Toward National Self-Reliance: Reforming Budgets and Institutions

Keypoints: 

• Self-Reliance: Increasing domestic revenue to reduce aid dependence.
• Minister–Ministry Separation: Aligning leadership responsibility with institutional capacity.
• Contracting Reform: Replacing inefficient subcontracting with transparent systems.
• Human Capital Reform: Strengthening civil service skills and workload balance.
• Budget Centralization: Making the national budget the core planning tool.
• Inter-Ministerial Cooperation: Promoting coordinated national programs.
• Data Accountability: Ensuring accurate project tracking and oversight.
• Public–Private Partnership: Strengthening domestic capacity for infrastructure development.