Progress Update on Trade SWAp, TDSP and EIF By CHHIENG Pich, Director, DICO National Project Director, TDSP Director, EIF-NIU
Presentation Outline • TDSP: – WB-ISM: Agreed Actions and Next Steps for TDSP Implementation – Preparation for TDSP Implementation Completion Report • EIF: – EIF Tier 1 final evaluation – A study on Cambodia’s graduation out of LDC – CEDEP II mid term evaluation
1. Project Development Objectives (PDOs): TDSP will contribute to increase the Royal Government of Cambodia's efficiency in formulating and implementing effective trade policies. 2. Multi-Donor Trust Fund : EU, DANIDA & UNIDO 3. Trust Fund Manager : World Bank 4. Executing Agency : DICO/MoC 5. Board approval date : 07 Jan 2009 6. Effective date : 09 Mar 2009 7. Duration : 5 years (until 31 Mar 2012) 8. Original budget : US$12,350,000 9. Additional budget : US$3,100,000 10. First extension : 31 Jan 2014 (22 months) 11. Second extension : 31 Mar 2015 (14 months) 12. Third extension : 14 Aug 2016 (17 months) 13. EU-ROM & WB Implementation Support Mission: 22 Sep – 02 Oct 2015 14. Last WB Implementation Support Mission : 02-12 May 2016
TDSP Funds Position As of 31 st March 2016 (Unaudited - Expressed in Percentage of the Total Grant Amount of US$ 15.450 million) Funds Required for DICO Operations, procurement of goods for MOC & including various consultants $ 1,047,520 (7%) Cumulative Expenditure $12,709,353 (82%) US$ 1,693,127 Balance Commitment under all MOUs including ASYCUDA, GDA, TTRI, ACF, NCAC & ICT but excluding • We have $ 2,740,647 to spend in the next 5 the closed projects $ (11%) months, • We need to spend $ 548,130 each month till the end of TDSP including the grace period.
TDSP Fund Actual Disbursement against Projected Disbursement by Quarter, 2015/ 2016 As of 31st March 2016 Disbursement Projection Actual Disbursement 1,200,000 1,060,124 1,002,753 95% 1,000,000 857,593 805,971 800,000 586,610 551,935 106% 543,866 600,000 45% 63% 400,259 363,069 262,511 400,000 66% 200,000 0 Q1/2015 Q2/2015 Q3/2015 Q4/2015 Q1/2016
TDSP Fund Disbursement by Year, As of 31 st March 2016 (Expressed in Percentage of the Total Grant Amount of US$ 15.450 million) 17.8% 17.5% 2,751,160 2,704,645 3,000,000 13.5% 14.3% 10.8% 2,087,570 2,214,943 2,500,000 1,674,943 2,000,000 1,500,000 4% 3.5% 0.75 % 615,558 1,000,000 543,866 116,584 500,000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 NOTE: *. Cumulative Disbursement = USD 12,709,353 **. Cumulative Disbursement as a Percentage of Total Grant = 82.3%
Agreed Actions and Next Steps for TDSP Implementation No. Action Responsible Entity Proposed Timeline Component 1: Trade Policy Formulation and Implementation Component 1a: Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) 1 Complete IT platform to host new Phyto-Sanitary GDA June 30, 2016 Automation (e-phyto) System and achieve its soft launch 2 Full launch of e-phyto system GDA August 1, 2016 3 Finalize legislative revision of SPS regulatory Minister/MAFF, July 31, 2016 framework to enable e-phyto system (two Prakas) GDA 4 Establish new fees schedule for incorporation in GDA July 31, 2016 the e-phyto system 5 Implement cost sharing agreement to unpack and FIA/MAFF and DICO Immediate install laboratory equipment at FIA
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline Component 1b: Trade Facilitation 6 Sustainability cost plan for maintenance and MOC and IAs July 2016 operations ICT master plan and other automation initiatives Component 1c: Other Legal Reforms and RGC WTO Obligations 7 Acquisition of further IT tools and DIP/DICO July 15, 2016 equipment for DIP 8 Data Validation Project (moved to Bank WBG for DIP October 2016 Executed Trust Fund (BETF)) 9 Improvement of IP Enforcement Manual DIP/WBG August 14, 2016
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline Component 2: Performance Monitoring 10 Delivery of Economic Impact Assessment Report WB & July 2016 DICO/MOC DICO July 2016 11 Share all soft copies of all TDSP-funded project reports, publications, leaflets, brochures, completion reports, progress reports, TORs, materials, proposals and budgets to WBG, EU, Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and UNIDO, by a suitable means (e.g. external drive or drop-box or similar) and upload into DICO/MOC internal facilities. 12 Upload all TDSP-funded projects, completion reports, DICO Immediate progress reports, publications, leaflets, brochures and project proposals to the moc.gov.kh/tradeswap website for public access. Continue visibility of EU, DANIDA and UNIDO 13 DICO/MOC, Immediate (serve as a kind reminder) IAs, and WBG 14 Continue to collect and analyze gender-disaggregated data DICO/MOC, Immediate of attendants or beneficiaries, e.g.: training/workshops IAs
