C ommo nwe a l t h memb e r c o u n t r i e s • Creating closer ties with neighbouring countries in respect of trade, finance, transport, forestry, education and tourism • Strengthening human resources and the social services, and integrating vulnerable groups into the economy • Promotion of good governance Governance The Poverty Reduction Strategy made the promotion of good governance and the fight against corruption – under the National Programme on Governance (NPG) – a key component of poverty reduction. The principal areas of focus of the NPG have been the strengthening of the institutional framework of public finance auditing, with the creation of the Audit Bench and reorganisation of the Supreme State Audit; the major reform of the Public Contracts Regulatory Agency; and the fight against corruption through the National Anti-Corruption Commission (established in 2006) and the National Agency for Financial Investigation (2005). Further information Cameroon Government Gateway: www.spm.gov.cm Commonwealth Secretariat: www.thecommonwealth.org Commonwealth Governance: www.commonwealthgovernance.org Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013/14 152
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