The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) AFRICA EAST | Eastern Africa | Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 17-Feb-2022 | ISR49925 | Implementing Agencies: Rwanda Ministry of Industry and Trade, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of Uganda, Rwanda Local Development Agency (LODA), Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), DRC Cellule Infrastructure of MITPR (CI/MITPR), DRC Ministry of Commerce (SG/MC), Uganda Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives (MTIC), Rwanda Airports Company Ltd (RAC) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 25-Sep-2015 Effectiveness Date: 25-Jan-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 02-Mar-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 19-Dec-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Development Objective of this project is to facilitate cross-border trade by increasing the capacity for commerce and reducing the costs faced by traders, especially small-scale and women traders, at targeted locations in the borderlands. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving core trade infrastructure and facilities in the border areas:(Cost $54.35 M) Component 2: Implementation of Policy and Procedural Reforms and Capacity Building to Facilitate Cross Border Trade in Goods and Services:(Cost $9.50 M) Component 3: Performance Based Management in Cross Border Administration:(Cost $4.55 M) Component 4: Implementation support, Communication and M&E:(Cost $10.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions During this ISR period the Bank team carried out four project implementation support missions as follows: DRC (October 22 to November 24, 2021), Rwanda (November 4 to 17, 2022), Uganda (December 1 to 3, 2022) and COMESA (December 17, 2022). In addition, the team visited project sites in DRC and Rwanda and held several technical discussions with each country PIU and COMESA. The overall status of implementation of the project is summarized below. 2/17/2022 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083)  Progress with implementation continued at a consistent pace with the overall disbursement rate increasing in the review period from 53% in June 2021 to 82% as at the end of December 2021. Disbursement rates were 100% at COMESA where the project closed on December 31, 2022, 77% for DRC, and 85% for Rwanda and Uganda.  However, the Covid-19 pandemic continued to impact trade in the project area, where some borders were partially closed for several months between the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda. Trading through associations (groupage), to reduce numbers of traders, helped maintain some activity and helped small traders overcome the attendant economic crisis. The use of trucks or tricycles, some purchased by the project, resulted in substantial cost savings for small scale traders and helped them maintain their livelihoods.  Several civil works contracts were either completed or were close to completion. These include Nyamasheke market in Rwanda which had been operational for a year, completion of three of the contracts at Kamembe Airport market with only a few issues and defects remaining to be addressed, Bugarama market also in Rwanda which was more than 99% complete, and one stop border posts contracts in DRC that were more than 90% complete. In Uganda contracts for two border posts and one market were also quite advanced at between 40 and 92% physical progress.  The technical assistances activities under Components 2 and 3 of the Project have been substantially completed in all project countries. The project spurred dynamic interactions on trade policy between the DRC and the two other countries, with numerous bilateral meetings taking place, many with the active involvement and support of PIU staff.  A final meeting of the Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) was held in December 2021. The meeting discussed several items that were pending including the sustainability of TIDs, how the groupage system of trade can work with the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) and the collection of data for the results framework. However, the RCC was not been able to resolve all the issues and discussions would continue in regular meetings of the policy organs of COMESA. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies High Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders High High High Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Reduced costs for traders, especially small-scale and women traders at targeted locations 2/17/2022 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) IN01090221 ►Average time for traders to cross target border crossings (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.00 9.57 10.10 10.00 Date 16-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090222 ►Incidence of harassment of small scale traders (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 92.00 29.83 31.33 10.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090223 -- Among female traders (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 96.00 57.20 30.00 10.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 20-Dec-2018 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090224 Kasindi (DRC) - Mpondwe (Ug) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 65.00 31.00 33.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090225 Rusizi 1 (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 85.00 62.40 62.40 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 28-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090226 Petite Barriere (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 96.00 17.00 11.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090227 ►Value of goods handled through core trade infrastructure (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/17/2022 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Value 202.00 196.13 243.52 257.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090228 DRC - Rwanda (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 92.00 15.40 15.70 117.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 28-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090229 DRC - Uganda (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 110.00 181.09 227.82 140.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090230 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,114,992.00 1,227,312.00 40,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090231 Uganda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,886.00 3,307.00 20,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090232 Rwanda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 776,450.00 776,450.00 20,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 23-Jun-2022 IN01090233 DRC (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 335,656.00 447,555.00 40,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090234 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 2/17/2022 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 78.00 63.00 65.00 IN01090235 Uganda (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.00 37.00 65.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090236 Rwanda (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 83.00 83.00 65.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090237 DRC (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving core trade infrastructure and facilities in the border areas IN01090238 ►Daily average number of traders processed through the borders (entry and exit) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15,000.00 61,700.00 401,034.00 120,000.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2022 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090243 Rusizi (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,000.00 19,389.00 0.00 13,000.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090248 Petite Barriere (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/17/2022 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Value 2,500.00 40,494.00 228,429.00 35,000.