Tourism Development Project

Abstract*

The development objective of Tourism Development Project is to improve the performance of tourism in targeted destinations in Ghana. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Strengthening the tourism enabling environment, aims to address the following constraints most likely to have transformative impact on the tourism sector in Ghana: training and skills development of the industry, aviation and entry visa policy, and branding and... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to improve the performance of tourism in targeted destinations in Ghana

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P164211
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Andres Garcia , Farah Dib
Borrower 2
Republic of Ghana

Country
Ghana
Disclosure Date
November 30, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 13, 2018
Effective Date
February 8, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 40.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
February 28, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2024

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change2%
- FY17 - Mitigation2%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender25%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment38%
- FY17 - Investment and Business Climate38%
FY17 - Enterprise Development25%
- FY17 - MSME Development25%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Cultural Heritage100%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	40.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	40.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	40.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 17, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	422,938.47
Oct 5, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	31,503.81
Sep 10, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	39,214.71
Sep 27, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
Nov 29, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	2,734,830.20
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	899.47
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	15,204.58
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	15,204.58
Oct 5, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	188.40
Oct 5, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	19,492.33
Oct 5, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	19,492.33
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	227,637.62
Aug 29, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	809,755.06
Jun 27, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	317,470.12
Jul 11, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	653,379.90
May 19, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,139,383.20
May 5, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	1,391.72
May 5, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	100,811.66
May 5, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	100,811.66
May 5, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	160,687.19
Mar 1, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	481,474.97
Sep 7, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	611,557.44
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	809,755.06
Aug 21, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	521,407.22
Sep 26, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	561,739.10
Apr 13, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,125,582.90
Mar 22, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	371,366.40
Mar 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,362,589.00
Feb 16, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	215,222.34
Feb 16, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,352,369.10
Mar 9, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	199,999.98
Nov 30, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	659,939.60
Nov 30, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	562,085.90
Oct 17, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,169,392.90
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	3,727.51
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	59,650.68
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	59,650.68
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	98,089.07
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	535,951.60
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	2,914,360.00
Oct 21, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	674,119.70
Sep 12, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	266,660.70
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,228,837.60
Dec 20, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,026,773.90
Feb 4, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	2,040,719.00
Sep 9, 2022	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	2,536,428.80
Apr 6, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	955.60
Apr 6, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	49,843.25
Apr 6, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	49,843.25
Apr 6, 2022	IDA-63000	Int Charges	79,106.08
Oct 26, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	836,199.20
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-63000	Int Charges	25,150.23
Sep 22, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	447,601.75
Aug 30, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	64,950.08
Aug 5, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	61,572.75
Nov 19, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Mar 9, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	191,084.81
Mar 9, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	157,936.73
Apr 16, 2021	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	631,528.20
Oct 6, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	8,900.25
Nov 9, 2020	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	772,174.20
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	153.30
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	153.30
Sep 8, 2020	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	696,789.60
Oct 6, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	14,200.97
Oct 6, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	8,900.25
Apr 29, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	50.96
Apr 29, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	6,002.60
Apr 29, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	6,002.60
Apr 29, 2020	IDA-63000	Int Charges	10,004.37
Jun 4, 2020	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	683,202.30
Jun 12, 2020	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	227,016.31
Apr 10, 2019	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	1,286,714.90
Oct 28, 2019	IDA-63000	Int Charges	4,538.45
Oct 8, 2019	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	321,311.88
Oct 28, 2019	IDA-63000	Int Charges	4,538.45
Oct 28, 2019	IDA-63000	Int Charges	7,512.65
Jan 29, 2020	IDA-63000	Loan Disb	85,280.30
Jul 13, 2018	IDA-63000	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Loan Repay	599,073.70
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	407.36
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	407.36
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	678.94
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	136,582.56
Apr 10, 2024	IDA-63000	Int Charges	136,582.56
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-63000	Loan Repay	11,938.79
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Loan Repay	605,203.75
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	126,315.46
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	126,315.46
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	210,525.80
Nov 3, 2023	IDA-63000	Int Charges	7,133.08

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-09-19
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-09-19
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-09-19
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-09-19
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-09-19
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-09-19

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of international arrivals identifying tourism as their main purpose of visit Value 956.00 1079.00 745.00
Date January 31, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Annual growth rates in international tourists at targeted attraction sites Value 0.00 43.30 3.00
Date January 31, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Annual growth rate in domestic tourists at targeted attraction sites Value 0.00 0.00 31.00
Date January 31, 2018 January 31, 2023
Comment
Additional private investment generated in tourism-related activities within project target areas. Value 0.00 3997255.25 2875000.00
Date January 31, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Average length of stay in targeted destination areas by domestic tourists Value 2.00 2.70 3.00
Date January 31, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Private enterprises receiving matching grants of which 50 percent are women owned or managed Value 0.00 1249.00 200.00
Date September 3, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Number of access related reforms identified through a consultative public private dialogue submited to parliament Value 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date September 3, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Number of accredited tourism and hospitality training centers Value 0.00 0.00 1.00
Date September 3, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment
Visitor satisfaction at sites with approved safety, access and/or quality improvements Value 0.00 68.90 60.00
Date September 3, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment

Number of people trained in tourism services delivery at established/newly-accredited institutions); of which are women (50%)	Value	0.00	1830.00	1000.00
	Date	September 3, 2018	January 9, 2024	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Residents that are satisfied with tourism developments in targeted destination areas Value 0.00 86.00 70.00
Date September 3, 2018 January 9, 2024 June 28, 2024
Comment

Number of international arrivals identifying tourism as their main purpose of visit	Value	956.00	1079.00	745.00
	Date	January 31, 2018	January 9, 2024	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Average length of stay in targeted destination areas by domestic tourists	Value	2.00	2.70	3.00
	Date	January 31, 2018	January 9, 2024	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Visitor satisfaction at sites with approved safety, access and/or quality improvements	Value	0.00	68.90	60.00
	Date	September 3, 2018	January 9, 2024	June 28, 2024
	Comment

Tourism Development Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS