International Budget Partnership

Real change happens when citizens and governments work together — including on budgets. This #OpenGovWeek, @OpenBudgets launches #OBS2025 findings for MENA: progress under pressure, and what it takes to keep it going. 📅 20 May | 8AM ET | Online Register → internationalbudget.org/events/progres… Supported by @EU_Commission #OGP15 #OpenGov #OpenBudgetSurvey #OpenBudgets #MENA #BudgetAccountability

▶️ She was told to take her banner down. Watch what happened next. Shama'u was told she owed ₦34,000 in taxes every month. The real amount? ₦2,000. That's what happens when systems are designed to confuse, not inform. Through a reform effort convened by @OpenBudgets and its partners - @Followtaxes @ANWBNetwork_ and @cislacnigeria, women in Kano got answers — and the confidence to participate in the systems that shape their lives. Her banner is back up. 🪧 #TaxJustice #WomenInBusiness #Nigeria #Kano

A quick reminder — our #OBS2025 MENA Regional Launch is one week away and spots are still open. If budget accountability in the Middle East and North Africa is your space, this is the conversation to be in. 📅 20 May | 8AM ET | Online Register → internationalbudget.org/events/progres… Supported by @EU_Commission @FCDOGovUK and @UNICEF #OpenGovWeek #OGP15 #OBS2025 #OpenBudgetSurvey #OpenBudgets #MENA #BudgetAccountability

What happens when young people understand the budget? In Jordan, youth advocates trained in fiscal literacy moved from broad demands to evidence-based calls for education investment — and got heard. This is the kind of story we'll be amplifying at our #OBS2025 MENA Regional Launch on 20 May. Register → internationalbudget.org/events/progres… @opengovpart @Anhre_Network @Dcode_Consult @TI_Lebanon #OpenGovWeek #OGP15 #OpenBudgets #BudgetTransparency #MENA

#OBS2025 Unpacked in Morocco! 🇲🇦 Last Friday, government, civil society, and international partners gathered in Morocco to discuss the #OpenBudgetSurvey 2025 findings and next steps for strengthening budget transparency, participation, and oversight. Morocco scored 51/100 on transparency, 24/100 on public participation, and 51/100 on oversight in the 2025 Open Budget Survey. IBP participated in the discussions through Emad Emam, Senior Program Officer for MENA. Congratulations to Morocco and all partners advancing open, accountable, and participatory budgeting! 🌍 IBP's work in Morocco is supported by the @EU_Commission. #BudgetTransparency #OpenGovernment #FiscalTransparency #PublicParticipation #Accountability #Morocco #MENA #OpenBudgets @WorldBank @financesmaroc

From Rabat to #OpenGovWeek 🌍 As the African Open Government Conference wrapped up yesterday, conversations continue on how to strengthen transparency, participation, and accountability across the globe and how partnerships can turn commitments into real change for people. In this reflection, Djibril Badiane, Program Manager at IBP Senegal shares why public budgets matter beyond numbers: they shape people’s rights, services, and everyday lives. Through tools like the Open Budget Survey, governments and civil society can better measure and advance budget transparency, participation, and accountability. As we look ahead to #OpenGovWeek (May 18–22), we’re excited to continue working with open government reformers, activists, public servants, civil society, the private sector, and citizens around the world to build more open and accountable public budgets and tax systems together. 🤝 Let’s turn participation into impact. Let’s work together. #OpenGovernment #OGP #BudgetTransparency #FiscalTransparency #OpenBudgets #CitizenParticipation #Accountability #Africa #FrancophoneAfrica

IN PHOTOS: 𝐈𝐁𝐏 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨 | 𝐌𝐚𝐲 5–7 It's the last day of the African Open Government Conference, and over the course of the week, IBP joined partners across the continent to advance conversations on fiscal openness, participatory governance, and citizen engagement in budgeting. Representing IBP were Emad Emam and Djibril Badiane, who participated in panels and partner meetings focused on strengthening budget transparency and supporting stronger @opengovpart action plans across Africa. From Benin to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC to Morocco, the discussions highlighted growing momentum for more transparent, inclusive, and accountable public finance systems in the region. 🌍 What could stronger citizen participation in budgeting look like in your community? #OpenGovernment #FiscalOpenness #BudgetTransparency #CitizenParticipation #ParticipatoryBudgeting #OGP #OpenBudgets #Africa #Governance

Asia and the Pacific OBS 2025 country results are now live. The Open Budget Survey assesses how governments manage public money across 3 pillars: Transparency, Public participation, Oversight Explore the latest regional results: internationalbudget.org/open-budget-su… #OpenBudgetSurvey #OBS2025 #AsiaPacific

Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2025 Indonesia Launch OBS 2025 hadir menilai transparansi, partisipasi publik, dan pengawasan—memberi gambaran posisi Indonesia & apa yang perlu diperkuat, terutama jelang aksesi OECD. 7 Mei 2026 | 09.00–12.00 WIB bergabung zoom: s.id/OECD7Mei2026

What does open government look like in practice? At the African Open Government Conference in Rabat, @OpenBudgets is joining 500+ participants to exchange ideas on fiscal openness, budget accountability and citizen engagement. From Benin’s budget process innovations to Senegal’s whistleblower protection efforts, the conversations are focused on reforms that can make public decisions more open and accountable. @opengovpart @TheOpenGovLab @gmbparticipates @BudgITng @asivikelane @NGOCCR_Mw @Anhre_Network #OpenGov #BudgetAccountability #OGP

Five priorities from IBP's experience: fiscal architecture integration → expenditure tracking → performance budgeting → gendered oversight → institutionalised participation. Public finance is one of the most powerful tools for gender equality. 6/6 #GenderResponsiveBudgeting #PublicFinance #IBP #OpenBudget

Evidence from Morocco, Senegal, South Africa & Indonesia shows what's possible when GRB is embedded in fiscal architecture — not treated as a donor-funded add-on. 5/6

🧵 @OpenBudgets' Nigeria Country Director Yinka Babalola presented today at the @AfDB_Group × @UN_Women GRB webinar. Here's what she said — and why it matters. 1/6

Feminist financing in FFP isn't just a policy ask — it's a democratic one. Last week at #WD2026, our @PriyankaSamy was in the room making the case alongside feminist leaders, diplomats & advocates ahead of the 5th FFP Ministerial. 💜 The conversation was sharp. The alignment was real. Watch this space. 👀 #FeministFinancing #FFP #WomenDeliver2026

Today, @OpenBudgets' Nigeria Country Director Yinka Babalola speaks at a high-level GRB webinar hosted by @AfDB_Group & @UN_Women. How can macroeconomic policy better reflect the realities of women and men across Africa? 📍 Hybrid | Abidjan + online 🕐 13:00–15:00 GMT afdb.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #GenderResponsiveBudgeting #PublicFinance #IBP

💡 "When rules can be bypassed easily, compliance becomes the normalization of circumvention." — Karla Vasquez Suarez, @IMFNews Legal Department Debt outcomes reflect the system, not just individual decisions. Oversight design matters. #DebtOversight #FiscalTransparency #PublicFinance