The Sharjah Award for Public Finance is witnessing a high degree of interest ahead of the submission deadline date. This year, the award has increased the number of institutional and individual categories to 17, including nine institutional and eight individual categories, open to candidates from Arab countries.
Sheikh Rashid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Secretary General of the Award, said, “The award enables and strengthens financial performance paths in the Arab countries to form a roadmap for excellence by adopting its standards institutionally and individually, and contributing to giving a strong and effective impetus to outstanding performance in the Arab financial sector.”
He added: “The award is the first of its kind in the Arab world and contributes effectively to developing the capabilities of institutions and individuals, helping them to play a pivotal role in supporting the economy and investing to serve people and sustain the quality of life.”
In recent months, the General Secretariat of the Award organized several introductory roadshows in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan, as well as in the Sultanate of Oman and Algeria. The roadshows focused on the vision of the award, which is represented in achieving outstanding government financial performance, its various objectives, targeted entities, categories, evaluation criteria, and the terms and conditions for participating in the award.
The sessions emphasized the importance of the award and its significant contributions since its inception in 2016 by advancing methodologies and applications of public money management in Arab countries in line with international best practices in planning and managing public finances.
