Nicaragua: Support to the National Statistics System

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The Government of Nicaragua is faced with a multitude of indicators in support of its PRSP, MTEF, budget support and sector programmes.  OPM provided advice to government agencies on rationalising and selecting appropriate indicators.  A new, single monitoring framework was recommended, with causal chains of indicators contained in four linked matrices which can be used by domestic stakeholders, by external stakeholders to exercise accountability for grants and loans (Performance Assessment Matrix), and by sector specialists to track performance over a rolling three year budget period (Medium Term Expenditure Framework).  The consultancy included training to improve indicator construction, and recommendations for the statistical system to improve the supply of good quality information in a sequenced and harmonised fashion.