Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund Multi-Donor Trust Fund )TF16476( Contribution into Municipal Development Program Phase II through the International Development Association (IDA) Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Together With Independent Auditors’ Report Local Government Units Develo ment and Lendin Fund Statement of Assets, Liabilities and N et Assets As at December 31 2017 (Currency: USO) N ote 2017 --- 2016 Assets C urrent /\sse ts Cash at bank 4 1,185,075 706,454 Pledges receivable 5 4,807,454 /\dv ances to LG Cs 54,676 A dvances to employees --- 2,803 Total Assets 1,242,554 5,513,908 Liabilities and Net A ssets C urrent Liabilities Due to conb·actors 568,393 893,748 Due to LGL'DLF 233,736 Total Liabilities 1,127,484 :(et Assets L'n resh·icted (401,174) (643,788) Temporarily restricted 6 1,075,335 5,030,212 Total Net Assets 674,161 4,386,424 Total Liabilities and Net Assets 1,242,554 5,513,908 -These financial s ta tem en - ~authorized for iss ua nce by the man agem ent on February 28, 2018 and w ere sign ed ~~:~:lf by: u Adm inistrative .Manager T accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements 4 Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund MDTF Contribution into Municipal Development Program – Phase II Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (Currency: USD) Note 2017 2016 Changes in unrestricted net assets: Revenues Released from temporarily restricted net assets 6 3,954,877 7,959,476 Interest revenue 14,665 4,448 Currency variance gain (loss) 231,775 (78,998) Total unrestricted revenues 4,201,317 7,884,926 Expenses Project’s expenses 7 3,954,877 7,959,476 Transfer of interest revenue accumulated balance to LGUDLF general fund 3,826 2,462 Total expenses 3,958,703 7,961,938 Net change in unrestricted net assets 242,614 (77,012) Changes in temporarily restricted net assets: Net assets released from restriction 6 (3,954,877) (7,959,476) Net change in temporarily restricted net assets (3,954,877) (7,959,476) Change in net assets (3,712,263) (8,036,488) Net assets, beginning of year 4,386,424 12,422,912 Net assets, end of year 674,161 4,386,424 The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements 5 Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund MDTF Contribution into Municipal Development Program – Phase II Cash Flows Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (Currency: USD) 2017 2016 Cash Flow from Operating Activities Change in net assets (3,712,263) (8,036,488) Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash flow from operating activities: Decrease in pledges receivable 4,807,454 7,502,348 (Increase) in advances to LGUs (54,676) - (Increase) in advances to employees (2,803) - (Decrease) in due to contractors (325,355) (212,141) (Decrease) increase in due to LGUDLF (233,736) 233,736 Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities 478,621 (512,545) Net increase (decrease) in cash at bank 478,621 (512,545) Cash at bank, beginning of year 706,454 1,218,999 Cash at bank, end of year 1,185,075 706,454 The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements 6 Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund MDTF Contribution into Municipal Development Program – Phase II Designated Bank Account Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 IBAN number PS04TNBC000000000001002333585 Account number 1002333585 Depository bank The National Bank Address Ramallah Currency EUR 2017 2016 Equivalent Equivalent Note EUR in USD EUR in USD Balance, beginning of year 675,515 706,454 1,115,176 1,218,999 Add: Receipts during the year 5 4,376,298 4,889,799 6,678,958 7,502,348 Interest revenue 12,798 14,665 4,029 4,448 Currency variance gain (loss) - 149,430 - (78,998) 4,389,096 5,053,894 6,682,987 7,427,798 Deduct: Payments during the year* 4,073,316 4,571,447 7,120,493 7,937,881 Transfer of interest revenue accumulated balance to LGUDLF general fund 3,568 3,826 2,155 2,462 4,076,884 4,575,273 7,122,648 7,940,343 Balance, end of year 987,727 1,185,075 675,515 706,454 * Reconciliation of expenses presented in the Designated Bank Account Statement with expenses presented in the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets: USD 2017 2016 Expenses per the statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net assets 3,954,877 7,959,476 Change on advances to LGUs during the year 54,676 - Change on advances to employees 2,803 - Change on due to contractors 325,355 212,141 Change on due to LGUDLF 233,736 (233,736) Expenses per designated bank account statement 4,571,447 7,937,881 The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements 7 Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund MDTF Contribution into Municipal Development Program – Phase II Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (Currency: USD) 1. LGUDLF and its Activities The Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund (LGUDLF) had been established under the name of the Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) according to Cabinet Decree No. 05/13/12 dated August 2007. As of November 10, 2016, Decree by Law No. 25 has been issued which changed the name of MDLF to the Local Government Units Development and Lending Fund (LGUDLF). LGUDLF is a semi-governmental juridical independent organization aiming