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Republic of Montenegro: Public Expenditure and ... - Vlada Crne Gore

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

This is the first volume <strong>of</strong> a programmatic <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Expenditure</strong> <strong>and</strong> Institutional Review (PEIR)<br />

for the <strong>Republic</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Montenegro</strong>, sponsored by Orsalia Kalantzopoulos (Country Director,<br />

ECCU4) <strong>and</strong> directed by Bernard Funck (Sector Manager, ECSPE) <strong>and</strong> Cheryl Gray (Sector<br />

Director, ECSPE).<br />

This volume was prepared by a World Bank team led by Abebe Adugna (task team leader) <strong>and</strong><br />

comprising <strong>of</strong> Tiana Mitrovic Kocovic, Bernard Myers, Aleks<strong>and</strong>ra Rabrenovic (consultant),<br />

Toby Linden, Tanja Boskovic, Taline Koranchelian (IMF), Aleks<strong>and</strong>ar Crnomarkovic, Plamen<br />

Kirov, <strong>and</strong> Aoufa Ezzine (consultant).<br />

The chapter on economic <strong>and</strong> institutional developments was prepared by Abebe Adugna, with<br />

inputs from Tiana Mitrovic Kocovic. The chapter on composition <strong>of</strong> public expenditures <strong>and</strong><br />

sources <strong>of</strong> fiscal pressures was prepared by Abebe Adugna (composition <strong>of</strong> expenditure),<br />

Bernard Myers (wage bill), Toby Linden <strong>and</strong> Tanja Boskovic (education). The chapter on public<br />

administration reform was prepared by Aleks<strong>and</strong>ra Rabrenovic <strong>and</strong> Bernard Myers. The chapter<br />

on <strong>Public</strong> Financial Management <strong>and</strong> Procurement was prepared by Bernard Myers, with inputs<br />

from Aleks<strong>and</strong>ar Crnomarkovic (internal <strong>and</strong> external audit) <strong>and</strong> Plamen Kirov (public<br />

procurement). The chapter on public investment planning <strong>and</strong> transport infrastructure was<br />

prepared by Aoufa Ezzine (consultant), with supervision by Martin Humphreys <strong>and</strong> Henry<br />

Kerali. The chapter on fiscal risks posed by local governments <strong>and</strong> state-owned enterprises was<br />

prepared by Taline Koranchelian (IMF, FAD).<br />

The team would like to thank the Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Montenegro</strong> for providing excellent<br />

cooperation during the preparation visits as well as comprehensive comments on the draft report.<br />

The report benefited from comments by its peer reviewers, Santiago Herrera <strong>and</strong> Vera Songwe.<br />

The team is also grateful for detailed comments on the draft report from Ivailo Izvorski, Bernard<br />

Funck, <strong>and</strong> Ardo Hansson, <strong>and</strong> for the support <strong>of</strong> Carolyn Jungr (Country Manager), <strong>and</strong> Beth<br />

Urbanas.<br />

The production <strong>of</strong> the report would not have been possible without excellent support from<br />

Arm<strong>and</strong>a Çarçani in processing the document. The support <strong>of</strong> the Serbia <strong>and</strong> <strong>Montenegro</strong><br />

Country <strong>of</strong>fice staff throughout the preparation <strong>of</strong> the report is gratefully acknowledged.

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