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline Component 3: Institutional and Human Capacity 15 Finalize purchase of books for library DICO and TTRI July 31, 2016 16 Establishment of TTRI E-library and E- TTRI July 31, 2016 learning (software) 17 Develop strategic plan TTRI July 31, 2016 18 Study tour to Geneva, Switzerland TTRI July 23-25, 2016 19 Finalize training database TTRI July 31, 2016 20 Finalize purchase and installation of DICO-TTRI July 31, 2016 video conference facilities 21 Complete the three remaining regional CDC & July 2016 “CDC Investment New Frontier” DICO/MOC workshops
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline 22 Address disbursement challenges related ACF, DICO, and Immediate to ACF project WBG 23 Unspent balance budget re-allocation for NCAC and DICO Immediate new priorities to be achieved by NCAC by August 14, 2016 24 Implement the remaining 20 seminars ACF July 31, 2016 25 Finalize purchase of equipment and ACF-DICO July 31, 2016 publications 26 Implement seven remaining seminars NCAC July 31, 2016 (maybe one canceled) + two hands-on trainings for arbitrators 27 Propose reallocation of unspent funds NCAC-DICO May 20, 2016 within budget available to NCAC project
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline Component 4: Implementation Support to the TDSP 28 Maintain consultants support to DICO DICO/MOC August 2016 29 Update TDSP Operations and Implementation DICO/MOC Immediate Manual (e.g. reflect implementation agency names) for the WBG’s NOL 30 Invite the IA project manager/representative to DICO/MOC, IAs Immediate participate in the procurement process for goods, services and non-consulting services (e.g. Invitation to Bid, Bid Opening, Bid Evaluation) for competency and/or quality compliance 31 Reinforce the quality of goods delivery, the IA IA Project Immediate project manager/representative is strongly Manager/ advised to verify the goods procured with bidding Representative documents in terms of quantity, specification and - DICO warranty
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline 32 Agree on an action plan for the TDSP communication DICO/MOC and Immediate plan, including shooting schedules of video clips, IAs documentaries, communication materials and interviews 33 Procurement ex-post review DICO and WBG June 8, 2016 34 Submit TDSP completion report to WBG DICO August 14, 2016 35 Clear all outstanding financial advances to UN agencies DICO Immediate 36 Submit 2015 audit report to the WBG DICO No later than June 30, 2016 37 Coordinate with MEF to sign the external auditor’s DICO and MEF No later than contract to audit TDSP’s 2016 financial statements July 15, 2016 38 Ensure the audit report for January to August 2016 is DICO, MEF, BDO September 15, finalized by September 15, 2016 to enable an audit fee 2016 payment during the grace period 39 Submit the audit report to the WBG DICO October 15, 2016
No. Action Responsible Proposed Entity Timeline 40 Prepare and submit IFR for Q2 and Q3 of 2016 to the DICO No later than 45 WBG days after quarter’s end 41 Discuss and agree with MEF on physical count of TDSP DICO and MEF June 30, 2016 fixed assets for handover to Government 42 Carry out physical count of fixed assets as agreed with DICO July 31, 2016 MEF 43 Submit final withdrawal application to document DICO, MEF No later than eligible expenses to the WBG’s Manila office October 14, 2016 44 Agree on action plan to address the three pending DICO, IAs, and June, 2016 activities recommended by EU-ROM, namely (i) WBG establishment of a sustainability action plan, (ii) organization of a roundtable on fundraising for future support to the SWAp, private sector development and determine next steps and (iii) better integration of donors programs in trade SWAP. 45 Agree on closing event organization aspects, including DICO, IAs and July, 2016 responsibilities. WBG
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