The Cellule d’apppui a la Formulation et a la Gestions des Politiques Macro-Economiques - MACROFOR unit was established to build indigenous capacity to undertake policy analysis through training. The unit was embedded in the Ministry of Planning. In December 2001, the Executive Board approved a grant of US$1 598 164 to the project.
The goal of MACROFOR Project was to improve the performance of the economic ministries through institutional support and training of staff. The objective was to strengthen the human capacity of line economic ministries and the Central Bank in order to upgrade and update the skills of those in charge of the economic policy analysis and formulation process, and those in charge of preparing reconstruction/recovery plan and follow-up poverty alleviation and debt management policies.
