Madagascar Launches Public Procurement Reform with Support from AfDB and World Bank

The reform aims to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, integrity, and transparency of the procurement process in Madagascar.

The Malagasy government has initiated a major reform of its public procurement system, supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank. The reform aims to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, integrity, and transparency of the procurement process in Madagascar.

The reform began with a workshop in Antananarivo on July 9, co-chaired by Malagasy Minister of the Economy and Finance, Rindra Hasimbelo Rabarinirinarison, and AfDB Country Manager in Madagascar, Adam Amoumoun. The workshop was attended by technical and financial partners, private sector representatives, civil society members, and other officials.

A key goal of the reform is to achieve certification from the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS), an international standard for evaluating public procurement effectiveness. Minister Rabarinirinarison expressed optimism about the potential recommendations from the assessment and emphasized the importance of full stakeholder participation in the reform process.

Adam Amoumoun highlighted the Bank’s commitment to Madagascar’s socio-economic development, stating that the assessment will help establish a "more modern, efficient, simpler, sustainable, and inclusive" public procurement system.

The assessment, which is expected to take several months, will follow a universal protocol involving various stakeholders, including national authorities, the private sector, civil society, and technical and financial partners. This initiative builds on progress made since 2003 in aligning Madagascar’s procurement practices with international standards.