Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Uganda Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice IBRD/IDA Specific Investment Loan FY 2013 Seq No: 10 ARCHIVED on 29-Sep-2017 ISR29438 Implementing Agencies: Government of Uganda, Privatye Sector Foundatuion Uganda Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:09-May-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:25-Jul-2016 Original Closing Date:31-Mar-2019 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:06-Jun-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:30-Aug-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-Mar-2019 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is to improve the competitiveness of enterprises in Uganda by providing support for: (i) the implementation of business environment reforms, including the land administration reform and (ii) the development of priority productive and service sectors. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Land Administration Reform:(Cost $54.00 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Business Registration and Business Licensing Reforms:(Cost $10.00 M) Tourism Development Initiatives:(Cost $25.00 M) Matching Grant Program for MSMEs:(Cost $8.00 M) Project Implementation:(Cost $3.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 9/29/2017 Page 1 of 10
Implementation Status and Key Decisions Following the MTR, the project is making steady progress which is outlined below: Component 1: Land Administration Reform Land Administration The construction of Ministry Zonal Land Offices (MZO) in Kabale, Luwero, Mityana, Mpigi, Moroto, Rukungiri, Soroti, Wakiso, Mukono, and Tororo; the Institute of Survey and Land management (ISLM) Dormitory and Multi-Purpose Hall at Entebbe will commence following the signing of the contracts. In addition, the design of the new Land Information System (LIS) version has been finalized in Lira and is expected to be established in Kibale and Fort Portal. A total of 600,000 land titles out of 750,000 have been digitized and captured under LIS. Revenue collections have increased since the launch of the LIS in February 2013 from US$10.4m per annum to US$36m per annum. Total revenue collected from 2013 to 2016 is US$88,083,000. Component 2: Business Registration and Business Licensing Reforms One Stop Shop (OSS) for Business registration and network of local and regional offices. The Pilot One-Stop-Shop has been established, is operational and located at the ground floor of URSB offices. Currently 7 agencies are represented: Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Uganda Revenue Authority, National Social Security Fund, National Identification and Registration Authority, Kampala Capital City Authority, National Environmental Agency and Ministry of Local Government. In addition, the Change Management Training for 232 staff from URSB was conducted by ESAMI in February 2017 and the process to design an online business registration system for URSB has been finalized. Electronic Documentation management system (EDMS) The implementation of the Electronic Documentation Management System (EDMS) is ongoing with over 80% of the planned activities successfully completed. All the Scanning, batching and indexing has been concluded. The remaining major tasks are data integration and training of key staff. Component 3: Tourism Competitiveness Development Labor force for the Tourism Sub-sector The designs for the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) building were completed and the National Council for Higher Education approved the curriculum for HTTI. Procurement of two vehicles for Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) which will be used for marketing tourism and promotion activities was completed. In addition, three motorized boats and five buses for Uganda Wild Authority were procured and delivered to Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls and Lake Mburo National Parks. The motorized boats operators have been trained and the vessels have been tested and are being used to drive and move the tourists around. Component 4: Matching Grant Facility: A total of 500 enterprises were approved, out of which 418 signed contracts to receive funding. For the enterprises, which signed contracts, 168 have completed implementation of the various activities. Procurement: All the main procurements have now been committed and this include the Uganda Registration Services Bureau building, bid evaluation has been finalized. The design of the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) will be completed by August 31, 2017. The construction of 10 zonal land offices, the dormitory and multipurpose hall for the institute of survey and land management and construction commenced on August 01, 2017. Disbursements: There has been a disbursement lag of almost 7 months and it s at 43%. In addition, now that the main procurement packages have been committed as indicated above, disbursement will be accelerated. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate 9/29/2017 Page 2 of 10
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators Avg no. of days to complete recordn of purchase/sale of property in land adm systm (Number, Custom) Value 52.00 42.00 42.00 25.00 Avg no. of days to complete recordn of purchase/sale of property Urban (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 52.00 42.00 42.00 25.00 Number of days require to register a business (Days, Custom) (Days, Custom) Value 33.00 26.00 26.00 5.00 Cost of business registration as percentage of income per capita (Percentage, Custom) 9/29/2017 Page 3 of 10
Value 76.70 37.10 37.10 50.00 Increased International Tourist arrivals (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Value 945,000.00 1,300,000.00 1,300,000.00 1,500,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 19-Mar-2019 Tourism sector employment (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Value 225,300.00 550,000.00 550,000.00 300,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 19-Mar-2019 Increase in exports of non-traditional products (Percentage, Custom) (Amount(USD), Custom) Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 19-Mar-2019 Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) 9/29/2017 Page 4 of 10
Value 0.00 287,081.00 287,081.00 1,000,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 19-Mar-2019 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Value 0.00 51.00 51.00 18.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the project (Number, Core) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 800,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2010 31-Aug-2016 30-Jun-2017 31-Mar-2019 Comments Systematic surveying and demarcation of land has not yet began. Evaluation of contractor's is being done. Updates will be done in the subsequent ISR. 9/29/2017 Page 5 of 10
Land parcels with use/ownership rights recorded as a result of project-female (Number, Core breakdown) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 360,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 30-Mar-2019 Comments Systematic surveying and demarcation of land has not yet began. Evaluation of contractor's is being done. Updates will be done in the subsequent ISR. Number of Communal Land Associations (CLAs) formalized (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 51.00 51.00 600.00 Target popln with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the project (Number, Core) (Amount(USD), Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,660,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2013 31-Aug-2016 30-Jun-2017 29-Mar-2019 Comments Systematic surveying and demarcation of land has not yet began. Evaluation of contractor's is being done. Updates will be done in the subsequent ISR. 9/29/2017 Page 6 of 10
Number of registered businesses on which data has been entered into the online business register (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Value 301,613.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 650,000.00 Number of URSB staff and other relevant agencies trained in business registration and business licensing new procedures (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 56.00 56.00 150.00 Date 01-Nov-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 31-Mar-2019 Number external industry and educational bodies which have accredited HTTI (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 Number of staff at all levels across MTWA (Ministry and Agencies) who completed project-provided training in tourism sector issues (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 130.00 9/29/2017 Page 7 of 10
Number of new tourism SMEs (Number, Custom) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 68.00 68.00 125.00 Number of female-owned new tourism MSMEs (Number, Custom Breakdown) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 40.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 01-Sep-2018 Number of new employees hired by the MSMEs benefiting from the matching grants program (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 329.00 329.00 11,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 31-Mar-2019 Increase in sales of firms supported under the matching grant scheme (Percentage, Custom) Value 2,136,148,000.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 9/29/2017 Page 8 of 10
Target land area with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of project (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 571,650.00 Percentage of customers reporting satisfaction with land registration services (percentage, Custom) (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 58.00 58.00 70.00 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P130471 IDA-52690 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 43.13 48.75 43% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P130471 IDA-52690 Effective 09-May-2013 31-Jan-2014 06-Jun-2014 31-Mar-2019 31-Mar-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 9/29/2017 Page 9 of 10
Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/29/2017 Page 10 of 10