In recent years a number of steps have been taken to improve the budget oversight mechanisms of the Parliament of Georgia, such as reforming the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and efforts to improve coordination with the State Audit Office. However, the absence of effective and organized budget oversight systems within…

PMCG continues to actively work with its partner Kutaisi City Municipality to improve its program budgeting capacity and to ensure effective, efficient, transparent and priority-based use of public resources.More specifically, PMCG supports Kutaisi City Municipality to define mid-term priorities, directions and programs for 2017 and to formulate and implement a…

We would like to congratulate Mr. Vano Tavadze, senior consultant in the fields of institutional capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation and an outstanding member of our team, on becoming confirmed as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). We are pleased to have…

Across September 15-30, PMCG held meetings with representatives of the mountainous regions of Georgia, under the UNDP project Fostering Regional Development in Georgia.The meetings were held in Adjara, Guria, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kakheti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Racha-Lechkhumi, Shida Qartli, Qvemo Qartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions, with the idea to discuss major challenges and opportunities…

PMCG, as part of the USAID Good Governance Initiative (GGI) program, is continuing to work with local governances to facilitate regional development.At present, PMCG is working with the cities of Batumi and Akhaltsikhe to design their respective city development strategies and spatial urban development plans. Despite being of great economic…

Recently, PMCG concluded its collaboration with Chventan Ltd., a company which supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to wholesale and retail markets in Georgia.Chventan has intentions to expand its operations and, to more effectively manage the business, the company required ongoing advisory support and coaching in organizational structure and human resource…

On September 7, Aleksi Aleksishvili, Chairman and CEO of PMCG, gave a public lecture at the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) in Vienna, Austria. Before and after the presentation, Aleksishvili met invited public sector officials from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, as well as representatives of academia. The lecture was…

Recently, PMCG launched the World Bank project in Albania, designed to facilitate the business enabling environment reform process, to improve public service delivery, business regulatory environment, and to streamline procedural and bureaucratic issues. The project team is working towards enhancements in three main areas, namely the business enabling environment, licensing…

PwC and PMCG are supporting the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (MoESD) to effectively communicate to foreign investors the competitive advantages of Georgia’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA).The project is being implemented within the framework of the Good Governance Fund (GGF), in consortium with PricewaterhouseCoopers…

PMCG, as part of the consortium led by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Georgia, within the Good Governance Fund (GGF) project, is supporting the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (MoESD) to reform the construction code in Georgia. PwC and PMCG are conducting a regulatory impact assessment (RIA) of the spatial planning…