The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) AFRICA WEST | Congo, Republic of | Governance Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 20-Sep-2020 | ISR43347 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Congo, Ministry of Planning, Statistics and Regional Integration Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 04-May-2017 Effectiveness Date: 17-Jul-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-May-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve public resources management and accountability in the Republic of Congo. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management:(Cost $19.60 M) Modernization of the Public Administration:(Cost $10.50 M) Improving Transparency and Accountability:(Cost $4.20 M) Project Implementation Support:(Cost $5.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions Component 1: The Government’s decision to withdraw E-Tax from the project is still not suspended. However, The World Bank team will conduct, at the request of the Government, the evaluation of the implementation of the E-Tax during the Mid-Term review mission of the project. This evaluation will allow the Bank Team to identify priority actions to be financed by the project in order to maximizing the chances of achieving the project objectives. Component 2: The recruitment process of the Firm in charge of setting up the integrated human resource management system, deemed unsuccessful, has just been restarted. The Government contacted 7 potential Firms and invited them to bid. The latter have given the agreement in principle to tender. 9/20/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Component 3: The signing of the agreement by the Minister of Planning with the 5 selected NGOs will enable the project to start financing the activities of these NGOs. The international consultant in charge of identifying the needs of NGOs has been selected and will begin this work once the border closure measure has been lifted. The MTR mission scheduled for this month of September 2020 will be the opportunity for the Bank Team to discuss with the Government on the actions to be taken to finalize the drafting of the Law of the Supreme Audit Authority. Component 4: The delay observed in the implementation of key activities of the project risks reducing the chances of the project to achieve its objectives. For this purpose, the contracts of the Coordinator, the Procurement Specialist, the Financial Specialist and the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist were renewed for a period of 6 months with obligation to improve their performance in order to get the project back on track. It is important to speed up the implementation of these key activities in order to improve significantly the Project disbursement rate. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders High High High Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management IN00889184 ►Increase in non-oil tax revenue (cumulatively, as percentage of the non-oil tax revenue base) (Percentage, Custom) 9/20/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 875.00 330.00 330.80 1,321.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 This information is collected annually and that of 2020 is not yet available. Comments: IN00889222 ►Capital expenditure execution rate (as percentage of total capital expenditures) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 This information is collected annually and that of 2020 is not yet available. Comments: IN00889266 ►Increase in non-oil tax revenue (cumulatively, as percentage of the non-oil tax revenue base) (Percentage, Custom) (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 875.00 -- 628.80 1,321.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 Modernization of the Public Administration IN00889185 ►Civil servants managed through the civil service registry (Le Système Intégré de Gestion Administrative et Salariale du Personnel de l'Etat (SIGASPE)) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 The civil service registry is not yet operational. The selection process of the Firm in charge of implementing the civil service registry was declared unsuccessful. In fact, out of the 6 shortlisted Firm, Comments: only one made an offer which was deemed unsatisfactory. Improving Transparency and Accountability IN00889221 ►Coverage of internal audit (as percentage of total expenditure) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 This indicator is evaluated annually and no audit mission was carried out by the Inspectorate General of Comments: Finance in 2019. 9/20/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management IN00889223 ►Tax administration modernization strategy (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 The selection process of the consultant in charge of the elaboration of the Tax administration Comments: modernization strategy is still underway. IN00889226 ►Ministries with strategic plans that are aligned with medium-term budgets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 12.00 5.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 Since December 31, 2019, 12 Ministries have a strategic plan, surpassing the end-target already. Those Ministries have been supported by the Project in the process of elaborating their strategic plan as priority Comments: sectors identified in the 2018-2022 National Development Program. IN00889229 ►Share of investment projects entered in the budget in accordance with the new selection procedure for investment projects (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 The new selection procedure for investment project is not yet in place. The selection of the Firm in charge Comments: of designing this procedure is not still completed. IN00889230 ►Use of competitive procurement methods for pubic investments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 Considering the low level of investment budget, most investment projects continue to be handled by the General Directorate of Major Works (Direction Generale des Grands Travaux) which awards contracts on Comments: basis of the provisions of agreements with Congo's partner countries. 9/20/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Modernization of the Public Administration IN00889224 ►Share of the Inspectorate General of Finance annual workplan that has been executed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 0.00 78.00 70.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 This indicator is evaluated on annual basis.The activity report of the Inspectorate General of the Finance Comments: for FY 19 shows that 46 activities have been planned and 36 of them have been carried out. IN00889227 ►Female audit innsitutions' saff that are ISSAI/INTOSAI trained (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 Training on the new audit techniques for audit institutions staff is ongoing and we expect that 25 % of Comments: participants will be women.. Improving Transparency and Accountability IN00889225 ►CSOs involved in the budget preparation process (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 5 CSOs have been selected on basis of objective criteria and the Minister of Planning signed a convention with the selected NGOs in July 2020. The selection process of the consultant in charge of setting up a Comments: training plan adapted to its needs is underway. IN00889228 ►EITI compliance status maintained (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Yes Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2019 31-Mar-2020 31-May-2022 The 2016 and 2017 EITI Report has been completed and allowed the Republic of Congo to maintain EITI Comments: Compliance Status. Performance-Based Conditions 9/20/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P160801 IDA-60230 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 10.75 30.83 26% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P160801 IDA-60230 Effective 04-May-2017 23-Jun-2017 17-Jul-2018 31-May-2022 31-May-2022 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 9/20/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Public Sector Reform Project (P160801) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/20/2020 Page 7 of 7