IMF Praises Mauritania’s efforts to Strengthen Governance and fight Corruption

In a statement on Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Mauritania’s important steps to strengthen governance, accountability, fight against corruption and appreciate the need for continued progress on transparency, integrity, and the rule of law.

The statement followed a visit to Mauritania by a The IMF mission who visited the country from May 23rd to June 2nd, at a request of the Mauritanian government.

The visit aimed to conduct a Governance Diagnostic Assessment report and a government action plan on the steps that will be taken to address governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities.

The 10-expert mission, headed by Mr. Joel Turkowitz, met directly with government officials, representatives of the private sector, civil society and other development actors, the statement added.

The statement highlighted that the mission team examined a wide variety of economic governance areas, including governance of the central bank, the financial sector, the fiscal sector, the protection of contract and property rights, and anti-money laundering.

the statement added that The team met with officials to analyze existing accountability responsibilities and current laws and organizational practices relating to fighting corruption.

The statement hailed the substantial progress that has been made in Mauritania in improving the legal framework for governance, the recent detailed public investigations of corruption that have been undertaken at the highest level, as well as the advances that have been made introducing IT technology into the operations of the public sector.

The statement noted that the mission looked forward to to work continuously with the Mauritanian government to achieve the desired results, thanking the Government of Mauritania for their warm welcome and for the candid and constructive discussions.