THIRD STRENGTHENING GROWTH AND FISCAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FINANCING (WB-P164321)

Countries
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Sep 20, 2019
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
Government of Sao Tome and Principe
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 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)
$ 6.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jul 26, 2019

Disclosed by Bank May 16, 2019

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank documents, the objective of this operation is to help the Government introduce growth-enabling reforms in the financial sector, business environment, and infrastructure; generate fiscal resources and savings; and improve quality of expenditures. These reforms will address the main the obstacles to economic development in STP and are expected to promote financial development and inclusion, attract investors, develop more efficient and accessible infrastructure, and foster fiscal sustainability and private-sector-led growth in the medium term. The operation is organized around two pillars, each including several policy actions:

  1. Pillar A: Introduce growth-enabling reforms in the financial sector, business environment and infrastructure. Policies under this pillar aim to support the BCSTP to effectively address vulnerabilities in the financial sector by improving bank supervision and financial soundness. They also aim to develop a national payment system and the microfinance sector, as well as improve the registry of properties, which will increase the availability of credit, accelerate financial inclusion, and improve the tourism sector. Additionally, pillar A will support policies aimed at expanding infrastructures and improving public service delivery.
  2. Pillar B: Generate fiscal resources and savings and improve the quality of public expenditures. This pillar includes policies aimed at strengthening fiscal sustainability and protecting poor and vulnerable households.
Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank:
Rafael Chelles Barroso
Senior Economist

Borrower:
Ministry of Planning, Finance, and Blue Economy
Wagner Fernandes
Head of the Economic Coordination Unit
wag_fernandes@outlook.com 

Implementing Agency:
Ministry of Planning, Finance, and Blue Economy
Ginésio da Mata
Budget Director
gmata@minfin.gov.st 

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