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Ghana - Micro,Small and Medium Enterprise Project

Abstract*

The Ghana Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Project aims to enhance the competitive and employment levels of Ghanaian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This will be achieved by: (1) building an integrated market access and trade facilitation infrastructure; (2) proactively supporting entrepreneurship development; (3) developing and strengthening, on a sustainable basis, the capacity of local intermediaries to deliver financial and non-financial...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The project aims to enhance the competitive and employment levels of Ghanaian MSMEs. This will be achieved by: (i) building an integrated market access and trade facilitation infrastructure; (ii) proactively supporting entrepreneurship development; (iii) developing and strengthening, on a sustainable basis, the capacity of local intermediaries to deliver financial and non-financial services to MSMEs, and MSMEs to make productive use of these services; (iv) reducing selected business constraints, including technical barriers to trade, faced by MSMEs; (v) providing an enabling environment (access to finance, trade promotion, and trade facilitation infrastructure) to boost increased investments I the MSME sector; and (vi) enhancing the facilitation, project development, and implementation roles of the Government

Key Details

Project Details

  • P085006

  • Closed

  • Kofi-Boateng Agyen

  • N/A

  • Ghana

  • April 7, 2004

  • (as of board presentation)

    January 5, 2006

  • May 2, 2006

  • US$ 35.00 million

  • B

  • Not Applicable

  • November 29, 2013

  • BANK APPROVED

  • September 10, 2014

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 35.00
International Finance Corporation (IFC) 40.00
Foreign Private Commercial Sources (unidentified) 32.00
Borrower/Recipient 1.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 35.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 35.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 108.90

