| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| IDA Credit | 20.00 |
Enhancing Public Finance Management through Information and Communication Technology and Skills (E-FITS) Project
Abstract*
The objective of Enhancing Public Finance Management through Information and Communication Technology and Skills (E-FITS) Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to contribute to the coverage, timeliness, and transparency of financial reporting and to enhance publicfinancial management skills. The project has 3 components. (1) Foundations for a Core Public Financial Management System component will address the principal investment outlined... Show More
Development Objective
The PDO is to contribute to the coverage, timeliness, and transparency of financial reporting and to enhance public financial management skills.
Key Details
Project Details
P167534
Active
Elena Georgieva-Andonovska , Badamchimeg Dondog
Lao People's Democratic Republic
September 6, 2018
(as of board presentation)
March 14, 2019
June 21, 2019
US$ 20.00 million
Ministry of Finance of Lao PDR
2019
US$ 20.00 million
C
Not Applicable
August 31, 2025
Yes
BANK APPROVED
March 13, 2024
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 20.00 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 20.00 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | N/A |
| Total Project Cost** | 20.00 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025
No data available.
| Period | Financier | Transaction Type | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2019 | IDA-63770 | Loan Commitment | 20,000,000.00 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 10,557.96 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 29.71 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 29.71 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 325,228.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 101,983.00 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 7,534.82 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 81.60 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 81.60 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,447.11 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,447.11 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 3,691.87 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 3,691.87 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 6,153.11 |
| Oct 29, 2019 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 1,173,781.50 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 196,859.98 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 149.57 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 116,200.01 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 325.37 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 325.37 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 6,393.01 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 6,393.01 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 11,200.40 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 209,715.20 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 666,658.00 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 106,348.00 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 186,864.98 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 407.77 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 407.77 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 9,488.73 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 9,488.73 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 463,216.00 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 10,882.40 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 10,882.40 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 21,164.17 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 1,816.12 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 1,816.12 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Loan Repay | 584.46 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IDA-63770 | Loan Repay | 311,737.84 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 10,557.96 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 17,645.84 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 149.57 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,693.54 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,693.54 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 7,870.85 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Loan Disb | 256,671.00 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,548.58 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 4,548.58 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 7,580.93 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 13.47 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 195.23 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 6,110.56 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 6,110.56 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 10,184.22 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | IDA-63770 | Int Charges | 16,494.19 |
Ratings
IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Moderately Unsatisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
| Procurement | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
| Financial Management | Satisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
| Project Management | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-03-27 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Coverage of annual financial statements and comparability with the approved budget Value Annual financial statements cover central and prov GFIS+ is being rolled out with 6 of the 7 new CoA Annual financial statements generated by the new F Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Time lapse of public disclosure of annual financial statements after the end of the fiscal year Value 20.00 22.00 6.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Percentage of MoF staff (disaggregated by gender and job profile) completing the PFM Skills Program Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Time lapse of public disclosure of in-year budget execution reports after each quarter Value 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Percentage of staff having completed PFM Skills Program being female Value 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Coverage of in-year budget execution reports. Value In-year budget execution reports are not readily a As GFIS+ is being rolled out, with time, it will b In-year budget execution reports generated by the Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Break-down of PFM Skills Program graduates by job profile Value Job profiles not defined yet; PFM Skills Program n Job profiles not defined yet; PFM Skills Program n Date Comment
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
PFM Competency Framework (skills requirements for PFM related job profiles) Value No PFM related job profiles and requirements The draft competency framework is finalized, the q PFM Competency Framework approved by MoF managemen Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Progress of the FMIS implementation and interoperability with other government systems Value GFIS in place Implementation of FMIS contract started successful FMIS with the core functionality of budget executi Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment E-learning modules launched in the learning management system Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Percentage of budget transactions processed through FMIS with ex ante commitment Value 58.00 58.00 80.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Beneficiary Feedback: Average of reported perceived knowledge increase from PFM Skills Program, disaggregated by gender Value Results from beneficiary feedback after the first PFM Skills Program has not yet started, so benefic Participants reported an average score of at least Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Time lapse after end of fiscal year for submission of Annual Financial Statements to the State Audit Organization Value 12.00 6.00 6.00 Date February 1, 2019 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Documented disaster recovery tests (Business Continuity Management) Value 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Share of women in leadership and ITC training classes who have reported perceived knowledge increase Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date Comment Stakeholder and other outreach and dissemination activities carried out under the change management communication campaign Value 0.00 2.00 20.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment Bank reconciliation for active government bank accounts Value No Bank reconciliation within the scope of the TSA The MoF Minister asked relevant MoF departments in Bank reconciliation for all active central governm Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Beneficiary Feedback on reform implementation/change management (disaggregated by gender) Value Change management program under preparation Survey questionnaires for the first Change Managem Results of change perception survey improved from Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Strengthening country systems for financial reporting under donor-funded projects Value Most donor-funded projects use a project-specific No progress yet as FMIS is not yet functional The FMIS is used on a pilot basis to produce the r Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Recording of domestic debt Value Domestic debt is not recorded in the current DMFAS Domestic debt issued before 2022 has been recorded Domestic debt is recorded in the updated debt mana Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 31, 2025 Comment Number of public information dissemination activities Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date October 31, 2018 January 10, 2024 May 30, 2025 Comment