Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Credit

Abstract*

The Dominica Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Project has the development objective of enhancing the Government's effectiveness to deliver public goods and services by strengthening the institutional capacity of key agencies to facilitate Dominica's private sector competitiveness and productivity and to provide targeted social assistance to reduce poverty. The project has five components that will make this possible. The first is... Show More

Development Objective

The GSPTAP's development objective is to enhance the Government's effectiveness to deliver public goods and services by strengthening the institutional capacity of key agencies to facilitate Dominica's private sector competitiveness and productivity and to provide targeted social assistance to reduce poverty.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P094869
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Kathy Lalazarian
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Dominica
Disclosure Date
May 12, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
February 27, 2007
Effective Date
April 2, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 2.60 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 2.06 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2010

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

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 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade23%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation23%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment22%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy22%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration28%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform22%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance6%
FY17 - Public Finance Management6%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management6%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection22%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets22%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	0.54
EC: European Commission	0.61
IDA Credit	1.45

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	1.45
IBRD + IDA Commitment	1.45

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	0.61
Total Project Cost**	2.60

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$)
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,113.85
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,113.85
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	558.99
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	16,191.93
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,135.80
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,135.80
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	268.97
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	226.26
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	16,390.92
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,237.42
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,237.42
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	450.69
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	15,712.99
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,182.38
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,182.38
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,217.46
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,519.60
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,519.60
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	21.72
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-42640	Int Charges	21.72
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	192.48
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,607.54
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,716.79
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,716.79
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	421.03
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	421.03
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,830.97
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,814.35
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,814.35
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,630.57
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,423.20
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,423.20
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	52.61
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,773.75
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,773.75
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,017.81
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	185.05
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	47.50
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,093.07
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,820.79
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,820.79
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	77.03
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	77.03
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,744.95
Mar 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,744.95
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-42640	Int Charges	127.03
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-42640	Int Charges	127.03
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,485.78
Sep 15, 2013	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,485.78
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	11.50
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	11.50
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,380.11
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,953.35
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,953.35
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	324.16
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	324.16
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,509.17
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,044.19
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,044.19
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	550.62
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	550.62
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	18,140.66
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,970.28
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,970.28
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	17,745.88
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,725.71
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,725.71
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	26.80
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,053.90
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,053.90
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	16,846.36
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	23.24
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-42640	Int Charges	23.24
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	38.69
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	38.69
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,219.68
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,219.68
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	47.67
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	47.67
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,180.68
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,180.68
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,021.66
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,021.66
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	212.05
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	212.05
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	171.57
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	171.57
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,962.13
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-42640	Int Charges	4,962.13
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,616.14
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	60.53
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	60.53
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-42640	Int Charges	5,616.14
Feb 27, 2007	IDA-42640	Loan Commitment	1,450,000.00
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-42640	Loan Repay	16,062.68

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2010-06-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2010-06-24
Procurement	Satisfactory	2010-06-24
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2010-06-24
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2010-06-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-30-2011
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-26-2012	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Completed Human Resource Audit of Ministries and Departments of the Public Service	Value	Pace of public sector reform slowed by limited cap	Not yet achieved.	Manpower assessment completed in the public servic
	Date	October 31, 2006	June 23, 2010	June 30, 2008
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	CARICAD was contracted to carry out the Human Manpower Needs Assessment/Audit. Final products are expected during the secondquarter of FY10. Manpower needs assessment not yet completed.

Reduction in the time needed to register property from 40 days to 20 days	Value	Property registration time is about 40 days	Gradual reduction in processing time in Land and C	Property registration time is 20 days
	Date	October 31, 2006	June 23, 2010	October 31, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	There has been progress: First certificate of title - 22 days Whole/direct transfers - 33 days title documents - 37 days.However, according to the Doing Business 2011, registering property still takes on average 42 days.

