Strengthening Sub-national Fiscal Policy Management

Development Objective

The development objective of the project is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state-level?s fiscal policy management and financial accountability processes, including credibility and transparency in the use of public funds and reduced opportunities for corruption in piloted states (Red Sea, River Nile, Sinnar, and North Kordofan).

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P156750
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Sashana Whyte , Mohamed Mohamed
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning

Country
Sudan
Disclosure Date
June 13, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 23, 2016
Effective Date
June 5, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 5.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 5.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2020

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
April 21, 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 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Fiscal Policy100%
- FY17 - Subnational Fiscal Policies100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration52%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services38%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building4%
- FY17 - Public Assets and Investment Management24%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance26%
FY17 - Public Finance Management82%
- FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration34%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management82%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Single Purpose Trust Fund	5.00

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	5.00
Total Project Cost**	5.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-11-10
Overall	High	2019-11-10
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-11-10

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Public access to complete, reliable and timely procurement information. (PI-19-iii) Value D (PI-19-iii) B (PI-19-iii) C
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
State level assembly scrutiny of annual budget and external audit report improved (PI-27-28) Value C (PI-27-28) A (PI-27-28) B
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
Public access to key fiscal information (PI-10) Value D (PI-10) B (PI-10) C
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
Reduced dependency on federal resource, by increasing the states own revenue mobilization Value 18.00 45.00 35.00
Date March 10, 2016 March 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment

Definition for pro-poor public spending has been agreed and applied to track budget allocation and performance on sectors and programs that contribute to poverty reduction	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Medium-term perspective in pro-poor expenditure budget (PI-12) Value C (p1-12) A (p1-12) B
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
Aggregate and composition of pro- poor compared to the out-turn compared to original approval budget (p1-1p1-2) Value 50.00 90.00 70.00
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment

The horizontal allocation of transfer from the state government to localities is determined by transparence and formula base transfer system.	Value	D (PI-8)	B (PI-8)	C
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

A public investment manual for improving selection and implementation of public investment is developed and used by state government -( PI-PIM )	Value	D (PI-PIM)	B (PI-PIM)	C
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Effectiveness of internal audit improved (coverage of internal audit function, implementation and distribution of audit report and extend of management finding) P26,27, and 28	Value	C (PI-26, 27, and 28)	A (PI-26, 27, and 28)	B
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Effectiveness of external audit improved ( scope of audit, timeliness and evidence of fellow-up on audit recommendation addressed)(P1-26)	Value	C (P1-26)	A (P1-26)	B
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Deviation of state own revenue outturns compared with original approved budget level reduced (PI-3) Value D (PI-3) B (PI-3) C
Date March 10, 2016 June 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
% of staff applied new skills for more effective use of resources to enhance budget accountability Value 0.00 45.00 50.00
Date March 10, 2016 March 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

# of MoF, budget units in line ministries, SMoF and localities staff, and received training to improve pro-poor policy-base budgeting, budget techniques, and improve budget analysis system processes#	Value	0.00	1500.00	1000.00
	Date	March 10, 2016	March 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Data base system for indicators and criteria used to apply the formula-base allocation, developed. Value No Yes Yes
Date March 10, 2016 March 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment
# of staff trained on: project cycle and implementation of projects, internal audit planning, and quality assurance. Value 0.00 1000.00 500.00
Date March 10, 2016 March 28, 2019 October 11, 2019
Comment

Public access to complete, reliable and timely procurement information. (PI-19-iii)	Value	D (PI-19-iii)	B (PI-19-iii)	C
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

State level assembly scrutiny of annual budget and external audit report improved (PI-27-28)	Value	C (PI-27-28)	A (PI-27-28)	B
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Public access to key fiscal information (PI-10)	Value	D (PI-10)	B (PI-10)	C
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Reduced dependency on federal resource, by increasing the states own revenue mobilization	Value	18.00	45.00	35.00
	Date	March 10, 2016	March 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Medium-term perspective in pro-poor expenditure budget (PI-12)	Value	C (p1-12)	A (p1-12)	B
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Aggregate and composition of pro- poor compared to the out-turn compared to original approval budget (p1-1p1-2)	Value	50.00	90.00	70.00
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Deviation of state own revenue outturns compared with original approved budget level reduced (PI-3)	Value	D (PI-3)	B (PI-3)	C
	Date	March 10, 2016	June 28, 2019	October 11, 2019
	Comment

Strengthening Sub-national Fiscal Policy Management

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS