lead firm) and Adam Smith International (UK) have been awarded this contract by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for implementation of Capacity Building for Taxation Reforms Project in Tuvalu.
The Government of Tuvalu requested the ADB to provide Technical Assistance to build the capacity of Tuvalu's tax administration to implement a reformed taxation system within the broader context of an improved framework for revenue monitoring. The need to better project and manage revenue flows and to reform taxation - a key revenue component - through the introduction of a consumption tax has been recognized domestically in Te Kakeega II, as well as by external assessment of Tuvalu by the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center and ADB.
The activities supported by the TA will facilitate the effective, efficient, and timely implementation of the reformed taxation system within a framework of improved revenue monitoring. Better management of stronger revenue flows will support the TA's expected outcome of more efficient delivery of government services and greater pro-growth public investment in infrastructure by directly improving the provision of government taxation services and providing the resources to support the Government's overall expenditure decision making in line with Tuvalu's national plan. The longer-term impact of the TA will contribute to the creation of a more supportive business environment (through a more equitable taxation system, and improved infrastructure and more efficient government services supported by enhanced revenue management), which will increase private sector activity and investment.
