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International Budget Partnership We partner with budget analysts, community organizers & advocates in 100+ countries to make budgets work for people.

The International Budget Partnership (IBP) collaborates with civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world to improve governance and ensure that scarce public resources are used effectively to improve service delivery and fight poverty. We work to achieve these goals by promoting public finance systems and processes that are transparent, participatory, and accountable and by building the capacity of CSOs to participate effectively in these systems.

📢 This , Budget Partnership is launching OBS 2025 for the MENA region.As we mark 15 years of the Open Government Partn...
12/05/2026

📢 This , Budget Partnership is launching OBS 2025 for the MENA region.

As we mark 15 years of the Open Government Partnership, the Open Budget Survey 2025 offers a timely look at where budget accountability in the Middle East and North Africa really stands.

The headline: progress is happening — but it's uneven, and public participation remains the weakest pillar across all 8 countries surveyed. With governments managing rising debt, conflict costs, and public pressure to deliver services, strengthening citizen engagement in budget processes is one of the most important pathways to rebuilding trust and renewing the social contract.

Progress Under Pressure: Budget Accountability in MENA brings together finance ministry representatives, civil society actors, independent budget experts, and development partners to present OBS 2025 findings and explore concrete steps forward.

📅 Wednesday, 20 May 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
💻 Online

Speakers include:
→ Ana Patricia Muñoz, IBP Executive Director
→ Pablo Cendoya Revenga, European Commission (DG MENA)
→ David Robins, OBS Manager, IBP
→ Rand Al Khzouz, Member of House of Representatives, Jordan
→ Mouna Bengerine, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco
→ Hamma Ziedan, AMAN, Palestine
→ Ayman Sabea, Shamseya Health Care Innovation
Moderated by Emad Emam, IBP Senior Program Officer, MENA.

Funded by the European Commission 🇪🇺
👉 Register here: https://internationalbudget.org/events/progress-under-pressure-budget-accountability-in-mena/

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Unpacked in Morocco! 🇲🇦As part of the technical workshop in following the release of the Open Budget Survey 2025 res...
11/05/2026

Unpacked in Morocco! 🇲🇦

As part of the technical workshop in following the release of the Open Budget Survey 2025 results, government institutions, civil society, and international partners came together to discuss the next steps for deepening reforms in transparency, participation, and oversight.

The session featured remarks from:

➡️ Mouna Bengrine, Head of the Financing and Reform Support Division at the Budget Directorate of Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance وزارة الاقتصاد والمالية
➡️ Gérald Audaz, representative of the European Union
➡️ Yannis Arvanitis, representative of The World Bank Group
➡️ Dahmani Ahmed, President of the Alternative Citizen Movement/ Mouvement Alternatives Citoyenne

Speakers highlighted Morocco’s continued efforts to modernize public finance systems, strengthen accountability, and promote meaningful public participation in budget processes.

The International Budget Partnership (IBP) also joined the discussions, represented by Emad Emam, Senior Program Officer for the MENA region, sharing key findings from the in the region and the progress Morocco has achieved in budget transparency, participation, and oversight.

Morocco scored 51/100 on budget transparency, 24/100 on public participation, and 51/100 on oversight, reflecting continued progress in opening budget processes while highlighting opportunities to strengthen meaningful citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms.

Congratulations to Morocco and all partners involved for continuing to move the open budget agenda forward and fostering more transparent, participatory, and accountable public finance systems. 🌍🇲🇦

IBP's work in Morocco is supported by the European Commission.



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08/05/2026

From Rabat to 🌍

As the African Open Government Conference wrapped up yesterday, conversations continue on how to strengthen transparency, participation, and accountability across the globe and how partnerships can turn commitments into real change for people.

In this reflection, Djibril Serigne Touba Badiane, Program Manager at International Budget Partnership Senegal shares why public budgets matter beyond numbers: they shape people’s rights, services, and everyday lives. Through tools like the Open Budget Survey, governments and civil society can better measure and advance budget transparency, participation, and accountability.

He highlights the importance of ensuring civil society is not only invited into budget processes, but that their recommendations are genuinely considered, because they remain closest to people’s needs.

