Great Lakes Trade Facilitation (WB-P151083)

Countries
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Sep 25, 2015
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Governments of DRC, Rwanda and Uganda
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 79.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 79.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Feb 13, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Nov 3, 2014

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Project Description
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The objective of this Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project for Africa is to facilitate cross-border trade by increasing the capacity for commerce and reducing the costs faced by traders, especially small-scale and women traders, at targeted locations in the borderlands.

There are four components to the project:

  1. Improving core trade infrastructure and facilities in the border areas. The project will finance improvements to core trade infrastructure and facilities at specific land border crossing points, and an airport in Rwanda that is of regional importance. In addition, support will also be provided to ministries responsible for trade and commerce to finance the planning and construction of cross-border markets in the border areas.
  2. Implementation of policy and procedural reforms and capacity building to facilitate cross-border trade in goods and services. A clear lesson from previous trade facilitation projects is that improvements in infrastructure need to be accompanied by policy and procedural reforms and capacity building.
  3. Performance-based management in cross-border administration. It will primarily focus on raising mutual awareness on their respective rights and obligations as stated in the ‘charter for cross-border traders in goods and services’, as well as on strengthening basic elements such as a professional attitude to border operations, customer care for officials, duty calculation for traders, mutual respect and understanding of constraints, etc. More generally it will progressively build mutual trust. On the other hand, change management activities planned under sub-component 3.1 will build on those exercises and develop different tools and incentives to increase professionalization for border officials only.
  4. Implementation support for building the implementation capacity of government agencies and COMESA, communication activities and the development of a robust system of project monitoring and collecting data on cross-border trade flows. A common challenge of multisectoral projects is having in place effective mechanisms to coordinate project implementation across sectors and between countries. The capacity of agencies, especially in the DRC, may be insufficient to:
    1. coordinate and implement multi-sectoral activities;
    2. channel funds to other institutions; and
    3. monitor progress in the eastern provinces as well as procure specialized equipment and services.

This project is part of the Programme for Infrastructure Development In Africa (PIDA)

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Borrower:
Name: DRC Ministry of Finance
Contact: Henri Zav Mulang
Title: Minister
Tel: 243
Email: cabinet@finances.gouv.cd


Name: Rwanda Ministry of Finance and economic planning
Contact: Claver GATETE
Title: Minister
Tel: 250252575756
Email: mfin@minecofin.gov.rw


Name: Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Contact: Maria Kiwanuka
Title: Minister
Tel: 256414707000

Name: COMESA
Contact: Francis Mangeni
Title: Director of Trade
Tel: 260211229725
Email: FMangeni@comesa.int


Implementing Agencies:
Name: Rwanda Ministry of Industry and Trade
Contact: Jean Louis Uwitonze
Title: DG planning
Tel: 0785491031
Email: Uwitonze.jeanlouis@gmail.com


Name: Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
Contact: B. Ssebbugga-Kimeze
Title: Ag. Executive Director
Tel: 256-312-233-100
Email: executive@unra.go.ug


Name: COMESA
Contact: Francis Mangeni
Title: Director of Trade
Tel: 260211229725
Email: fmangeni@comesa.int


Name: Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA)
Contact: Silas Udahemuka
Title: CEO
Tel: 250252585845
Email: info@caa.gov.rw


Name: Rwanda Local Development Agency (LODA)
Contact: Laetetia Nkunda
Title: Director General
Tel: 250788547212
Email: info@loda.gov.rw


Name: Rwanda Transport Development Authority (RTDA)
Contact: Guy Kalisa
Title: Director General
Tel: 250788437293
Email: info@rtda.gov.rw


Name: DRC Cellule Infrastructure of MITPR (CI/MITPR)
Contact: Billy Tshibambe
Title: Directeur
Tel: 243992907453
Email: tshibambe@celleleinfra.org


Name: DRC Ministry of Commerce (SG/MC)
Contact: Marcelin Minaku
Title: Directeur de Cabinet Adjoint
Tel: 243998511812
Email: marcominaku@yahoo.fr

Name: Uganda Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives (MTIC)
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Contact: Patrick Okilangole
Title: Assistant Commissioner
Tel: 414314221
Email: okilangole@yahoo.com

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