Public Expenditure and Investment Management Reform Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Public Expenditure and Investment Management Reform Project for Central African Republic is to improve management and transparency of public expenditures and public investments. The project comprises of three components. The first component, management and transparency of public expenditures aims to consolidate core functions across the expenditure chain, from budgeting to oversight. It consists of following sub-components:... Show More

Development Objective

To improve management and transparency of public expenditures and public investments

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P161730
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Heriniaina Andrianasy
Borrower 2
Central African Republic

Country
Central African Republic
Disclosure Date
March 31, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 19, 2017
Effective Date
November 15, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 10.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance and Budget
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 10.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2021

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 12, 2022

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 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration50%
- FY17 - Public Assets and Investment Management50%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance50%
FY17 - Public Finance Management60%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management60%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	10.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	10.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	10.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	10.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	622,737.90
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	287,958.78
Mar 27, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	292,649.66
Aug 2, 2022	IDA-D2150	Loan Cancel	2,846.47
Jun 19, 2017	IDA-D2150	Loan Commitment	10,000,000.00
May 29, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	285,661.70
Jan 4, 2022	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	13,954.27
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	15,527.42
Jul 5, 2022	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	-953.59
Dec 3, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	138,648.19
Sep 20, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	238,636.50
May 13, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	300,618.30
Jun 22, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	238,549.80
Jun 24, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	215,001.00
Apr 29, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	217,639.42
Aug 5, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	227,659.56
Feb 24, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	123,381.82
Feb 23, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	148,651.95
Mar 9, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	285,696.00
Jun 4, 2021	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	218,430.75
Feb 21, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	259,343.98
Jan 2, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	244,744.52
May 18, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	281,307.90
May 27, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	315,088.44
Jul 22, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	217,019.48
Nov 6, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	163,344.20
Nov 12, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	239,268.10
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	370,050.16
Aug 13, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	269,184.00
Mar 9, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	535,542.70
Mar 9, 2020	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	331,030.25
Sep 20, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	561,391.75
Dec 6, 2019	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	87,804.90
Dec 14, 2017	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	721,370.60
Feb 23, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	324,933.06
Mar 12, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	239,021.16
May 24, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	547,729.25
Dec 18, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	328,408.47
Aug 27, 2018	IDA-D2150	Loan Disb	331,026.75

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2021-12-22
Project Management	Satisfactory	2021-12-22
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-12-22
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2021-12-22
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2021-12-22
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2021-12-22

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-28-2022
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage (in value) of exceptional expenditures, excluding salaries and debt. Value 27.00 15.00 17.50
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

Transparency composite indicator (Composite indicator Specific to the Central African Republic based on 21 core budget reports.	Value	7.00	15.00	13.00
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Timely submission of annual financial statements (Compte de Gestion, Compte Administrative, and Loi de Règlement).	Value	Backlog of 2009-2016 Compte de Gestion, Compte Adm	Financial Statements for 2019 submitted within 9 m	Financial Statements for 2018 submitted within 12
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Investment Budget Execution Rate. Value 39.00 50.00 47.50
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

New regulation, procedures and processes adopted (Process)	Value	Regulation, procedures and processes in need of up	New Chart of Account and budget classification app	New Chart of Account and budget classification app
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Annual and bi-annual reviews of RCPCA Value No Yes Yes
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

Improved budget reporting and information to line ministries (Process)	Value	Budget execution reports produced.	Execution reports published using a functional and	Execution reports published using a functional and
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Public investment projects are prioritized on the basis of published standard criteria for project selection Value No Yes Yes
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

Improved HR Management (Process)	Value	Audits of the HR - payroll undertaken – HR and Pay	Audit of the HR and Payroll database	Benefits, top-ups and per-diem are harmonized
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Public Investment report (bi-annual and annual) publicly disclosed Value No Yes Yes
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

Transparency of public procurement	Value	N/A	Public procurement plans for all concerned ministr	Public procurement plans for all concerned ministr
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2019
	Comment

Annual reviews of RCPCA incorporating feedback from citizens' consultations Value No Yes Yes
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment
Audit of public procurement published Value N/A Yes (at least one in the past three years) Yes (at least one in the past three years).
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment
FMIS Rollout (Process) Value Degraded GESCO still in place. All core modules operational in the MFB Test of the core modules.
Date December 30, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Comment

In-year financial accounts reporting (Process)	Value	N/A	Intermediary accounting reports are prepared quart	Intermediary accounting reports prepared quarterly
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Percentage (in value) of exceptional expenditures, excluding salaries and debt.	Value	27.00	15.00	17.50
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Investment Budget Execution Rate.	Value	39.00	50.00	47.50
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Annual and bi-annual reviews of RCPCA	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

Audit of public procurement published	Value	N/A	Yes (at least one in the past three years)	Yes (at least one in the past three years).
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment

FMIS Rollout (Process)	Value	Degraded GESCO still in place.	All core modules operational in the MFB	Test of the core modules.
	Date	December 30, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
	Comment