On April 24, 2023, The Public Internal Control Department (Central HarmonizationUnit) of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, together with development partners, presented a new project for strengthening internal audit in the public sector of Georgia.

The mentioned project is provided under the Economic Governance and Fiscal Accountability Project that is funded by the European Union but administered by the World Bank who are working with Ernst and Young office in Turkey and Georgia to provide this support.

At the opening ceremony of the project, Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Mikheil Dundua and Head of the World Bank’s Economic Governance and Financial Accountability Project,  Patrick Piker Umah Tete, gave speeches.

A presentation about the technical assistance program was   made by Ms. Giuli Chkuaseli,  Head of the Public Internal Control Department, Ministry of Finance, Mr,  Serhat Akmese, Ernst & Young Partner, Ms.Natia Gulua, Head of the budget department of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, and by Mr. Davit Gamkrelidze, Head of Treasury at the Ministry of Finance.

The new project for strengthening internal audit will last until June 2024 and will include the following main phases:

·         Quality Assurance and Improvement Program

·         Application of Existing Internal Audit Manuals and Training

·         Strengthening the Internal Audit Literacy of the Sakrebulos

·         Information Systems Audit Manual and Training

Within the framework of the project, trainings will be carried out both for internal auditors of central agencies and local self-governments.