[{"bbox": [140, 152, 1133, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [140, 244, 787, 273], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [140, 285, 1134, 606], "category": "List-item", "text": "* All disbursements are subject to continued compliance with general eligibility criteria. Variable tranche disbursements are additionally determined by the achievement of targets for agreed indicators. The MFDP will regularly report on the progress of public policies with a particular focus on the NDP, macroeconomic stability, PFM reforms, and budget transparency/oversight. The MFDP frequently produces various information and reports for both internal use and public access via its website. These include weekly fiscal reports, expenditure and resource flow analysis, monthly and quarterly debt management reports, monthly debt bulletin, fiscal outturn report, mid-year budget execution report, and consolidated financial statements. This comprehensive, accurate and timely reporting is expected to continue to fuel domestic accountability. Additional information may be required for reform and result monitoring and should be provided to the EU Delegation. To minimize administrative burdens and account for limited capacities, the MDFP can share documents with the EU Delegation that are already shared with the IMF, the WB or other development partners."}, {"bbox": [140, 617, 1133, 726], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The new NDP's monitoring framework will be utilised to the maximum extent possible for this budget support, limiting administrative burdens and promoting domestic accountability. The MFDP will be the primary driver of monitoring the progress of the NDP, supported by its monitoring and evaluation unit, in collaboration with MACs, particularly the MoA, given the focus of the Action."}, {"bbox": [140, 737, 1133, 793], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Implementing partners and the civil society oversight and dialogue mechanism will be in charge for monitoring progress and relevant indicators related to complementary measures."}, {"bbox": [140, 804, 1133, 858], "category": "Text", "text": "Other institutions, in addition to the MFDP, are expected to provide the EU Delegation with data and documentation to ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation. These institutions include:"}, {"bbox": [140, 871, 1075, 898], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and MACs' statistical units;"}, {"bbox": [140, 911, 394, 940], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Internal Audit Agency;"}, {"bbox": [140, 953, 237, 979], "category": "List-item", "text": "* GAC;"}, {"bbox": [140, 993, 233, 1019], "category": "List-item", "text": "* PAC;"}, {"bbox": [140, 1034, 233, 1060], "category": "List-item", "text": "* LOB;"}, {"bbox": [140, 1074, 249, 1100], "category": "List-item", "text": "* LACC;"}, {"bbox": [140, 1115, 232, 1141], "category": "List-item", "text": "* FDA."}, {"bbox": [140, 1154, 1133, 1262], "category": "Text", "text": "The statistical and monitoring systems, as well as the quality of official data in the policy fields covered by the Action have been assessed. This assessment has been instrumental in the design of the Action. The overall quality of data is currently assessed as weak. However, there have been improvements in the delivery of macroeconomic and PFM related information in recent years, supported by the IMF and the WB."}, {"bbox": [140, 1272, 1133, 1328], "category": "Text", "text": "Monitoring and reporting will evaluate how the Action addresses inequality reduction. This will be a key metric in assessing the success and impact of the intervention."}, {"bbox": [140, 1338, 1133, 1420], "category": "Text", "text": "Important challenges persist in the domains of forest and agriculture development policies, due to lack of data collection at all levels. Improving data collection and analysis capacity in these sectors is crucial for effective policy formulation and implementation."}, {"bbox": [130, 1446, 309, 1474], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [140, 1502, 1133, 1556], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance and nature of the Action, mid-term and final evaluations may be carried out for this Action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [140, 1567, 1133, 1622], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to improving performance of the programme. The final evaluation will be carried out for"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1679, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 31 of 33"}]