Acceleration of the implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP)

Abstract

The Coordinator of the General Directorate for Planning and Economic Policies of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Planning of Senegal and the Director of the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa proceeded with the launching of the capacity strengthening project for development planning in Senegal. With the implementation of this project, Senegal will have at its disposal a complete set of indicators and a database which will make it possible to ensure the efficient monitoring of its economic and social performance in order to better contribute to effective public actions and to accelerate the process of its economic emergence. In addition, this project will undoubtedly strengthen the capacities of the personnel of the Directorates for Research and Programs of the different ministries in Senegal in terms of statistics and data analysis as well as in the WAEMU planning innovations.