Organisation Ministry of Development, Economy & Finance - Defunct 2007
Alternate Name  
Abbreviation MDEF
Parent Government of Benin
u.r.l.  
email sgm@finance.gouv.bj
Country Benin
Location Cotonou
Address  
Postal Address BP 302 COTONOU – BENIN
Telephone (229) 30 12 47 / 30 02 81 / 30 10 20
Management u.r.l.  
Fax (229) 30 18 51
Sector Economy - Ministries
Organisation Type African Government
Status  
Stated Role Mission:<P>This ministry is in charge of:<P>- Ensuring the administration and control of the public finances as well as the Local Communities Finances <P>- Working out and following up the execution of the public investment Budget ; <P>- Initiating and implementing in collaboration with the concerned ministries or institutions public companies restructuring and follow up Programmes as well as the investments promotion Programmes; <P>Objectives :<P>Promoting the budget –oriented reforms <P>Improving the macro economic management <P>Promoting the good governance <P>Fighting against corruption ; <P>Implementing a policy that favors the most underprivileged sections of the populations . <P>FUTURE PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES :<P>The basis of a dynamic economy that leads to poverty reduction must be set up. This aims at:<P>- A target of 7% economic growth rate by the year 2004 with an inflation rate below 3% <P>- Reinforcing the economy competitiveness through a better integration of Benin to the regional and world exchanges <P>- Improving the public resources management and consumption capacities. <P>- Pursuing the good governance and decentralization reforms <P>- Increasing the private investments flow productive sectors; <P>- Diversifying and increasing farming and industrial production ; <P>- Meeting the essential needs in terms of health, education , food security, accommodation, cleansing, portable water and etc … <P>Source: http://www.gouv.bj/en/conseil_des_ministres/conseil_top.php
Activities  
Geographical Focus  
Notes Defunct of the Ministry
This ministry has been split into several cabinet & delegate ministries during the reshuffle of the 17/06/2007. [ Retrieved on 07-07-07 ]
Current Positions
Position Name From To
Budgets
Donor From To Budget ($) Note
Links to Related Organisations
Parent Tree Government of Benin
Subsidiary Organisations National SAP Implementation Monitoring Committee - MDEF
Private Secretariat - MDEF
Ministerial Cabinet - MDEF [28]
General Inspectorate of Finance - MDEF
Financial Control - MDEF
Judicial Treasury Agency - MDEF
National HIV/AIDS Control Commitee
Sibling Organisations Ministry of Agriculture, Breeding & Fishery [33]
Ministry of Labour, Civil Service & Administrative Reform [28]
Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Handicrafts [27]
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research [2]
Ministry of Health [4]
Ministry of Secondary Education, Vocational Training & Technical Training [1]
Ministry of Public Security & Local Communities - Defunct 2007
Ministry of Justice, Legislation & Human Rights - Keeper of the Seals
Ministry of Mines, Energy & Water [4]
Ministry of Transport & Public Works [26]
Ministry of Technical Education & Professional Formation
Ministry of National Defence [13]
Ministry of State for Planning & Development - Defunct 2006
Central Bank of Benin
Minister of Institutional Relations, Civil Society & Beninese Abroad - Defunct 2006
Ministry of Communication & New Technologies [4]
Ministry of Youth, Sports & Leisure
Ministry of Primary & Secondary Education - Defunct 2007
Ministry of Environment & the Protection of Nature [4]
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Small & Medium Scale Enterprises [29]
The Presidency [1]
Constitutional Court
Economic & Social Council [4]
Supreme Court
High Court of Justice [2]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Francophonie & Beninese Diaspora [41]
Ministry of Administrative & Institutional Reforms [9]
Ministry of Family, Women & Children Affairs - Defunct 2007 [18]
Ministry of Economy & Finances [51]
Ministry of Interior & Public Security
Ministry of Primary Education, Literacy & National Languages
Ministry of Family & Children
Commercial Court of Cotonou
Ministry of Economy, Economic Forecasting, Development & Evaluations of Public Action [2]
Office of Prime Minister
Ministry of Relations with Institutions
Ministry of Decentralization, Local Communities & Land Settlement [1]
Ministry of Urban Development, Land Reform & Erosion Prevention
Ministry of Microfinance & Youth & Women's Employment
Court of Appeal
Benin Electricity Corporation [10]
Associated Organisations  
Donor Recipients  
Past Positions
Position Name From To
Minister of Development, Economy & Finance Pascal Koupaki 2006 2007
Deputy Minister of Development, Economy & Finance Albert Houngbo 2006 2007
Minister of Finance & Economy Cosme Sehlin 2006 2006
Minister of Finance Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane 1998 2002
Director General of the Budget Codjia Bertrand 2006 2007
Head of Analysis and Synthesis Unit in the External Resources Pierre Dagba 2006 2007
Record last updated on 09 MAY 2008