Democratic Republic of Congo Transitional Support for Economic Recovery

Abstract*

The Transitional Support for Economic Recovery Operation Project is a one-tranche operation, the third budget and balance of payments support operation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2002. The Grant is designed to support key policy measures aiming at: (1) in creasing the impact on the poor o f public spending in key priority areas, education and health; (2) strengthening public expenditure and civil service management; and (3) improving... Show More

Development Objective

The Grant is intended to support selected strategic targets of the TSS (2004), and aims to help the Government in maintaining the peace and macroeconomic stability, consolidating past policy achievements, and tackling the primary economic challenge it faces at this juncture. In particular, the Grant will support reforms designed to deepen, broaden, and sustain the reforms underway in the areas of public administration and fiscal management, pro-poor spending, and natural resources management. Improving transparency by sharing relevant information with stakeholders is also an important policy reform which this operation aims to support. Moreover, the proposed Grant helps the Government's efforts in revenue mobilization in the medium term through better governance in natural resources sectors.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P091990
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Keiko Kubota
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Disclosure Date
June 6, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 8, 2005
Effective Date
December 27, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 90.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2006

Commitment Amount
US$ 90.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2006

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 1, 2024

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 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management39%
- FY17 - Air quality management13%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution13%
- FY17 - Water Pollution13%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration40%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform20%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance20%
FY17 - Public Finance Management20%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management20%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	90.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	90.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	90.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	90.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 8, 2005	IDA-H1920	Loan Commitment	90,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2006-10-04
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2006-10-04
Program Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2006-10-04

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-26-2007
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	High
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Not Applicable
Implementing Agency	Not Applicable

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-17-2007	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework