Agreement Signed between UNITAR and MEFMI for
Training/Capacity Building in East and Southern Africa
(Joint Regional Workshops; Use of Information Technology and Development of joint On-line Training Courses; National Profile Project for three selected countries; Sharing and Disseminating Publications; and Information Sharing)

UNITAR and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute for East and Southern Africa (MEFMI, Harare) have been collaborating formally since January 1998 and informally since the mid-1990s. Previous collaboration has been primarily linked to joint training activities. The new agreement between the institutes enlarges the scope of collaboration (see below) to a considerable degree and beyond just training. This is indeed a very positive development. MEFMI and UNITAR recognize commonality of purpose, methodology and programs that exists within the debt management efforts of the two organizations in Eastern and Southern Africa. The two institutes would therefore wish to collaborate on some joint programs, on a cost-sharing basis as is stipulated below.

Specific areas of mutual benefit and complementarities in debt management (both in training and in capacity building) have been identified, as follows:

Regional Training:

• Institutional and Legal Aspects of Debt Management
• Loan Negotiation and Drafting
• Role of the Lawyer in the Borrowing Process
• Development and Regulation of Capital Markets
• Awareness-raising of Parliamentarians in Legal Aspects of Debt Management
• Development of Training Materials

Use of New Information Technologies:

• Developing a joint methodology for introducing On-line Training in MEFMI member States
• Posting information/materials/expert information on respective websites (MEFMI and UNITAR) with a view to making it as widely available as possible

Capacity Building:

• Initiation of a process to Assess the Legal Infrastructure in relation to Financial Management of MEFMI member States

Information Sharing:

• Sharing programme/project documents as well as strategy papers and work plans
• Publications and Information Exchange
  

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See also:
Regional Partners | About MEFMI | Activities for 2001 and 2002