egrated 2012 t In F – r d a m e c e Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) w n a o ORT h r n k E P • for trade-related assistance for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) E R L PROGRESS A ANNU EIF EIF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – 2012 Find out more at: www.enhancedif.org or contact: [email protected] [email protected] Published by the EIF Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Rue de Lausanne 154 1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)22 739 66 50 Fax: +41 (0)22 739 57 66 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.enhancedif.org tegrated In F r d a m e c e Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) w n a o h r n k E • for trade-related assistance for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) EIF ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – 2012 This report is based on a master set of data in a data hub that has been compiled by the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework (ES) and EIF Trust Fund Manager (TFM) and partner countries of the EIF in response to requirements of the EIF Board as endorsed by the EIF Steering Committee (EIFSC). The report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2012, providing progress on EIF implementation at programme and country levels, including the outlook for 2013. The full report in English and French can be accessed on the internet at: www.enhancedif.org A hard copy of the publication is available upon request ([email protected]). WHERE WE WORK EIF countries: Afghanistan Democratic Republic Madagascar Sierra Leone Angola of the Congo Malawi Solomon Bangladesh Djibouti Maldives Islands Benin Eritrea Mali South Sudan Bhutan Ethiopia Mauritania Sudan Burkina Faso The Gambia Mozambique Tanzania Burundi Guinea Nepal Timor-Leste Cambodia Guinea-Bissau Niger Togo Cape Verde Haiti Rwanda Tuvalu Central African Kiribati Samoa Uganda Republic Lao PDR São Tomé and Vanuatu Chad Lesotho Príncipe Yemen Comoros Liberia Senegal Zambia Tier 2, Tier 1 and DTIS Tier 1 and DTIS Tier 1 only DTIS Pre-DTIS Technical Review Table of Contents ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 EIF IN NUMBERS .............................................................................................................................................. 8 FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 PART 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 12 MID-TERM REVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 14 FINANCIAL SITUATION ............................................................................................................................................. 14 EIF GOVERNANCE................................................................................................................................................... 15 OUTLOOK 2013 .................................................................................................................................................... 15 PART 2: PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THE EIF STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN ................................... 16 THE EIF STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 16 CONSOLIDATING AND ACCELERATING THE DELIVERY FOR TIER 1 AND TIER 2 PROJECTS .......................................................... 16 EIF-FUNDED PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Tier 1 portfolio breakdown per project type .................................................................................................. 16 Tier 1 project breakdown of allocated funds per project type ....................................................................... 20 Breakdown per MIE ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Tier 2 portfolio breakdown per project .......................................................................................................... 21 EIF PROJECT PIPELINE .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Tier 1 project pipeline .................................................................................................................................... 22 Tier 2 project pipeline .................................................................................................................................... 24 OPERATIONALIZING THE EIF M&E FRAMEWORK, INCLUDING THE MTR ........................................................................... 26 Outcome 1: Sufficient institutional and management capacity built in EIF Countries to formulate and implement trade-related strategies and implementation plans .............................................. 26 Outcome 2: EIF Countries mainstream trade into their national development strategies and NDPs .......... 29 Outcome 3: Coordinated delivery of trade-related resources (funding, TA, etc.) by donors and implementing agencies to implement country priorities following the adoption of the DTIS Action Matrix ............................................................................................................................ 30 Outcome 4: EIF Countries secure resources in support of initiatives that address DTIS Action Matrix priorities.................................................................................................................................... 32 MID-TERM REVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 34 ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NIAS ................................................................................................................... 35 Training .................................................................................................................................................. 35 Project pre-approval and approval process ................................................................................................... 35 Legal framework ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Project-level MTEs ......................................................................................................................................... 38 International engagement ............................................................................................................................. 39 PART 3: GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND OUTREACH ........................................................................... 40 THE EIFSC............................................................................................................................................................ 40 THE EIF BOARD ..................................................................................................................................................... 40 EIF COUNTRY UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................ 40 EIF DONOR UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................... 41 EIF PARTNER UPDATE ............................................................................................................................................. 41 OTHER PARTNERS .................................................................................................................................................. 42 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 43 DATABASE AND INFORMATION SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................... 44 EIF OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 44 PRIMARY FOCUS GOING FORWARD............................................................................................................................. 45 MISSIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ES ............................................................................................................................ 46 PART 4: FINANCIAL AND FIDUCIARY OUTLOOK .............................................................................................. 48 FINANCIAL AND FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 48 DONOR COMMITMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED ................................................................................................ 48 EIF | Annual Progress Report 2012 4 ALLOCATIONS FOR EIF ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................................