As we look ahead to (May 18–22), we’re excited to continue working with open government reformers, activists, public servants, civil society, the private sector, and citizens around the world to build more open and accountable public budgets and tax systems together.

🤝 Let’s turn participation into impact. Let’s work together.

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IN PHOTOS: 𝐈𝐁𝐏 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨 | 𝐌𝐚𝐲 5–7It's the last day of the African Open Government Conference, and over the cour...
07/05/2026

IN PHOTOS: 𝐈𝐁𝐏 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨 | 𝐌𝐚𝐲 5–7

It's the last day of the African Open Government Conference, and over the course of the week, IBP joined government leaders, civil society organizations, and partners from across the continent to advance conversations on fiscal openness, participatory governance, and citizen engagement in public finance.

Representing IBP were Emad Emam, Senior Program Officer for MENA, and Djibril Serigne Touba Badiane, Program Manager for IBP Senegal, who engaged in panel discussions and strategic partner meetings focused on strengthening budget transparency and supporting the implementation of more ambitious Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plans across Africa.

IBP also moderated a panel on citizen participation in local budget processes, highlighting experiences and innovations from Benin, Morocco, the DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and Senegal. The discussions showcased how countries across Africa are advancing reforms that give citizens greater access to budget information and a stronger voice in public decision-making.

From Benin’s leadership in budget openness through the Open Budget Survey, to Côte d’Ivoire’s digital platforms expanding public access to budget documents at the local level, to Senegal’s recent reforms on access to information and whistleblower protection, the conversations in Rabat reflected growing momentum for more transparent, inclusive, and accountable governance across the continent.

Beyond the panels, IBP also held side meetings with partners and OGP stakeholders to explore deeper collaboration in promoting fiscal openness and strengthening public participation in governance processes across Africa.

As the conference concludes today, one message stands out clearly: open budgets and meaningful citizen participation are not just governance ideals. They are essential to building public trust and delivering policies that respond to people’s real needs.

🌍 What could stronger citizen participation in budgeting look like in your community?

07/05/2026

▶️ Watch Shama'u's story — and what changed when the system finally worked for her.

It started with a banner. 🪧

When Shama'u Musa Abdullahi opened her shop in Kano, it was her way of stepping into the open — ready to grow, ready to be seen. But that visibility quickly came with pressure.

Tax collectors began showing up, demanding ₦34,000 monthly — no explanation, no documentation, no clarity. When she couldn't pay, she was told to take the banner down. She did.

Her story is not isolated. Across Kano, many women faced the same choice: remain invisible, or risk harassment from a system they didn't understand. The issue was never about refusing to pay taxes — it was about a lack of transparency, accountability, and trust.

Through a reform effort convened by International Budget Partnership Nigeria and its partners - Follow Taxes, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre and the Association of Nigerian Women Business Network (ANWBN), women like Shama'u were brought into the conversation for the first time. They sat across from government officials, asked questions, and got real answers. What she had been told was ₦34,000 turned out to be just ₦2,000.

That clarity changed everything.

Tax processes became more structured. Collection was harmonised. Systems were introduced to improve transparency and accountability. And most importantly — women were equipped with the knowledge to protect themselves and engage with confidence.

Shama'u's story didn't end with her. She now trains other women, many of whom are stepping into the open for the first time. Today, her banner is back up.

This is what happens when systems begin to work as they should. When people understand the system, they don't avoid it — they participate in it. Trust is built. Businesses grow. And change becomes possible.

📌 Learn more about IBP's work on budget transparency and tax accountability: https://internationalbudget.org/initiative/tax-equity/

Asia and the Pacific OBS 2025 results are now live.The Open Budget Survey looks at how governments manage public money, ...
06/05/2026

Asia and the Pacific OBS 2025 results are now live.

The Open Budget Survey looks at how governments manage public money, and whether people have the information, space and oversight needed to hold budget decisions accountable.

Across the region, the country results assess three key areas:

Transparency: Can people access timely and useful budget information?

Public participation: Are citizens and civil society given real opportunities to shape budget choices?

Oversight: Can legislatures and audit institutions properly review how public money is planned and spent?