One stop shop for tourism investors funded, staffed, developed, fully operational website, and used by investors	Value	No One-Stop-Shop in place	Achieved	One stop shop for tourism investors fully operatio
	Date	October 31, 2006	November 3, 2009	October 31, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	One stop shop for tourism investors was developed and website information available

Regulatory Commission established, funded, staffed and fully functional	Value	No regulatory commission for electricity in place	Achieved	Regulatory Commission established and operational
	Date	October 31, 2006	November 3, 2009	June 30, 2008
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	New Electricity Act has been passed. IRC operational: ED selected and Regulatory Commission established in 2008.

Objective and transparent Beneficiary Identification System (BIS) for selection of beneficiaries for of Public Assistance (PA) and Education Trust Fund (ETF) developed	Value	No systematic criteria for beneficiary selection	Indicator Achieved. Proxy-means test approved by C	Beneficiary Identification System (BIS) for select
	Date	June 30, 2006	May 6, 2010	October 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	BIS designed and all future PA and ETF clients to be assessed using BIS forms. Testing of PMT currently in progress. Fullimplementation of BIS awaiting Cabinet approval.

Central beneficiary registry developed, funded, staffed and fully functional	Value	No consistent record of beneficiary	Achieved.	100% of Public Assistance and Education Trust Fund
	Date	June 30, 2006	November 3, 2009	October 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Consultancy for the proxy means test and the establishment of the Central Beneficiary Registry has been completed.

Development, dissemination, approval and launch of a time bound, fully costed Human Resource Development and Succession plans for Ministries and Departments within the Public Service	Value		Yes	Yes
	Date		June 23, 2010	June 1, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	CARICAD was contracted to carry out the Human Succesion plans for Ministries and Departments. Partial completion, due to delaysbyGeneral Elections in December, 2009.

Improved policy framework and environment for private sector development and improved social protection	Value	TBD	Better targeting planning and administration of so
	Date	November 11, 2010	November 11, 2010
	Comment	Indicator from PAD

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Customs IT upgraded from ASYCUDA 2.7 to ASYCUDA World	Value	Customs using ASYCUDA 2.7	Achieved	ASYCUDA World implemented
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 17, 2010	October 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Trade community is using the system to carry out transactions and is used among all customs sites. AW import/export and cargodeclaration modules used in all customs sites. Customs Act approved in September 2010.

Technology for paperless transactions installed in first year, 30% reduction in use of paper for import declarations by end of second year, and 80% by end of project.	Value	Use of paper and forms	Partially achieved	Paperless transactions
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 17, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	At the moment all cargo manifests are submitted to customs electronically. The customs declarations are also submitted andassessedelectronically at all ports. Traders are required to print one copy of the declaration at the time of payment, but this isa temporary arrangement to provide legal cover and which will be discontinued when the Customs Act comes into force by means of thecommencement order. It is expected that the new Customs Act will come into force by the end of January 2011.

Reduction in the average time for customs clearance, average reduction is three to four days in first year, 2 days in second year, and 1 day in third year	Value	Custom clearance takes 7 days	Not fully achieved.	Customs clarance takes 1 day
	Date	June 30, 2006	June 23, 2010	July 31, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assit in the monitoring of this project.	Based on the Import declaration, the tax and duty payment, the selection of lane color and the release of goods ASYCUDA World cantrace every transaction and compute its corresponding times. As of November 2010, the average time release of goods was 1.09 hours.The estimate time is referred to the average time that the Customs take to review the selected declarations either physically (RedLane) or documentary (Yellow and Blue Lanes) and clear them

Installed and functioning audit management systems	Value	Need to update audit management system	Achieved	Audit management system functioning
	Date	June 30, 2006	November 3, 2009	June 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assit in the monitoring of this project.	New management system installed and users trained. Additional training and deployment in Ministries was agreed.

During first year, Cabinet sets new procurement threshold and 50% of contracts above, awarded through competitive bid, this increases to 7% by second year, and 100% to third year	Value	Need to modernize procurement regulations in the p	Not yet achieved	100% of contract awarded through competitive bid
	Date	June 30, 2006	June 23, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assit in the monitoring of this project.	Bank has provided comments to new procurement law and offered additional technical assistance. Law is in draft form, it has beensubmitted for the Cabinet in June 2010. However, the Cabinet intends to make changes to the Bill which has slowed down the approval.

