This month, USAID officially began its assistance to the Ministry of Economy (MOEC) by providing an Economic Policy Advisor to support the Minister. Since joining, the EGGI advisor has supported the Minister’s participation in a number of high-level events and has begun a two-month functional audit assessment to better understand the core functions of the MOEC at the central and provincial levels. This will help inform EGGI’s strategic advice to the Minister on the directions for reform in the MOEC over the medium term.