The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Eastern and Southern Africa | Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 20-Nov-2023 | ISR57671 | Implementing Agencies: Cellule Infrastructures-DRC, COMESA Secretariat, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ministry of Trade, Transport, Industry and Tourism - Burundi, Republic of Burundi, Unite de Gestion de Programme, DRC Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 09-Jun-2022 Effectiveness Date: 19-Oct-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2028 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2028 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is to facilitate trade and enhance the commercialization of selected value chains, primarily targeting small- scale and women traders in the borderlands of the Great Lakes Region. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1. Improving Policy and Regulatory Environment for cross border trade:(Cost $43.00 M) Component 2: Improving Core Trade Infrastructure:(Cost $147.50 M) Component 3: Supporting Commercialization of Selected Cross-border Value Chains:(Cost $37.50 M) Component 4: Supporting Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $22.00 M) Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Great Lakes Trade and Integration Project (GLTFIP, P184814) was approved on June 9, 2022, and is providing an IDA grant in the amount of US$90 million to the Republic of Burundi; an IDA grant and credit in the total amount of US$152 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and an IDA grant to the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the amount of US$8 million. The financing agreements (FA) were signed with all recipients of the financing and were declared effective as of the end of January 2023. The project will finance (a) improvements to the policy and regulatory environment for cross-border trade, (b) improvements to core trade infrastructure, (c) support to commercialization of selected cross-border value chains, (d) support for implementation and monitoring and evaluation, and (e) contingent emergency response. 11/20/2023 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) There is an ongoing and constant dialogue with the respective counterparts on the ground. Two coordination meetings took place with all PIUs in DRC, Burundi, and COMESA virtually to discuss and coordinate their Annual Work Plans and agree on the listing and agenda of focused thematic meetings. The first such in-person meeting took place from October 31-November 3, 2023 in Lusaka on Simplified Trade Regime Implementation. The disbursements progressed since effectiveness and reached in total $11M or 4.4% of the net commitment amount. The project is on track to reach its development objective and has seen a good start in implementation thus both DO and IP are rated Satisfactory. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social High High High Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To facilitate trade and enhance the commercialization of selected value chains in the GLR. IN01336810 ►Average time for traders to cross at targeted border crossings (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 37.28 37.28 37.28 18.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Time taken to complete formalities on both sides of the border, for individuals IN01336866 Of which for female traders (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) 11/20/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 40.00 40.00 18.00 Date 31-Mar-2022 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 IN01336867 ►Quality of public services–degree of satisfaction with border management services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 67.00 67.00 67.00 90.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Perception of traders regarding the quality of services provided by border agencies IN01336868 Of which for female traders (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 64.00 64.00 64.00 90.00 Date 31-Mar-2022 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 IN01336869 ►Value of trade through targeted trade infrastructure (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 34,000,000.00 34,000,000.00 34,000,000.00 50,000,000.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Value of goods handled through core border post and port infrastructure IN01336870 ►Change in value of final products traded by beneficiary traders associations on regional markets (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Percentage change in value of final products traded by beneficiary traders associations on regional Comments: markets - gender differentiated IN01336871 Of which for female traders (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 31-Mar-2022 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Overall Comments PDO 11/20/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) No changes to the results framework. The M&E framework, manual, and indicators will be discussed in detail during the virtual meeting of all M&E experts on October 12, 2023, followed by the in-person meeting in early November 2023 in Lusaka. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Improving policy and regulatory environment for cross border trade IN01336872 ►Reduction in incidence of bribery/solicitation of informal payments from traders (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Reported incidence of solicitation of bribe by border officials. IN01336876 ►Reduction in incidence of physical and/or verbal harassment of traders (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 28-May-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Include all forms of harassment at the analysis level and aggregation of data to reflect all data elements Comments: (harassment) while reporting. Capture of all forms of harassment at analysis provides the right disaggregation of the indicator and the right interpretation of the aggregated data. Component 2. Improvements to Core Trade Infrastructure IN01336873 ►Value of goods handled at improved ports (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40,000,000.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Throughput of each port improved by the project. IN01336877 ►Change in average number of traders processed through the borders (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 11/20/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) Comments: Annual average daily number of traders passing through border post. IN01336880 ►Value of goods handled at improved border crossing points (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 34,000,000.00 0.00 0.00 50,000,000.00 Date 30-Nov-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Value of exports handled at the border. Component 3. Support to Commercialization of Selected Cross-Border Value Chains IN01336874 ►Number of value chains supported (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Number of value chains supported by the project IN01336878 ►Change in profit margin for supported women led value chains (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 28-May-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Change in profit per unit IN01336881 ►Number of participants in supported value chains (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date 28-May-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Number of direct participants in a value chain selected for investment. Component 4. Implementation Support and Monitoring and Evaluation IN01336875 ►Project communications strategy developed and executed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 11/20/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 01-Feb-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Number of communications strategies adopted for implementation. IN01336879 ►COMESA regional M&E platform operationalized (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 28-May-2021 01-Dec-2022 01-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 Comments: COMESA platform for monitoring regional integration. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174814 IDA-71500 Effective USD 76.00 76.00 0.00 3.41 72.59 4.5% P174814 IDA-E0700 Effective USD 90.00 90.00 0.00 3.49 84.61 4% P174814 IDA-E0710 Effective USD 76.00 76.00 0.00 3.13 72.20 4.1% P174814 IDA-E0760 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 0.93 7.09 12% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174814 IDA-71500 Effective 09-Jun-2022 01-Jul-2022 30-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 P174814 IDA-E0700 Effective 09-Jun-2022 06-Aug-2022 02-Dec-2022 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 P174814 IDA-E0710 Effective 09-Jun-2022 01-Jul-2022 30-Jan-2023 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 P174814 IDA-E0760 Effective 09-Jun-2022 21-Jul-2022 19-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 Cumulative Disbursements 11/20/2023 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Great Lakes Trade Facilitation and Integration Project (P174814) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/20/2023 Page 7 of 7