at accelerating Palestine’s drive toward self-sustained, decentralized, prosperous and creditworthy local government units. The main objective of LGUDLF is to encourage the flow of financial resources to Local Government Units (LGU). According to Decree by Law No. 25 dated November 10, 2016, LGUDLF shall undertake the following missions: - • Management of funds received through support from the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) or provided by donor countries or any other sources in compliance with the terms and conditions specified in LGUDLF's internal bylaws. • Assist local authorities develop their capacities in compliance with the bases of modern management practices to help them provide better services to the public. • Guide assistance from donor countries and provide modern fiscal services to support and develop the services offered to local authorities and to improve their credit abilities. • Encourage local authorities to adopt developmental projects to expand their geographic jurisdiction so as to serve their developmental plans. • Facilitate and provide loans to local authorities and follow up the expenditures thereof from their revenues. LGUDLF is structured to ensure an efficient, transparent, and professional institution capable of fulfilling its mission and objectives. LGUDLF comprises of Board of Directors, executive departments, and other advisory committees. 2. MDTF Contribution On March 26, 2014, an agreement (the Agreement) was signed between the International Development Association (IDA), in its capacity as administrator of the Partnership for Infrastructure Development in the West Bank and Gaza Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, for the benefit of Palestinian National Authority, under which IDA shall contribute, through MDTF, into the finance of Phase II of the Municipal Development Program (MDP II), (MDTF Contribution), in the amount of USD 25,800,000. 8 The following table specifies the windows/ budget categories to be financed by MDTF: Budget in USD Window 1: Municipal Grants for Capital Investments 18,986,172 Window 2: Support to Municipal Innovations and Efficiency 2,918,927 Window 3: Capacity Building for (a) Municipalities 1,175,871 (b) LGUDLF - Window 4: Project Implementation Support and Management Costs 2,719,030 25,800,000 The implementation period of the Agreement has commenced on the date of signing (March 26, 2014) and will be closed on February 28, 2018. The accompanying financial statements pertain to MDTF Contribution into MDP II. In addition, MDP II is supported by PNA along with the World Bank, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Netherlands (through VNG International), the Switzerland (through the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)), the Agence Française de Development (AFD), the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel, formerly BTC) through its program (Local Government Reform and Development Programme – LGRDP) and the European Union (EU) through the KfW. Separate financing agreements were signed with these donors where separate financial statements are being issued for each agreement. MDP II was planned to be implemented over a period of 3 years in two cycles of approximately 18 months each starting in March 2014. However, the implementation of MDP II cycle II is still ongoing as of the date of these financial statements. MDP II has five windows/components as follows: Window 1 - Provides municipalities with performance-based grants for municipal service delivery per mandate of municipalities defined in the Local Councils Law No. 1 of 1997, for sectors described as eligible in the Operations Manual as well as for operating expenditures for municipalities in Gaza. The municipalities’ allocation for this window will be calculated using the newly created Grant Allocation Mechanism. Municipalities decide on how to use the funds based on their Strategic Development and Investment Plans (SDIP) and consultation with citizens. Window 2 - pilots learning and innovation for municipal development, including implementation of the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) policy decisions. This window finances goods, works and consultant services for capacity building and capital investments, including: (a) Strengthening Newly Amalgamated Municipalities that will support newly amalgamated municipalities towards achieving service levels in existing municipalities through financing small-scale social infrastructure and demand driven municipal capacity building packages. It will finance goods, works and consultant services. (b) Piloting Innovations for improved municipal responsiveness that will support: • Introduction of E-governance in four selected municipalities for more responsive service provision. 