Masayuki Omote

Masayuki Omote has worked for public procurement reform with more than 15 countries in Europe and Latin America. Before joining the OECD in 2017, he worked in Japan, Afghanistan, and Bolivia as a public procurement specialist at a procurement agency affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. He also worked at the country office of the Inter-American Development Bank in Peru in the field of public governance and public financial management.

Kanokpan Lao-Araya

Gem Lao-Araya is the country director of ADB’s Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission. She is the former country director for the Bhutan Resident Mission. Ms. Lao-Araya has more than 24 years of experience working in the Asia-Pacific development sector. Her 19 years in ADB have focused on specialized fields such as public financial management, public administration reforms, and private sector development. Ms.

Mathilde Mailfert

Health financing expert with strong technical, analytical and implementation skills. I support donors and countries in designing and implementing health financing policies and projects, on the way towards Universal Health Coverage.

Specific expertise of National Health Insurance systems, strategic purchasing for health, public financial management.

Work experience in 14 countries throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.

The Updated Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance Measurement Framework

The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program was established in 2001 by the World Bank, the European Commission, the IMF and the Governments of France, Norway, Switzerland, and UK, with the goals of strengthening recipient and donor ability to assess the condition of the Public Financial Management (PFM) system in a country, and of developing a practical sequence of reform and capacity building actions.

Updated Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Performance Measurement Framework

The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program was established in 2001 by the World Bank, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the Governments of France, Norway, Switzerland, and UK, with the goals of strengthening recipient and donor ability to assess the condition of the Public Financial Management (PFM) system in a country, and of developing a practical sequence of reform and capacity building actions.