FOCUS: The work of Crown Agents in Sudan and South Sudan

What we do in Economic Development

We help countries grow their economies, strengthen their health systems and improve financial management. We do this by providing consultancy and training in health systems strengthening, trade and growth, public private partnerships, public financial management and governance. We are one of the world's leading experts in public procurement and supply chain management and we provide financial services to facilitate development, focusing on international payments and cash management, trade finance and investment management for donors, NGOs and financial institutions.

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SUDAN

Crown Agents has worked in Sudan for the past 40 years, assisting public bodies such as Sudan Railways, the Finance Ministry, and the Central Bank. We provide a full range of services, including supply chain services, public financial management, international banking and training. Our work has included arranging for the transportation of vehicles and equipment for use by African peacekeepers in Darfur and reforming the humanitarian system through the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund.

SOUTH SUDAN

We have been supporting the government of the Republic of South Sudan to build a strong and effective state since the country’s independence on 9 July 2011.  In partnership with the new government, donors and other organisations, such as DFID and TradeMark East Africa, our public financial management, supply chain and consultancy expertise is supporting a number of projects.

Our customs administration reform and capacity building efforts have helped boost the post-conflict country’s revenue by 1,100 per cent.  We are also managing the Health Pooled Fund, which is the country’s largest health sector project, to ensure the delivery of essential health services to citizens and transfer ownership of the health system from NGOs to the government in six of the country’s ten states.

TRAINING

Public financial management systems are essential for the implementation of government policies and achievement of developmental objectives.
 

This course explores the fundamentals of governance reforms and the key issues and solutions across the PFM landscape including budget preparation and execution, accounting, monitoring and evaluation, performance measurement and auditing.

It also explains management theories and strategic planning frameworks essential to understanding the current issues and trends in integrated PFM reforms.

What the the DFID 2011-15 programs in South Sudan?