The World Bank Report No: ISR13800 Implementation Status & Results West Bank and Gaza GZ:Government Services for Business Development (P126586) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: GZ:Government Services for Business Development Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 5 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 18-Mar-2014 (P126586) Country: West Bank and Gaza Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: Special Financing Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Technical Assistance Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 08-May-2012 Original Closing Date 15-Dec-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Jun-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 24-Aug-2013 Effectiveness Date 11-Jan-2013 Revised Closing Date 15-Dec-2016 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The GSBD project aims to improve the ability of the Ministry of National Economy to deliver timely, efficient, and quality businessdevelopment information, data and services to target beneficiaries, including to MSMEs, women business owners and other marginalized groups, to promote business development. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1 - Capacity Building to Support Private Sector Development 1.23 Component 2 - Modernization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure and 0.95 Services for Business Development Component 3 - Project Management (plus contingencies) 0.82 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status Overview One year into the implementation, the project is largely on track. The progress towards the development objective is moderately satisfactory. Overall implementation progress is moderately unsatisfactory. Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13800 Locations No Location data has been entered Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Creation of a competently staffed Business Yes/No Value No No Yes Development Unit to promote private sector Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 development. Comments In progress BDU regularly planned 1 annual and 1 quaterly Yes/No Value No No Yes papers relevant to Palestinian private sector Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 developent are published within one month of a Comments set deadline Increase in the number of firms (MSMEs, Number Value 0.00 0.00 300.00 women, marginalized) receiving MoNE Date 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 services to plan for business development Comments % satisfaction of MoNE clients with the quality Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 of services provided (web-based survey upon Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 service delivery) Comments No update yet Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 330.00 Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Comments Not due yet Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 110.00 Sub Type Supplemental Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target % of firms that receive information that are Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 women-owned Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Comments No update yet % of businesses that receive inforamtion that Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 20.00 are outside Ramallah Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Comments No update yet Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13800 Business Development Working Group created Date Value Empty 03-Mar-2014 23-Jun-2016 (end Y1), Business Development Strategy Date 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Prepared (end Y2), implemented (from Y3 Comments No update yet onwards)and monitored and evaluated (by end Public Disclosure Copy of Y3) MoNE internal applications are modernized (by Date Value Empty 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 end Y1), website updated (by end Y2) and Date 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 portal buildt and operating (by end Y3) Comments Pilot portal is expected to go live in August 2014 Gradual increase in the number of visitors to Number Value 0.00 0.00 400.00 the new MoNE website and portal Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Comments No update yet % of MoNE business forms available online Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 28-Nov-2012 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 Comments No update yet Semi-annual project progress reports, including Yes/No Value Yes Yes an M&E section, are produced on a timely and Date 03-Mar-2014 30-Jun-2016 satisfactory basis Comments The first progress report was submitted on March 28 2013. The second was submitted in November 2013. The PIU also submitted the first M&E report. Data on Financial Performance (as of 24-Feb-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P126586 TF-12615 Effective 27-Nov-2012 27-Nov-2012 11-Jan-2013 15-Dec-2016 15-Dec-2016 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P126586 TF-12615 Effective USD 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.79 2.21 26.00 Disbursement Graph Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13800 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation A implementation support mission was conducted over the period of February 1 to 7, 2014. There has been good progress on several project aspects, notably financial management and information technology component. On the other hand, the overall implementation has been slower than anticipated. Restructuring History Level two Approved on 28-Nov-2012 Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4