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090252 Bunagana (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 150.00 43,627.00 50,519.00 25,000.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090256 Kasindi/Mpondwe (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 600.00 31,078.00 122,086.00 30,500.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090259 Mahagi/Goli (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 150.00 252.00 359.00 250.00 Date 25-Jun-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090263 ►Number of passengers flying through Kamembe airport _ Rwanda (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 43.30 1.12 2.23 92.80 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Component 2: Implementation of Policy and Procedural Reforms and Capacity Building to Facilitate Cross Border Trade in Goods and Services IN01090241 ►Incidence of bribery/solicitation of informal payments from traders. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 26.93 24.19 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090242 Kasindi (DRC) – Mpondwe (Ug) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 54.00 30.10 30.10 10.00 2/17/2022 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 28-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090249 Rusizi 1 (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 78.00 6.00 0.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090253 Petite Barrière (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 93.00 13.00 3.70 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090254 ►Incidence of physical and/or verbal harassment of traders. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.00 10.33 11.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090260 Kasindi (DRC) – Mpondwe (Ug) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.90 17.10 4.00 5.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090261 Rusizi 1 (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 37.00 4.00 0.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090265 Petite Barrière (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090266 ►# of Border Officials receiving training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/17/2022 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Value 0.00 56.00 50.00 1,200.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090267 Uganda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 167.00 26.00 360.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090268 Rwanda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 168.00 24.00 240.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090269 DRC (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 510.00 0.00 600.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090270 ►# of Traders receiving training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,002.00 727.00 4,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090271 DRC (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 228.00 205.00 2,000.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090272 Rwanda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 974.00 974.00 800.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 28-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090273 Uganda (Number, Custom Breakdown) 2/17/2022 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,129.00 522.00 1,200.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090274 ►Number of facilitators trained on the delivery of training to traders and border officials (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 375.00 66.00 60.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090275 DRC (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 158.00 0.00 20.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090276 Rwanda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 166.00 26.00 20.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090277 Uganda (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 146.00 40.00 20.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090278 ►Number of registered complaints from traders (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,140.00 1,109.00 2,500.00 Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090279 Bunagana (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 119.00 188.00 150.00 Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090280 2/17/2022 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Kasindi (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 421.00 410.00 450.00 Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090281 Petite Barrière (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,223.00 511.00 1,250.00 Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090282 Rusizi 1 (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 377.00 0.00 400.00 Date 01-Jan-2021 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Component 3: Performance Based Management in Cross Border Administration IN01090239 ►Improved perception of traders regarding the quality of services provided by border agencies (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77.35 67.00 80.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090245 Petite Barrière (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 68.40 67.00 70.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090246 Rusizi 1 (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 0.00 80.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090250 Kasindi (DRC) – Mpondwe (Ug) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/17/2022 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Value 0.00 73.00 74.00 75.00 Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090257 ►Percent of traders reporting receiving a receipt for official payments made (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 34.90 32.00 30.00 Date 30-Nov-2019 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Percentage of traders receiving receipts for payment made at the border Comments: IN01090258 Petite Barrière (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 17.00 31.00 30.00 IN01090262 Rusizi 1 (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 12.30 12.30 20.00 IN01090264 Bunagana (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 39.00 39.00 40.00 Component 4: Implementation support, Communication and M&E IN01090240 ►Development and execution of project communications strategy. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Apr-2015 28-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090244 Uganda (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090247 DRC (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) 2/17/2022 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090251 Rwanda (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 IN01090255 COMESA (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Apr-2015 31-Mar-2021 30-Sep-2021 30-Jun-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P151083 IDA-57210 Effective USD 26.00 26.00 0.00 22.45 3.90 85% P151083 IDA-57220 Effective USD 14.00 14.00 0.00 11.92 2.31 84% P151083 IDA-57240 Effective USD 34.00 34.00 0.00 26.48 7.59 78% P151083 IDA-D0890 Closed USD 5.00 5.00 0.00 5.05 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P151083 IDA-57210 Effective 25-Sep-2015 26-Oct-2015 25-Jan-2016 31-Dec-2020 30-Jun-2022 P151083 IDA-57220 Effective 25-Sep-2015 23-Mar-2017 17-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Jun-2022 P151083 IDA-57240 Effective 25-Sep-2015 27-Oct-2015 15-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2020 30-Jun-2022 P151083 IDA-D0890 Closed 25-Sep-2015 19-Nov-2015 04-Apr-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 2/17/2022 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report AFR RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (P151083) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 19-Jun-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 12-Aug-2020 ,Level Approved on 26-Oct-2020 Related Project(s) P178681-Additional Financing - Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project 2/17/2022 Page 13 of 13