The World Bank Report No: ISR8348 Implementation Status & Results West Bank and Gaza GZ:Government Services for Business Development (P126586) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: GZ:Government Services for Business Development Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 25-Feb-2013 (P126586) Country: West Bank and Gaza Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: Special Financing Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Technical Assistance Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of National Economy Key Dates Board Approval Date 08-May-2012 Original Closing Date 15-Dec-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Jun-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 13-Oct-2012 Effectiveness Date 11-Jan-2013 Revised Closing Date 15-Dec-2016 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The GSBD project aims to improve the ability of the Ministry of National Economy to deliver timely, efficient, and quality businessdevelopment information, data and services to target beneficiaries, including to MSMEs, women business owners and other marginalized groups, to promote business development. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1 - Capacity Building to Support Private Sector Development 1.23 Component 2 - Modernization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure and 0.95 Services for Business Development Component 3 - Project Management (plus contingencies) 0.82 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status Overview The project became effective on January 11, 2013. Locations Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR8348 No Location data has been entered Results Public Disclosure Copy Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Creation of a competently staffed Business Yes/No Value No Yes Development Unit to promote private sector Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 development. Comments BDU regularly planned 1 annual and 1 quaterly Yes/No Value No Yes papers relevant to Palestinian private sector Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 developent are published within one month of a Comments set deadline Increase in the number of firms (MSMEs, Number Value 300.00 women, marginalized) receiving MoNE Date 30-Jun-2016 services to plan for business development Comments % satisfaction of MoNE clients with the quality Percentage Value 0.00 60.00 of services provided (web-based survey upon Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 service delivery) Comments Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 330.00 Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 Comments Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 110.00 Sub Type Supplemental Intermediate Results Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target % of firms that receive information that are Percentage Value 0.00 20.00 women-owned Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 Comments % of businesses that receive inforamtion that Percentage Value 0.00 20.00 are outside Ramallah Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 Comments Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR8348 Business Development Working Group created Date Value Empty Empty 23-Jun-2016 (end Y1), Business Development Strategy Date 30-Jun-2016 Prepared (end Y2), implemented (from Y3 Comments onwards)and monitored and evaluated (by end Public Disclosure Copy of Y3) MoNE internal applications are modernized (by Date Value Empty Empty 30-Jun-2016 end Y1), website updated (by end Y2) and Date 30-Jun-2016 portal buildt and operating (by end Y3) Comments Gradual increase in the number of visitors to Number Value 0.00 400.00 the new MoNE website and portal Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 Comments % of MoNE business forms available online Percentage Value 0.00 50.00 Date 28-Nov-2012 30-Jun-2016 Comments Semi-annual project progress reports, including Yes/No Value Yes an M&E section, are porduced on a timely and Date 30-Jun-2016 satisfactory basis Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 07-Feb-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P126586 TF-12615 Effective 27-Nov-2012 27-Nov-2012 11-Jan-2013 15-Dec-2016 15-Dec-2016 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P126586 TF-12615 Effective USD 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR8348 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The Grant Agreement was signed on November 27, 2012. Restructuring History Level two Approved on 28-Nov-2012 Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4