NICARAGUA: DELIVERY OF MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS

UNCLAS MANAGUA 002488 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CEN, WHA/EPSC, AND EEB/IFD/ODF TREASURY FOR SARA GRAY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON MCC NU SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: DELIVERY OF MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS REF: STATE 152489 ¶1. (U) On November 1, post delivered Nicaragua's MCC Indicator Scorecard to President Ortega. While congratulating President Ortega on Nicaragua's continued eligibility for the MCC program, the Ambassador's letter highlighted slippage in the Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Government Effectiveness, Voice and Accountability, Regulatory Quality, Inflation, and Fiscal Policy indicators. The Ambassador also discussed this issue with Foreign Minister Santos on November 15. ¶2. (U) MCC Country Director has met with Chairman of the MCA-Nicaragua Board Rodolfo Delgado and Presidential advisor Paul Oquist to review the scorecard in detail and discuss ways to follow up on indicator performance to ensure progress. Delgado is considering tasking a member of the MCA-Nicaragua Board to work with relevant public institutions to improve performance on the issues over which they have control. TRIVELLI