Fiscal Management and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing (WB-P508225)

Countries
  • Eswastini
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
Apr 29, 2025
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 Eswatini - Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
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
  • Infrastructure
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)
$ 50.00 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)
$ 50.00 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 Mar 5, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Dec 19, 2024

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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 the Bank’s website, the development objectives are to: (i) improve fiscal and public financial management; (ii) enhance private sector competitiveness; and (iii) improve energy security and infrastructure climate resilience.

These reforms are supported by this Development Policy Financing (DPF) series, which is expected to lead to concrete progress over the next few years. The first pillar of this DPF will enable the prudent and transparent management of Southern African Customs Union (SACU) revenues through the operationalization of a stabilization fund, while also minimizing arrears accumulated with the private sector. Public sector performance will be strengthened by new fiscal and financial rules and policies, leading to improvements in transparency and value-for-money in the delivery of critical social and infrastructure services. The second pillar will contribute to private sector development, through the reduction in the number of days to start a business, decreased costs of trading across borders, and improved digital payments. The third pillar is expected to reduce the economic, human, and fiscal costs associated with climate shocks through improved disaster-risk management and more resilient infrastructure.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Risk rating not available at the time of disclosure.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

World Bank Lending: US$ 50.00 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Marko Kwaramba
Senior Economist

Joanna Alexandra Watkins
Senior Public Sector Specialist

Smita Kuriakose
Lead Economist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Finance
Vusie Dlamini
Principal Secretary
vusie.apple@gmail.com

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Thabisile Mlangeni
Principal Secretary
thabi247@hotmail.com

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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