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

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Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Sep 29, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 105,802.36
Jun 24, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Cancel 1,289,960.10
Mar 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 452.79
Sep 16, 2021 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 322,751.40
Sep 16, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 95.99
Sep 16, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 95.99
Sep 16, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 109,828.84
Sep 16, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 109,828.84
Sep 15, 2021 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 6,336.82
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 328,402.28
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 95.48
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 95.48
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 110,835.76
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 110,835.76
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,296.56
Mar 29, 2021 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,296.56
Mar 15, 2023 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 4,416.77
Sep 18, 2023 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 304,886.75
Sep 18, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119.01
Sep 18, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119.01
Sep 18, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 97,218.14
Sep 18, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 97,218.14
Sep 15, 2023 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 111.41
Apr 4, 2023 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 307,295.80
Apr 4, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 100,545.49
Apr 4, 2023 IDA-41390 Int Charges 100,545.49
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 290,756.62
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 43.61
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 43.61
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 97,692.02
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 97,692.02
Sep 15, 2022 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 8,682.48
Mar 22, 2022 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 318,586.34
Mar 22, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 6.53
Mar 22, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 6.53
Mar 22, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 105,282.92
Mar 22, 2022 IDA-41390 Int Charges 105,282.92
Jan 5, 2006 IDA-41390 Loan Commitment 45,000,000.00
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 10,847.32
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 297,076.06
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Int Charges 19.24
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Int Charges 19.24
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Int Charges 96,995.90
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-41390 Int Charges 96,995.90
Sep 16, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,845.82
Sep 16, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 135,289.88
Sep 16, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 135,289.88
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 47.52
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119,744.45
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119,744.45
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 4,866.20
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 338,070.94
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 56.35
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 56.35
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 123,380.91
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 123,380.91
Sep 22, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 4,866.20
Mar 23, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 121,724.95
Mar 23, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 121,724.95
Mar 23, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,155.91
Mar 23, 2016 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,155.91
Mar 23, 2016 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 337,556.70
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 42.32
Mar 21, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 11,184.92
Mar 21, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 11,184.92
Mar 21, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,110.36
Mar 21, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,110.36
Sep 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 343,204.47
Sep 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 114,062.49
Sep 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 114,062.49
Sep 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 547.33
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 2,050.91
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 2,050.91
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 325,835.22
Mar 15, 2017 IDA-41390 Int Charges 47.52
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 27.93
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 27.93
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 118,121.53
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 118,121.53
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 75.49
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 75.49
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 42.32
Mar 21, 2018 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 350,255.94
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,528.34
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,528.34
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,781.70
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,781.70
Sep 19, 2018 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 338,539.30
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 34.41
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 34.41
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 103,803.30
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 103,803.30
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 4,526.75
Mar 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 328,203.72
Jan 22, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Disb -1,287,762.60
Jun 24, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Disb -1,475.21
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 328,561.03
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 115,422.54
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 115,422.54
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 131.01
Sep 20, 2019 IDA-41390 Int Charges 131.01
Sep 15, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 2,403.84
Apr 4, 2019 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 335,096.50
Sep 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 1,045.37
Sep 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges -4,760.93
Sep 15, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 4,760.93
Sep 29, 2020 IDA-41390 Loan Repay 324,385.40
Sep 29, 2020 IDA-41390 Int Charges 105,802.36
Nov 21, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 323,846.22
Feb 12, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 221,827.20
Feb 12, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 199,629.17
Feb 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 72,253.91
Feb 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 85,838.78
Feb 6, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 30,750.85
Feb 12, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 11,929.70
Feb 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 125,584.28
Feb 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 12,227.71
Sep 15, 2013 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,795.18
Sep 15, 2013 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,795.18
Sep 15, 2013 IDA-41390 Int Charges 92,095.25
Sep 15, 2013 IDA-41390 Int Charges 92,095.25
Nov 1, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 555,565.44
Aug 27, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 498,387.53
Aug 27, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 553,517.94
Nov 5, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 202,673.95
Nov 7, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 454,878.80
Nov 7, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 187,035.69
Nov 7, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 602,342.75
Nov 5, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 512,912.40
Nov 5, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 473,021.94
Mar 4, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 387,966.00
Feb 11, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 66,508.98
Nov 26, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 247,388.70
Jul 11, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 274,553.40
Jul 16, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 389,084.94
Jul 11, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 409,401.28
Jul 11, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 346,090.84
Mar 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,015.90
Mar 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 120,015.90
Mar 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 4,101.63
Mar 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 4,101.63
Jun 25, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Cancel 38,895.92
Apr 1, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 2,176.24
Mar 26, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 89,686.66
Apr 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 202,354.00
Apr 9, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 50,000.00
Apr 2, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 153,505.56
Apr 2, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 156,134.50
Apr 8, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 269,601.16
Apr 8, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 91,851.54
Apr 8, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 136,235.19
Apr 1, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119,949.55
Apr 1, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 119,949.55
Apr 14, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 39,001.01
Apr 1, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 2,176.24
Dec 5, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 324,232.70
Feb 18, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 12,226.78
Feb 19, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 405,657.90
Feb 7, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 28,854.62
Dec 2, 2013 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 659,990.50
Feb 7, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 28,000.00
Mar 7, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 357,901.38
Mar 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 151,845.78
Mar 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 37,142.66
Mar 12, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 39,957.76
Mar 10, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 36,513.07
Mar 28, 2014 IDA-41390 Loan Disb 100,000.00
Sep 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 121,408.67
Sep 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 121,408.67
Sep 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,127.08
Sep 15, 2015 IDA-41390 Int Charges 5,127.08
Sep 16, 2014 IDA-41390 Int Charges 1,845.82

