FZ Governance Programm Performance Oriented Public Financial Management, Ghana Audit Service Für eine nachhaltige Stabilisierung der makroökonomischen Lage in Ghana sind Maßnahmen zur effizienten Mittelverwendung, zur verbesserten Transparenz und Rechenschaftslegung sowie zur Verminderung von Korruption notwendig. Dabei kommt dem ghanaischen Rechnungshof (Ghana Audit Service) eine zentrale Bedeutung zu: Er ist für die Prüfung der Finanzverwaltung aller öffentlichen Institutionen verantwortlich.Das Ziel des FZ-Vorhabens ist daher eine verbesserte Kontrolle der Rechenschaftslegung durch die Stärkung der Regionalstruktur des ghanaischen Rechnungshofs. Zur Erreichung des Ziels sollen FZ-Mittel in Höhe von 11,5 Mio. Euro für die Errichtung von insgesamt 12 Regional- und Distriktbüros an strategisch relevanten Standorten zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Durch die Investitionsmaßnahme wird die Unabhängigkeit des Rechnungshofs gestärkt, der aktuell auf der dezentralen Ebene in Büroräumen der Institutionen untergebracht ist, die er prüfen soll. So wird die Abdeckung der dezentralen Institutionen durch Rechnungshofberichte gestärkt.Die Zielgruppe des Vorhabens ist die Gesamtbevölkerung Ghanas, die von einer Verbesserung der staatlichen Rechenschaftslegung profitiert. Der Darlehensnehmer und Empfänger ist die Republik Ghana, vertreten durch das Ministry of Finance. Der Träger ist der Ghanaische Rechnungshof. In order to sustainably stabilize the macroeconomic situation in Ghana, measures for the efficient use of funds, improved transparency and accountability as well as a reduction in corruption are necessary. The Ghana Audit Service plays a key role here: it is responsible for auditing the financial management of all public institutions.The objective of the FC project is therefore to improve the control of accountability by strengthening the regional structure of the Ghana Audit Service. To achieve this objective, FC funds amounting to EUR 11.5 million are to be made available for the establishment of a total of 12 regional and district offices at strategically relevant locations. The investment measure will strengthen the independence of the Court of Audit, which is currently housed at the decentralized level in the offices of the institutions it is supposed to audit. This will strengthen the coverage of the decentralized institutions by Court of Audit reports.The target group of the project is the entire population of Ghana, which benefits from an improvement in government accountability. The borrower and recipient is the Republic of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Finance. The executing agency is the Ghana Audit Office. Verbesserte Kontrolle der Rechenschaftslegung des ghanaischen Staates durch Stärkung der Regionalstruktur des ghanaischen Rechnungshofe In order to sustainably stabilize the macroeconomic situation in Ghana, measures for the efficient use of funds, improved transparency and accountability as well as a reduction in corruption are necessary. The Ghana Audit Service plays a key role here: it is responsible for auditing the financial management of all public institutions.The objective of the FC project is therefore to improve the control of accountability by strengthening the regional structure of the Ghana Audit Service. To achieve this objective, FC funds amounting to EUR 11.5 million are to be made available for the establishment of a total of 12 regional and district offices at strategically relevant locations. The investment measure will strengthen the independence of the Court of Audit, which is currently housed at the decentralized level in the offices of the institutions it is supposed to audit. This will strengthen the coverage of the decentralized institutions by Court of Audit reports.The target group of the project is the entire population of Ghana, which benefits from an improvement in government accountability. The borrower and recipient is the Republic of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Finance. The executing agency is the Ghana Audit Office.