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Madagascar finance minister imposes 24-hour reports and weekly updates

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Madagascar finance minister imposes 24-hour reports and weekly updates

Madagascar’s Minister of the Economy and Finance, Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison, is requiring reports within 24 hours, weekly reports and sanctions to strengthen transparency. He met his teams on 24 October as part of the initiative, L’Express de Madagascar reports.

Madagascar’s Minister of the Economy and Finance, Herinjatovo Aimé Ramiarison, is requiring reports to be submitted within 24 hours and detailed weekly reports from each department, L’Express de Madagascar reports. He issued the instructions at a meeting with his teams on 24 October in Anosy, as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against corruption within his ministry.

General directorates must also increase internal communication and quickly put forward concrete proposals. The minister warned that directives must be acted on and that staff who failed to comply could face sanctions, according to L’Express de Madagascar. The initiative follows the ministry staff’s commitment to fighting corruption, announced on 26 October in a previous article.

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