Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant

Abstract*

The development objective of the Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant (GCG) Program for Burkina Faso is to catalyze private sector growth and employment, improve governance and public resource management, and build resilience and reduce vulnerability. This second operation will deepen the policy program contained in the first operation, which was submitted to the Executive Board in June, 2012. The programmatic series supports poverty reduction... Show More

Development Objective

Catalyze private sector growth and employment, improve governance and public resource management, and build resilience and reduce vulnerability. Policies and reforms supported by this operation are well aligned with the government’s poverty reduction strategy – the SCADD – and the CAS framework.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P132210
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Ali Zafar
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Burkina Faso
Disclosure Date
March 21, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 21, 2013
Effective Date
August 19, 2013

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 70.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2013

Commitment Amount
US$ 70.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Parent Projects
P126207
Last Update Date
March 6, 2024

Associated Projects
P146640

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 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access6%
- FY17 - MSME Finance6%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security12%
- FY17 - Food Security6%
- FY17 - Nutrition6%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development6%
- FY17 - MSME Development6%
FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration44%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance44%
FY17 - Public Finance Management19%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management19%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development13%
- FY17 - Rural Markets13%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	70.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	70.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	70.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	70.00

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$)
Mar 21, 2013	IDA-H8300	Loan Commitment	70,000,000.00
Sep 19, 2013	IDA-H8300	Loan Disb	69,797,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2014-06-29
Program Management	Highly Satisfactory	2014-06-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Highly Satisfactory	2014-06-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Highly Satisfactory	2014-06-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

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

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-26-2018	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 12-07-2017
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	Substantial
Bank Performance	Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance		Moderately Unsatisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Icr Quality		Substantial
M&e Quality	Modest	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Food reserves (tons) Value 15000.00 20000.00 0.00
Date December 30, 2011 December 31, 2012
Comment

Cotton production	Value	340000.00	400000.00	400000.00
	Date	December 31, 2011	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2014
	Comment	This was the original cotton production then. The PDO defines it as the production amount.

Mining revenue Value 1.80 2.50 3.00
Date December 31, 2011 December 31, 2012 December 31, 2014
Comment Mining revenue as percent of GDP
Percent of budget for decentralized communities Value 3.70 4.00 5.00
Date December 31, 2011 December 31, 2012 December 31, 2014
Comment

Food reserves (tons)	Value	15000.00	20000.00	0.00
	Date	December 30, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Mining revenue	Value	1.80	2.50	3.00
	Date	December 31, 2011	December 31, 2012	December 31, 2014
	Comment	Mining revenue as percent of GDP

Percent of budget for decentralized communities	Value	3.70	4.00	5.00
	Date	December 31, 2011	December 31, 2012	December 31, 2014
	Comment