This is part of the first ever regional release of the Open Budget Survey, giving each region more space to engage with the findings and push for reform.

See the Asia and Pacific country results here: https://internationalbudget.org/open-budget-survey/country-results

06/05/2026

What does open government look like in practice?

At the African Open Government Conference in Rabat, IBP is joining governments, civil society organizations, technical partners and financial partners to discuss how countries can make public decisions more open, inclusive and accountable.

The conference brings together more than 500 participants and highlights innovations from across the continent, including budget reforms in Benin and whistleblower protection efforts in Senegal.

For IBP’s Francophone Africa work, this is a valuable space to share lessons, learn from others and strengthen collaboration around fiscal openness and budget accountability.

We’ll be sharing more insights from the conference.

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Today, International Budget Partnership Nigeria Country Director Olayinka Babalola presented at a high-level webinar co-...
05/05/2026

Today, International Budget Partnership Nigeria Country Director Olayinka Babalola presented at a high-level webinar co-hosted by the African Development Bank Group and UN Women — on what it really takes to make Gender-Responsive Budgeting work across Africa.

Her core message: GRB is a fiscal accountability tool, not a gender programme on the side. It has to live inside the budget systems, oversight institutions, and participation structures that actually shape public spending.

A few standout points from her presentation:

🔎 IBP's Open Budget Survey 2023 shows a global participation score of just 15/100 — meaning most citizens have little to no meaningful input into the budgets that affect their lives.

🇳🇬 In Nigeria, IBP's work with grassroots women's organisations through Ward Development Committees helped drive a 78% increase in primary healthcare allocations and a 45% improvement in prenatal care access at targeted facilities.

🌍 Country examples from Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Indonesia showed the range of entry points — from embedding GRB in national finance law, to community-led service monitoring, to unlocking undisbursed municipal funds.

And she made the revenue case too: indirect taxes disproportionately burden low-income women, and under-taxing wealth limits what governments can spend on health, care, and social protection.

Public finance is one of the most powerful levers for gender equality — but only if governments treat GRB as economic governance, not a project.

We came, we strategized, and we left ready to push harder. 💜Last week at Women Deliver 2026, our Priyanka Samy joined an...
05/05/2026

We came, we strategized, and we left ready to push harder. 💜

Last week at Women Deliver 2026, our Priyanka Samy joined an incredible group of feminist leaders, diplomats, and advocates to advance the feminist financing agenda ahead of the 5th Feminist Foreign Policy Ministerial.

The conversation was exactly what this moment calls for — honest, strategic, and rooted in Global South leadership and feminist economic justice.

Big thanks to our partners at Hivos Restless Development International Center for Research on Women CARE African Women's Development Fund, Women Deliver and Walking the Talk for making this space possible.

The work continues. 🌍

Our Nigeria Country Director, Olayinka Babalola (PhD) will be a featured speaker at a high-level webinar on Gender-Respo...
05/05/2026

Our Nigeria Country Director, Olayinka Babalola (PhD) will be a featured speaker at a high-level webinar on Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Macroeconomic Policy in Africa — hosted by the African Development Bank Group and UN Women.

📅 Today, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 🕐 13:00–15:00 GMT 📍 Hybrid | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire & online 🌐 Simultaneous interpretation in English and French

Across Africa, gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is gaining ground as a critical tool for ensuring fiscal decisions drive inclusive development. This session brings together policymakers, development partners, and civil society to share practical lessons on embedding GRB into macroeconomic policy frameworks.

International Budget Partnership is proud to contribute to this important conversation.

👉 Register via the link: https://lnkd.in/eCy4EAQK

Priyanka Samy

💡 A powerful reminder from Karla Vasquez Suarez of the International Monetary Fund's Legal Department:"The design of leg...
04/05/2026

💡 A powerful reminder from Karla Vasquez Suarez of the International Monetary Fund's Legal Department:
"The design of legislative oversight matters, because debt outcomes reflect the system, not just individual decisions."

When debt registries are fragmented and borrowing authority is decentralized, legislatures — and the public — only ever see part of the picture. Meaningful oversight requires systems built for accountability, not just compliance.

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