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<strong>Country</strong>LatestprogressreportAssessmentreport<strong>Country</strong> contextGhana 32 - May 2007 Public Procurement accounts for 15-19% <strong>of</strong> GDP (2005 – 2007) representingabout 70% <strong>of</strong> tax revenue. Recognizing that a more effective procurementsystem is critical for the achievement <strong>of</strong> the country’s growth <strong>and</strong> povertyreduction goals, the Strategy <strong>and</strong> Action Plan for 2006-2009 <strong>of</strong> the Ministry <strong>of</strong>Finance <strong>and</strong> Economic Planning addresses the strict implementation <strong>of</strong> thePublic Procurement Act <strong>of</strong> 2003 including harmonization <strong>and</strong> alignment <strong>of</strong>systems as an important expected output to account for public finances properly.In 2007, (i) the Government’s self-assessment <strong>of</strong> public procurementperformance was independently reviewed; (ii) a joint assessment <strong>of</strong> the formal<strong>and</strong> functional features <strong>of</strong> the national procurement system was carried out usingthe Methodology; (iii) progress in implementing the recommendations <strong>of</strong> theCPAR 2003 was evaluated <strong>and</strong> (iv) on the basis <strong>of</strong> lessons learned, future stepstowards improvement <strong>of</strong> the quality <strong>and</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> Ghana’s publicprocurement system were discussed.Status(Self-, joint, externalassessment)Joint assessment withassistance <strong>of</strong> team <strong>of</strong>consultants (international<strong>and</strong> local)Kenya - - No report received. No report received. - -Malawi Nov 2007PresentationJVmeeting inMay 2008,TheMalawiCaseStudyApril 2008Participation in pilot exercise with the following objectives: Measure progress since earlier diagnostic exercises (CPAR 2004) Review existing procurement capacity <strong>and</strong> compliance/ performance Establish a baseline against which to measure future progressThe Procurement Capacity Assessment was designed around the UNDPapproach to capacity development.Public Procurement Act came into force in 2003. On-going public procurementreform program. The publication <strong>of</strong> the Public Procurement Act <strong>and</strong> itsimplementation are considered an important part in the fight against fraud <strong>and</strong>corruption.Joint assessment with theassistance <strong>of</strong> internationalconsultants.BLIsyesyesCPIsnoyes32Non-pilot country.COMPENDIUM OF COUNTRY EXAMPLES AND LESSONS LEARNED […] - OECD 2008 63