Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) AFRICA | Gabon | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jun-2017 | ISR28919 | Implementing Agencies: Gabonese Republic, Commission Nationale des Travaux d'Intérêt Public pour la Promotion de l'Entreprenariat et de l'Empl Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date:-- Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of this project is to strengthen the statistical capacity of the Borrower, fill key data gaps, improve statistical production, and enhance statistical dissemination practices. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Improved Data Collection, Statistical Production, and Dissemination:(Cost $32.80 M) Component 2: Build Technical Capacity and Modernize Infrastructure:(Cost $13.50 M) Component 3: National Statistical System Institutional Reform and Project Management Capacity Building:(Cost $3.57 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  --  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  --  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  --  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions 6/30/2017 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) The Gabon Statistical Development Project was approved by the Board of the World Bank on March 30, 2017 followed by signing of the project on April 18, 2017. A $3.75 million Project Preparation Advance (PPA) has been used to start implementing key urgent activities like the poverty household survey. To date, $2.3m in PPA funds have disbursed. In this regard, the preparatory activities of this survey are almost completed with the end of the training of enumerators expected to end on June 30, 2017. The data collection of the survey starts on July 10, 2017 for five months. In addition to the poverty survey, the advance has been used to make progress in preparation of the next Demographic and Health Survey, which is fundamental for the updating of the country maternal and child health and mortality indicators as well for the updating of HIV and access to health and education service delivery indicators. The project has also made progress on preparatory activities on the Consumer Price Index and National Accounts. The PPA refinancing deadline is September 30, 2017. However, the Client has not made sufficient progress towards completing the requirements for project effectiveness. The effectiveness conditions for the Loan Agreement are: (i) adoption of the Project Implementation Manual; and (ii) Presidential ratification of the signed Agreement. The deadline is August 17, 2017. While the operations manual is currently being prepared, and is expected to be completed prior to the deadline, the concern is on the legal process required before reaching the Presidential ratification. The steps to be followed include the adoption by the government, the adoption by the parliament, the verification of the constitutionality of the agreement by the High Court and then the Presidential ratification. So far the project still at the first step. However, if the Project doesn’t reach the Parliament before its inter-session period which goes from June 30 to October 2017, a presidential Ordinance would be used to adopt the Project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  Moderate  --  Moderate Macroeconomic  Moderate  --  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  Moderate  --  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  Moderate  --  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  Substantial  --  Moderate Fiduciary  Moderate  --  Moderate Environment and Social  Low  --  Low Stakeholders  Low  --  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  Moderate  --  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in Gabon's Statistical Capacity Index score (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/30/2017 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Value 40.00 -- 36.70 65.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Improved national accounts and price statistics (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of welfare, agriculture, economic and business surveys and censuses conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 -- 2.00 10.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of survey and census microdata files freely available on-line (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 -- 27-Jun-2017 28-Feb-2021 Overall Comments The decrease in the Gabonese Statistical Capacity Index reflects the non public reporting yet of external debt information. Intermediate Results Indicators 6/30/2017 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) PHINDIRITBL  Base year of the CPI is updated (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N -- N Y Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Data collection of the next welfare survey is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N -- N Y Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Increase in number of qualified technical staff working on national accounts at the Statistics Office (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 -- 8.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Data collection of the next DHS is completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N -- N Y Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 6/30/2017 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) PHINDIRITBL  Number of staff at the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Number of women of the Statistics Office with improved skills (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 27-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2021 Overall Comments As panned, the project has already recruited and trained five national statisticians for the National Accounts Department as well as one international expert to increase the capacity of this department. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed Not P157473 IBRD-86990 USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P157473 IBRD-86990 30-Mar-2017 -- -- 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 6/30/2017 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Gabon Statistical Development Project (P157473) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/30/2017 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy