Twenty-nine managers from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone received hands-on training this month to manage their public debt portfolios using a Commonwealth software.
Held from 7 to 11 July in Abuja, the training course was delivered by the Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM).
Participants were upskilled in the use of Commonwealth Meridian, a software used by all five countries, to record, manage and monitor public debt in line with internationally recognised standards.
The training comes at a time when public debt levels are increasing in the five West African countries. According to the International…