Analysis and Planning for National Investment Strategy done, strategy completed, adopted and implemented by Invest Dominica Authority for GOCD.	Value	No National Investment Strategy	Partially achieved, The Investment Strategy and Ac	Analysis and Planning for National Investment Stra
	Date	June 30, 2006	January 20, 2011	July 31, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	NATHAN E.M.E was selected as the firm for this consultancy. The firm prepared an inception report, final report to be submittedinMay.

Number of days to process investment reduced to 30 days in the first year, to 25 days in the second year, and to 20 days by the end of the project	Value	Number of days to process investment is more than	The number of days to process investments is estim	Number of days to process investment reduced to 2
	Date	June 30, 2006	June 23, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Cabinet created a commission to grant concessions to enterprises investing up to a maximum of ES$2m or less. This approvalcommittee meets on a bi-weekly or as-needed basis. The term of the commission has been extended until 15 October 2012.

Draft Alternative energy legislation developed, stakeholder discussion conducted, and submitted to Parliament for approval	Value	Lack of alternative energy legislation	Achieved	Draft Alternative energy legislation developed, st
	Date	June 30, 2006	May 6, 2010	June 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	CASTALIA Strategic Alliances was contracted to draft the Alternative energy legislation. Work has been completed.

Commission has a procedures manual, meetings with open participation, mechanisms for consumer complaints developed	Value	Commission has a procedures manual, meetings with	Achieved	Commission has developd procedures manual, meeting
	Date	June 30, 2006	November 3, 2009	June 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Procedures manual, meetings with open participation, mechanisms for consumer complaints developed

Methods in place for dealing with unexpected tariff and other Regulatory issues	Value	Lack of methodology for dealing with unexpected ta	Achieved	Methods in place for dealing with unexpected tarif
	Date	June 30, 2006	November 3, 2009	June 30, 2009
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Methods adopted

BIS system being used to select beneficiaries for Public Assistance Program (PA) and Education Trust Fund (ETF) Program	Value	No BIS system being used to select beneficiaries f	Not yet achieved	BIS system being used to select beneficiaries for
	Date	June 30, 2006	June 23, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	The following models were produced:: Proxy Means Test, Beneficiary Identification system, Central Beneficiary registry.Implementation of PMT awaiting Cabinet approval.

Policies and procedures related to PA and ETF documented and relevant staff trained	Value	Lack of policies and procedures related to PA and	Not yet achieved	Adapt new polices and procedures. Monitoring plan
	Date	June 30, 2006	June 23, 2010	June 30, 2010
	Comment	This Indicator was added to assist in the monitoring of this project.	Consultancies for operational manuals and monitoring plan are in progress.

Reform Management Unit planning, designing and implementation plans. Value Pace of public sector reform slowed by limited cap
Date November 11, 2010
Comment Indicator from PAD
Establishment of a semi-autonomous Registry Value 40 days for registration of property Registration of property reduced to 20 days
Date November 11, 2010 November 11, 2010
Comment Indicator from PAD

Modernized procurement regulations in the public sector Public contracts above threshold advertised and awarded through transparentand competitive bids	Value	Out-dated regulation	Procurement procedural manuel developed and 100% o
	Date	November 11, 2010	November 11, 2010
	Comment	Indicator from PAD

Public Information campaign to inform the public about new approaches to the delivery of social safety net programs implemented	Value	No systematic public information	Implementation of campaign continued.
	Date	November 11, 2010	November 11, 2010
	Comment	Indicator from PAD

A program database to track beneficiaries and expenditures for the Public Assistance (PA), Education Trust Fund and the School Feeding Program (SFP) in the Ministry of Education is in use	Value	No database for ETF and SFP; PA	Achived	Program databases in place
	Date	November 11, 2010	December 22, 2010	November 11, 2010
	Comment	Indicator from PAD	SFP database to rack expenditures under development by central ICT unit

Establishment of a semi-autonomous Registry	Value	40 days for registration of property	Registration of property reduced to 20 days
	Date	November 11, 2010	November 11, 2010
	Comment	Indicator from PAD