9 • Renewable Energy that will assist municipalities in piloting sub-projects with a focus on solar energy for public buildings. • Support to Local Economic Development initiatives that will develop a municipal approach to LED and pilot the approach in 12 municipalities (6 per each cycle). Window 3 - Helps municipalities to improve their performance rankings in accordance to the new Grants Allocation Mechanism. It provides technical assistance to improve financial management, planning capacities and technical capabilities, particularly in operations and maintenance. This component would finance goods, works and consultants’ services and would be implemented in two cycles of approximately 18 months each. Window 4 - This component will finance goods and consultants’ services for monitoring and evaluation, outreach and communication and local technical consultants for the engineering supervision of sub-projects under window 1 and the LGUDLF management fee. Window 5 - This window was designed under MDP II in response to Gaza emergency needs following the 51-day war in the summer of 2014 to restore municipal services in the Gaza Strip. 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, the significant accounting policies follow: a. General Net assets, revenues, expenses, and gains and losses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, net assets and changes therein are classified as unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted. Unrestricted net assets are those whose use by LGUDLF is not subject to donor-imposed stipulations. Temporarily restricted net assets are those whose use by LGUDLF has been limited by donor’s specific time period or purpose. Permanently restricted net assets are those restricted by donors to be maintained by LGUDLF in perpetuity. During the years 2017 and 2016, LGUDLF had no permanently restricted net assets. b. Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Unconditional promises to give cash, with no donor-imposed restriction on use, are recognized as revenues at the date promises to give are made. Unconditional promises to give cash, with temporarily donor-imposed restriction on use, are recorded as temporarily restricted net assets at the date promises to give are made, and recognized as revenues when the related costs are incurred. Unconditional promises with temporarily donor-imposed restriction are promises that depend only on passage of time and certain performance requested by the promising donors. Conditional promises to give and indications of intention to give are recorded at the fair market value at the date contribution is received by LGUDLF. c. Pledges Receivable Pledges receivable are stated at the original amount of the signed agreement less the amount received, uncollectable amount (if any) and currency variances resulting 10 from the fact that original agreements with the donors may be in currencies other than USD. d. Revenue Recognition Donations and contributions are recorded as pledges receivable and temporarily restricted net assets upon signing of the agreement with the donor. During the yearly close out process, the amount of expenses incurred is recognized as revenue under net assets released from restrictions and the temporarily restricted net assets account is reduced thereof. e. Accruals and Other Current Liabilities Accruals and other current liabilities are recognized for the amounts to be paid in the future for goods and services received, whether a bill is received from the supplier or not. f. Expenses Expenses are recorded by LGUDLF when incurred in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting, regardless of the date of actual payment. g. Foreign Currencies LGUDLF’s basic functional currency is the U.S. Dollar (USD). Transactions which are expressed or denominated in other currencies were translated to USD using exchange rates in effect at the time of each transaction. Assets and liabilities which are denominated in other currencies are translated to USD using exchange rates prevailing at the date of the statement of assets, liabilities and net assets. Gains and losses arising from the translation are reflected in the statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net assets. Foreign currency exchange rates against USD at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follow: - 2017 2016 One EUR 1.200 1.046 4. Cash at Bank The Project’s designated bank account showed the following balance as of December 31, 2017 and 2016: 2017 2016 EUR 987,727 675,515 Equivalent in USD 1,185,075 706,454 11 5. Pledges Receivable Pledges receivable as of December 31, 2017 and movement thereon during the year follow: USD Balance, Additions Amount Beginning of During the Received Currency Balance, Year Year During the Year Variances End of Year Pledges receivable 4,807,454 - (4,889,799) 82,345 - 6. Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Temporarily restricted net assets as of December 31, 2017 and movement thereon during the year follow: USD Balance, Additions Net Assets Beginning of (Grants and Released from Balance, Year Donations) Restriction End of Year Temporarily restricted net assets 5,030,212 - (3,954,877) 1,075,335 7. Project’s Expenses Project’s expenses during the year and comparison with budget follow: USD Actual Cumulative up to December Remaining Budget 2017 2016 31, 2017 Budget Window 1: Municipal Grants for Capital Investments 18,986,172 2,566,211 6,214,214 19,429,896 (443,724) Window 2: Support to Municipal Innovations and Efficiency 2,918,927 263,257 760,347 1,737,587 1,181,340 Window 3: Capacity Building for (a) Municipalities 1,175,871 335,732 144,554 985,493 190,378 (b) LGUDLF - - - - - Window 4: Project Implementation Support and Management Costs 2,719,030 789,677 840,361 2,571,689 147,341 25,800,000 3,954,877 7,959,476 24,724,665 1,075,335 12