Regional Trade Facilitation Project I

Abstract*

The Regional Trade Facilitation Project will contribute to poverty alleviation, through private sector led growth in the participating countries, by improving access to financing for productive transactions, and cross-border trade. The two components will: 1) Support the establishment of a regional political insurance facility, to be implemented, and managed by a multilateral agency, i.e., the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI). The facility will... Show More

Development Objective

Project restructued but PDO remained the same, namely to facilitate private sector-led trade flows, investment and productive activities through the provision of insurance, coinsurance and reinsurance, financial instruments and related services. The proposed restructuring would support ATI to meet its objective to become #Africa#s Export Credit Agency# and support the public-private partnership of this institution.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P063683
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Arnaud D. Dornel
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Africa
Disclosure Date
March 1, 1999
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 3, 2001
Effective Date
August 23, 2001

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 5.70 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2001

Commitment Amount
US$ 5.00 million
Environmental Category
F
Last Update Date
August 12, 2014
Closing Date
June 30, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P089100
P070718
P070627
P070235
P070122
P069982
P065789
P065788

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade50%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation50%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access17%
- FY17 - MSME Finance17%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Regional Integration33%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	5.00
Borrower/Recipient	0.70

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	5.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	5.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	5.70

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	71.10
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	56,897.36
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,295.43
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,295.43
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,061.84
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,061.84
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	57,861.38
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,018.55
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,018.55
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	2,067.96
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	70,847.89
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	5.90
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	5.90
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,530.82
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,530.82
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	134,484.69
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	14,625.23
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	14,625.23
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	149.00
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	149.00
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	58,192.07
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,926.18
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,926.18
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	727.30
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	138,307.70
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,487.36
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,487.36
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	630.43
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	172.42
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	58,263.98
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,971.99
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,971.99
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	14,478.90
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	14,478.90
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	198.94
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	68,862.26
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,379.01
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,379.01
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	58,924.80
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,246.82
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,246.82
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	69,638.40
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,591.00
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,591.00
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,929.75
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,929.75
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	155.59
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	1,830.64
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	3,829.76
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Int Charges	0.01
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Int Charges	0.01
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Int Charges	12,976.87
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Int Charges	12,976.87
Apr 3, 2001	IDA-34880	Loan Commitment	5,000,000.00
May 31, 2005	IDA-34881	Loan Commitment	5,000,000.00
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	126,001.24
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	53,097.86
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Int Charges	0.01
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Int Charges	0.01
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Int Charges	12,171.68
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-34880	Int Charges	12,171.68
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	1,843.56
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	126,731.64
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Int Charges	12,536.04
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Int Charges	12,536.04
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	53,516.30
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,055.33
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,055.33
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	385.68
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	334.08
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	334.08
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	56,228.29
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	66,451.61
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,463.19
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,463.19
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,602.55
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,602.55
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	661.36
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	661.36
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	58,710.30
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	11.00
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	11.00
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,977.76
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34881	Int Charges	14,977.76
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	763.40
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	763.40
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	69,384.90
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13.01
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13.01
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,667.85
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,667.85
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,523.37
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,523.37
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	552.45
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	552.45
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	57,762.79
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,552.43
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,552.43
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	179.57
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	55,705.61
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	20.08
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	20.08
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,136.08
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,136.08
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	1,319.49
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	65,865.81
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	23.73
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	23.73
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,872.52
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,872.52
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	1,143.49
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,179.19
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,179.19
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	66,262.66
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,945.81
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	15,945.81
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	56,064.78
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	43.48
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	43.48
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	67,877.55
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,545.16
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,545.16
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	37.68
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	37.68
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	57,434.85
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,722.78
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,722.78
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,225.54
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,225.54
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	68,381.63
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,880.67
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	16,880.67
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,009.30
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	73,112.33
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	20,288.69
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	20,288.69
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	199.96
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	199.96
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,559.28
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,559.28
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,288.73
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,288.73
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	75,603.94
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	20,219.95
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	20,219.95
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	254.57
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	254.57
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,984.99
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,984.99
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34880	Int Charges	19,842.30
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34880	Int Charges	19,842.30
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,128.48
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34881	Int Charges	18,128.48
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	71,919.76
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	2,131.49
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34881	Int Charges	419.81
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-34881	Int Charges	419.81
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	880.90
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	54,172.63
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,385.19
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,385.19
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	741.02
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	128,244.49
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13,141.81
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13,141.81
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	1,551.41
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	1,476.09
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	51,938.94
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,220.20
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	13,220.20
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	3,091.58
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13,256.64
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Int Charges	13,256.64
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	123,162.14
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-34881	Int Charges	71.10
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	637.79
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	637.79
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	787.95
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	787.95
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	67,944.83
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,455.51
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,455.51
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	682.47
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	682.47
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	57,491.78
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,482.09
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,482.09
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	68,265.11
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	57,482.32
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,764.26
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,764.26
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,768.28
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Int Charges	17,768.28
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	700.81
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	3,516.48
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	65,245.40
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	2,853.58
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	567.01
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	567.01
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Loan Repay	63,978.29
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Int Charges	18,295.23
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34880	Int Charges	18,295.23
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,398.00
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-34881	Int Charges	16,398.00
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-34880	Int Charges	1,009.30
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,791.63
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	1,791.63
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Loan Repay	59,948.21
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	4.98
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	4.98
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,760.26
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34881	Int Charges	15,760.26
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-34880	Int Charges	2,067.96
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-34880	Int Charges	385.68

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Counterpart Funding	Highly Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Highly Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Financial Management	Highly Satisfactory	2011-01-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2011-01-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 05-29-2014
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 02-27-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

The Volume of policies issued per country as agreed	Value	0	Gross Written Premium (GWP) of US$2.5 million,	ATI will generate an AGWP according to business pl
	Date	March 21, 2001	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

ATI becomes sustainable Value ATI is a new institution The Agency posted a Net Loss before Foreign Exchan ATI becomes sustainable (end-2007)
Date March 21, 2001 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2011
Comment

Level of claims - on avg one claim or less resulting from a Government performance risk per country per year	Value	0	The Agency did not incur any new Claims in FY10	Level of claims - on avg one claim or less resulti
	Date	March 21, 2001	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

Leverage partnership agreements with private risk insurers for political risk cover have been established	Value	none exist	Entered arrangements with American and the expansi	Leverage partnership agreements with private risk
	Date	March 21, 2001	August 31, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

volume of policies issues meet the targets established in the 3-year rolling business plan: Value 0
Date June 30, 2010
Comment
ATI is sustainable Value new institution The Agency posted a Net Loss before Foreign Exchan ATI is sustainable according to the business strat
Date March 21, 2001 June 30, 2010 December 31, 2007
Comment

ATI becomes sustainable	Value	ATI is a new institution	The Agency posted a Net Loss before Foreign Exchan	ATI becomes sustainable (end-2007)
	Date	March 21, 2001	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2011
	Comment

ATI is sustainable	Value	new institution	The Agency posted a Net Loss before Foreign Exchan	ATI is sustainable according to the business strat
	Date	March 21, 2001	June 30, 2010	December 31, 2007
	Comment