EAR BOOSTS KOSOVO PUBLIC FINANCE EXPERTISE

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE EUROPEAN Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) is trying to boost financial discipline in the public services of Kosovo, teaching budgeting management and drafting skills to civil servants. The aim is to keep budgets and books tight from the start, so there are fewer messes to clear up later by the province's government accounting and audit teams. This Euro 2 million programme, said Ken Schwartz, USAID's resident advisor to the Kosovo finance ministry, would help the preparation of future budgets and the implementation of a new Public Financial ...


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