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Financial Management Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Procurement Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2013-06-26
Overall Low 2013-06-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-17-2014
OutcomesModerately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development OutcomeModest
Bank PerformanceModerately Unsatisfactory
Borrower PerformanceModerately Satisfactory
Government PerformanceModerately Satisfactory
Implementing AgencyModerately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 04-20-2015PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Unsatisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeModerateN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately UnsatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Government PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Implementing AgencyModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Icr QualitySatisfactoryN/a
M&e QualityModestN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Total incremental sales revenue (project supported MSMEs)Value16861421.0022184017.0024615700.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    CommentAmount in Ghana Cedis (USD1 = GHC 1.40)Data updated for the ICR. Ghanaian currency re-denominated (10,000 cedis = 1.00 GhC)
  • Volume of bank credit to MSMEsValue6492285737.8570894259622.7811800000000.00
    DateJuly 18, 2008October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    CommentAmount is in Ghana Cedis not US Dollars (US$3 Billion)Ghana cedis, but numbers being verified US$1 = GHC 2.04
  • Number of jobs (project supported MSMEs)Value1932.004796.004200.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment
  • Number of newly registered MSMEsValue44268.00256131.0082000.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of tourist visits to the craft villagesValue638153.00659325.00165600.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2008December 31, 2012June 30, 2013
    CommentCEDECOM to provide updates by end January 2013
  • Percentage increase in the volume of SME loans extended by participating banks (PCG)Value0%32040% increase over baseline
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentData available at end Jan
  • Percentage increase in volume of SME term loans extended by participating banks (LoC)Value00.00
    DateJune 30, 2006June 30, 2012November 29, 2013
    CommentNo banks have signed under LOC facility as at end 2012. Discontinued.
  • Number of days required to register a business is reduced from 82 days to 30 daysValue82 days3 days30 days*
    DateJune 30, 2006May 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    Commentwill be revised to time to start a business.Time to start a business has been reduced. With the introduction of other improvements number of days required to register abusiness is on average no more than 3 - 5 days depending on the kind of business to be establisheddays to start a business*
  • Volume of Bank Support: Lines of Credit - SMEValue0.000.0020000000.00
    DateMay 30, 2006December 3, 2012December 31, 2012
    CommentIFC unable to enter into agreement with potential banks on account of high cost. Sub-component discontinued.cannot be attributed to project
  • Institutional development, World Bank financing, On-lendingValue0.000.000.00
    DateMay 30, 2006December 31, 2010December 31, 2012
    Commentcomponent cancelled
  • Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Development - SMEValue254464.00374936.004888000.00
    DateMay 30, 2006July 31, 2013December 31, 2011
    Comment
  • Number of approved bankable loan proposalsValue14.0014.0030.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009May 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    Comment
  • number of new FI's/product developedValue0.000.001.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009May 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentSub-component cancelled
  • Total (cum) number of MSME contract signed (service/sales contract signed with buyers/clients)Value66.00205.00350.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 31, 2013November 29, 2013
    Commentcomponent closed in June 2013
  • Number and percentage of MSMEs assisted obtaining national or international product certification/standardValue5.007.0031.00
    DateDecember 31, 2010May 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    Comment
  • Number of sub-contracts signed in target sectorsValue3.00205.0060.00
    DateDecember 31, 2007May 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentSub-component completed.
  • Number of visitors to the information centerValue4080.005438.009200.00
    DateOctober 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentVisitors to Ghana Export Trade Info Centre and Trade Portal
  • Number of incubatees/incubated companies graduated from the ICT ParkValue0.000.0075.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2007October 31, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentICT Park under construction75 incubatees /3 companies
  • Number of certified MSME productsValue386.00533.001100.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008December 31, 2012June 30, 2013
    Commentdominated by treated bottled water
  • Number of recommended law/amendment/regulations/codes enactedValue2.000.000.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008May 31, 2013
    Comment
  • Average number of days to comply with business regulation/register a businessValue21.004.0010.00
    DateDecember 31, 2012November 29, 2013
    CommentOn average, ranges from 3 days to 8 days depending on the type of firm
  • Average official cost to comply with business regulations /cost of business start upValue65.0075.0065.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2007May 31, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment% income/ capitaRanges from Sole prop. -35; Partnership - 75; Limited by guarantee - 155
  • Volume of Bank Support: Institutional Development - MicrofinanceValue100000.00374936.00312000.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009March 29, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment
  • Outstanding SME Loan PortfolioValue49305000.0011944375.0031000000.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008October 22, 2013June 30, 2013
    CommentAmount is in Ghana cedis US$1 = Ghc 1.04Amount is in Ghana cedis, cedis re-denominated: (10,000 cds = 1.00 Ghcedis)
  • No of active loan accounts -SMEValue1138.001220.004148.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2007December 31, 2012June 30, 2013
    CommentTargeted at least 3 banks
  • Portfolio at Risk - SMEValue7.7013.005.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    CommentDec 2012 update
  • Adjusted Return on Assets/EquityValue23.704.6030.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 31, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment
  • Percentage of project-supported institutions that are reporting on this indicatorValue0.0033.00100.00
    DateDecember 31, 2008October 22, 2013June 30, 2013
    Comment
  • Percentage of project-supported institutions that are reporting on this indicatorValue0.0033.00100.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2007December 31, 2012June 30, 2013
    Comment
  • Percentage of project-supported institutions that are reporting on this indicatorValue0.0033.00100.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 22, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment
  • Percentage of project-supported institutions that are reporting on this indicatorValue0.0033.00100.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 31, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment
  • number of accreditation institutions to certify MSME productsValue1.001.002.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009October 31, 2013November 29, 2013
    Comment