The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Implementation Status & Results Cambodia Public Disclosure Copy Cambodia Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness (Julian Clark co-TTL) (P089196) Operation Name: Cambodia Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness (Julian Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 7 Status: ARCHIVED Last Modified Date: 30-Mar-2011 Clark co-TTL) (P089196) Country: Cambodia Approval FY: 2005 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Commerce Key Dates Board Approval Date 02-Jun-2005 Original Closing Date 01-Dec-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 28-Jan-2010 Effectiveness Date 12-Dec-2005 Revised Closing Date 01-Jun-2012 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to promote economic growth by reducing transaction costs associated with trade and investment, introducing transparency in investment processes, and facilitating access of enterprises to export markets. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1: Trade Facilitation 5.56 Component 2: Export Market Access Fund 2.85 Component 3: Private Participation in infrastructure and investment promotion 0.47 Public Disclosure Copy Component 4: Legal Transparency Ratings 0.49 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Medium-I Implementation Status Overview 1 – The mission noted continued progress by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) to strengthen the existing ASYCUDA Customs Automation system and prepare for the implementation of the next phase (rolling out to other sites). 2 - a). While the impact of Export Market Access Fund (EMAF) is disappointing to date, with significant management costs and limited impact on export, agreed actions – to extend Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 implementation period (since the initial costs reflect the costs of setting up processes and learning how to operate them) and simplify approval processes – should address those concerns, b). It was noted that the transition process toward a self-sustaining Better Factory Cambodia (BFC) has been postponed as the Government's concerns about risks Public Disclosure Copy involved with the transition process, and the need for BFC to retain its full credibility with the industry. The uncertainty related to the closure of TFCP in one year was also discussed. 3 - No progress has been made with respect to Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI). It had been agreed to proceed with training on the Law on Concessions to support the preparation of a sub-decree and enable the piloting of transactions. While training has been delivered, no PPI transaction has been piloted and this part of the project development objective is unlikely to be met. But it was encouraging by the finalization of the Foreign Investor Perception Survey and progress toward launching the Investor Tracking System at the Cambodia Investment Board. 4 - Finally, progress on legal transparency, the project's fourth component, has been limited. While the websites of the Ministry of Justice and of the Supreme Court are up and running, and significant resources have been devoted to training officials, the volume and usefulness of information available on those websites fall short of expectations. Another activity, the mobilization of the ICT Advisor to support the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in (i) the automation of the application processes for Certificates of Origins (CO) and (ii) creating a Trade Information Website, has been slow. Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Qualitative improvement in investment climate. The number of firms 74% 51.8% 64% reporting corruption as a moderate, major or severe problem declines Date Date Date by 10%. 12-Aug-2004 01-Apr-2009 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text ICA 2003/04 ICA 2008/09 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of traders considering "Customs and Trade" as a severe or very 19.10 19.10 15.00 severe constraint Date Date Date 12-Aug-2004 01-Apr-2009 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Public Disclosure Copy Custom Indicator Percentage ICA 2003/04 ICA 2008/09 (those firms, traders, or lower that actually use customs) Intermediate Results Indicators Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value A 50% reduction in the number of documents required to clear imports. 15 12 8 Date Date Date 01-Sep-2005 01-Sep-2009 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text PMS (Performance Measurement TPM (Trade Process Mapping) System) Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of export shipments that are physically inspected less than 40% 100% 13.2% red channel (physical 25% by December 2006. inspection) for year 2010 at Date Date ASYCUDA functional sites (PPIA, 01-Feb-2005 PAS, PHN Dry Ports). 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Date Comment Custom Indicator Text 31-Dec-2010 Comment ASYCUDA System Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value 50% reduction in time required to clear import shipments. 6.5 days 5.1 days 3.25 days Date Date Date 12-Aug-2004 01-Apr-2009 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text ICA 2003/04 ICA 2007/08 Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of firms preparing draft export development plans. 0 20 applications approved by EMAF 50 Date Director Committee Date 01-Feb-2005 Date 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment 31-Dec-2010 Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of new exporters created. 0 20 new exporters Date Date Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value PPI contracts publicly disclosed and conducted through transparent, 0 All contracts publicly disclosed. competitive processes. Date Date Date 27-Oct-2009 30-Jun-2009 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Response time on investor inquiries. not measured properly 50% of baseline Date Date Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text [discontinued because not measured properly] Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Electronic publication of final judgements of the Supreme Court and the Public Disclosure Copy websites are up and running, need 100% Court of Appeal in Khmer language. regular update. Date Date Date 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment 31-Dec-2010 Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value All Cambodian commercial laws, broadly defined and related decrees Website under development. Initial 100% and sub-decrees available online at a Ministry of Commerce website. set of laws available at http://www. Date Date moc.gov.kh/OfficialSpeech/ speech_and_Presentation.aspx? 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment id=37&typeid=82&p1=&PageID=9 Comment Custom Indicator Text and Date 31-Dec-2010 Comment Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of shipments selected for secondary inspection at the Port of 16.00 16.00 20.00 Sihanoukville Date Date Date 01-Sep-2009 27-Oct-2009 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage or below Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of Customs declaration processed through ASYCUDA system 28.00 47.00 80.00 Date Date Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage (figure is from June-to-Dec 2008 Customs declaration processed or above Public Disclosure Copy as ASYCUDA started functioning through ASYCUDA for year 2010 in May 2008) Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Customs automation system availability 80.00 Date Date Date 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage not available or more Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of certificates of origin processed electronically 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date Date Date 27-Oct-2009 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage or above Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Share of non-donor revenues of Better Factories Cambodia 53.00 64.00 65.00 Date Date Date 31-Dec-2008 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage for 2009 or above for 2011 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Ramking in Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 28.00 47.00 50.00 Date Date Date 01-Jan-2006 01-Jan-2008 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage or above Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Establishment of well-maintained website and accessible electronic 0.00 0.00 50.00 dissemination covering 50% of judgments Public Disclosure Copy Date Date Date 27-Oct-2009 31-Dec-2010 01-Jun-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Percentage or above Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Establishment of Trade Information Website compliant with WTO No TIW No TIW All key trade-related regulations obligations available in a website connected to Date Date TIW 27-Oct-2009 31-Dec-2010 Date Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment 01-Jun-2012 Custom Indicator Text Comment Data on Financial Performance (as of 25-Mar-2011) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Closing Date P089196 IDA-H1650 Effective 02-Jun-2005 14-Jun-2005 12-Dec-2005 01-Jun-2012 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P089196 IDA-H1650 Effective XDR 6.62 6.62 0.00 4.17 2.45 63.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR2774 Key Decisions Regarding Implementation It was agreed to complete key procurement processes, notably for the expansion of ASYCUDA, the continuation of EMAF management, and the design of the TIW and C/O Public Disclosure Copy automation systems, so as to enable the project to deliver its objective by the end of the implementation period Restructuring History RVP Approved on 02-May-2008, CD Approved on 26-Aug-2008, Level one Approved on 03-Dec-2009 Related Projects There are no related projects. 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