Somalia Recurrent Cost & Reform Financing Facility

Development Objective

The Development Objective for the Series of Projects is to enable the Somali Government to achieve reliable and transparent financing of critical civil service operations to help strengthen the legitimacy of the state. The Development Objective of this first project in the Series is to finance and support an operational payroll and payment system for the non-security sectors. This aligns with the MPF objective is to foster socio-economic recovery and stabilization by supporting the payment of civil service salaries, and the running costs of government institutions; financing technical assistance and supporting the building blocks of larger public investment programs across a range of sectors.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P148428
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Adenike Oyeyiola
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance and Planning

Country
Somalia
Disclosure Date
August 18, 2014
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 18, 2014
Effective Date
August 19, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 16.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2015

Commitment Amount
US$ 16.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
April 30, 2015

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
December 21, 2016

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 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence100%
- FY17 - Conflict Prevention50%
- FY17 - Post-conflict reconstruction50%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Free-standing TFs AFR COUNTRY DEPARTMENT, South 2	16.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	16.00
Total Project Cost**	16.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-08-07
Procurement	Satisfactory	2015-08-07
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-08-07
Project Management	Satisfactory	2015-08-07
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2015-08-07
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-08-07

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-30-2015
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-30-2016	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Reduction in days of delay in payments of Civil servants salaries in non-security sector Value 58.00 58.00 12.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Number of payroll verifications undertaken by independent agent Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Number of civil servants in non-security sectors paid Value 1970.00 3907.00 3600.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Withdrawal applications reviewed and approved by independent monitoring agent Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Number of monthly updates of the personnel and payroll databases in line with agreed eligibility criteria undertaken Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Number of monthly payroll report published in MoF website Value 0.00 4.00 5.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Operations manual for external affairs fiduciary section updated and approved Value No Yes Yes
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Accountant General Office equipped and upgraded for payroll monitoring Value No Yes Yes
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment
Verified reimbursements of non-salary recurrent cost expenditures Value 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date July 1, 2014 April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015
Comment

Reduction in days of delay in payments of Civil servants salaries in non-security sector	Value	58.00	58.00	12.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	April 30, 2015	April 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of payroll verifications undertaken by independent agent	Value	0.00	8.00	8.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	April 30, 2015	April 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of civil servants in non-security sectors paid	Value	1970.00	3907.00	3600.00
	Date	July 1, 2014	April 30, 2015	April 30, 2015
	Comment