Welcome to the New IMF Public Financial Management Blog
Welcome to the Public Financial Management Blog of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD).
As the first IMF external blog and, to the best of our knowledge, the first PFM blog ever, my FAD colleagues and myself are thrilled to be breaking new ground.
Our specific objectives in launching this blog are threefold:
- Share more broadly our extensive expertise in PFM
- Contribute to improved understanding of PFM and the impact of PFM reforms
- Provide a window into IMF work in PFM, and improve communication on our work and on PFM generally
The PFM blog should be of interest to PFM professionals, academia, students, as well as to the general public. It will, of course publish articles about the IMF work in PFM, including its analytical work. But it will also feature a broad range of postings; for instance, the blog will publish postings about journal articles we like or conferences we have attended.
It should serve as a reference site to all those interested in PFM.
We are committed to helping member countries improve their PFM systems, and we hope you will find this site informative and useful. We encourage your feedback and comments, and look forward to working with you.
Do visit this blog often!
Teresa Ter-Minassian
Director
Fiscal Affairs Department
Posted by Teresa Ter-Minassian
Teresa and Bill: This is a great initiative and a very useful tool for the developing world and PFM practitioners. All the best.
Posted by: PK Subramanian | October 05, 2007 at 03:46 PM
Thank you very much. I hope you will invite World Bankers and other government officials to guest blog
Posted by: Ismail | October 14, 2007 at 02:00 PM
From the desk of Dr. Sidney Okolo…
If this is symbolism over substance, then, the purpose of the blog may be defeated. If the mission is to share information and knowledge, consider them and take appropriate action to the benefit of the developing countries, then you have something here. Very often politicking among members takes over the economic goals for the developing countries due to bureaucracy, self-centeredness and bad intentions. Welcome to the blog.
Dr. Sidney Okolo
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ibaweb
Posted by: Dr. Sidney Okolo | October 15, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Dear Dr. Okolo:
Thank you for your comment. We provide technical assistance to many countries on public financial management, and the blog is an added tool for providing advice and assistance. Our intent is clearly on the substance --- we can let the blog speak for itself. Do let us know if you think we are not delivering the substance.
Regards,
Bill Dorotinsky
Posted by: | October 15, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Congratulations on this new frontier work. I hope you can keep it up...
Posted by: Amir Farmanesh | October 31, 2007 at 03:35 PM
Amir, thanks for your kind words. It was nice meeting you at the IMF's Annual Meeting seminar on performance budgeting. Please visit us often, we have programmed for November a number of posting that may be of interest to you and your University of Maryland's colleagues. Best.
Posted by: Michel Lazare | November 03, 2007 at 01:29 PM
hi pfm
i really appreciate your effort towards maintaining good management in our various government accross the globe .but i suggest you extendthe vission to other nation of the world.most especially nigeria.i will really appreciate your consideration.i so much believe in idea of good management in various sector of our economy.
Posted by: alakija babatunde | April 12, 2008 at 11:46 AM