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Niger Investment Climate Support

Abstract*

The development objective of the Investment Climate and Competiveness Support Project for Niger is to improve critical elements of investment climate for the private sector and enhance competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in selected agriculture value chain. The project comprises of three components. The first component, modernization of the business environment aims to support the implementation of reforms which can be easy to implement...

* 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 objective is to improve critical elements of investment climate for the private sector and enhance competitiveness of SME inselected agriculture value chain.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P148839

  • Closed

  • Louis Akakpo

  • Republic of Niger

  • Niger

  • August 4, 2015

  • (as of board presentation)

    August 19, 2015

  • December 1, 2015

  • US$ 18.28 million

  • MOP - PIU (CR 51320),Ministry of Planning, Land Management and Community Development

  • Western and Central Africa

  • 2016

  • US$ 18.28 million

  • B

  • Not Applicable

  • June 30, 2021

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • July 13, 2023

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Free-standing TFs Finance and Private Sector 18.28

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 18.28
Total Project Cost** 18.28

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2020-12-24
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2020-12-24
Procurement Satisfactory 2020-12-24
Financial Management Satisfactory 2020-12-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2020-12-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2020-12-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-20-2022
OutcomesModerately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank PerformanceModerately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Satisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceNot RatedN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualityModestN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of DB reforms implementedValue0.0022.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Direct compliance cost savingsValue0.005229941.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Increase of sales revenue of beneficiary firmsValue0.0042.500.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Direct project beneficiaries, of which female (%)Value0.006160.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • of which female (%)Value0.0020.000.00
    Date
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of new direct jobs createdValue0.001522.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015February 19, 2020
    Comment
  • Number of procedures to obtain a construction permitValue15.0019.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of collective market infrastructure constructedValue0.0024.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of documents required to exportValue8.007.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Citizens and/or communities involved in planning/ implementation/ evaluation of development programsValueNoYes
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of documents required to importValue10.008.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Volume of Loans to MSME generated by Guarantee mechanismValue0.00180662.710.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of new “entreprenant” registeredValue0.0015360.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Return on Assets of SAHFIValue0.000.100.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Increase in number of services offered to membersValue0.006.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of procedures in starting a businessValue6.003.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Number of firms that have business plan preparedValue0.001198.00600.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015February 19, 2020December 13, 2019
    Comment
  • Number of day to settle a commercial caseValue545.00380.000.00
    DateJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2021
    Comment