PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT QUARTER 3 FISCAL YEAR 2019 (APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 2019) ROBOLEAGUE COMPETITION JUNE 1, 2019 PHOTO CREDIT: PHANDEEYAR FOUNDATION DISCLAIMER Nathan Associates Inc. prepared this report for review by the United States Agency for International Development. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States government. PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT 3 FY2019 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT Fiscal Year 2019 Quarter 3: April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 Submitted To USAID/Burma Under Contract AID-482-C-15-00001 Submitted By Steve Parker Chief of Party August 15, 2019 DISCLAIMER Nathan Associates Inc. prepared this report for review by the United States Agency for International Development. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States government. II Table of Contents Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. v Program Overview ........................................................................................................................ 1 Program Description ................................................................................................................. 1 Q3 FY2019 Program Highlights ............................................................................................... 1 Work Plan Implementation Progress ......................................................................................... 4 Intermediate Result 1 – Inclusive, Effective and Transparent Economic Governance Activities ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Component 1: Economic Policy Making and Implementation .......................................... 4 Component 2: Building Capacity for Effective Economic Policy Dialogue and Entrepreneurism .................................................................................................................... 9 Intermediate Result 2: Broaden Access to Finance ............................................................. 16 Component 1: Mobilize Credit to Underserved Enterprises through USAID Development Credit Administration Credit Guarantees ................................................ 16 Component 2: Continuing to Advance the Microfinance Sector .................................... 18 Component 3: Insurance Liberalization ............................................................................ 19 Component 4: Bank Lending to SMEs ............................................................................... 20 Component 5: Central Bank and Banking Reform ........................................................... 21 Cross-Cutting Activities .......................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Accelerate Development of a Market-Driven Agriculture Sector ........................... 22 3.2 Support Gender and Ethnic Minorities in Economic Development ......................... 23 3.3 Improve Economic Policy Making at Sub-National Levels and Around Post-Conflict Areas ..................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Facilitate Development of the ICT Sector .................................................................. 24 Grants ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Status of Active Grants for Quarter 3 FY 2019 ................................................................ 27 Activity Locations .................................................................................................................... 31 Stakeholder Participation and Involvement ......................................................................... 32 Donor Coordination ................................................................................................................ 33 Implementation Challenges ................................................................................................... 33 Priorities for Programming for Next Quarter ..................................................................... 33 Activity Management and Administration ............................................................................... 35 Personnel Management .......................................................................................................... 35 Financial Management ............................................................................................................ 35 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT 3 FY2019 Contract Management ............................................................................................................ 35 Close-Out Planning ................................................................................................................. 35 Progress Report on Indicators ................................................................................................... 35 Monitoring and Evaluation ...................................................................................................... 35 Gender and Inclusion .............................................................................................................. 36 Annex 1: FY2019 Quarter 3 Key Performance Indicator Results .......................................... 37 Annex 2: Q3 FY2019 PSDA Activities ....................................................................................... 48 Success Story IV PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT 3 FY2019 ABBREVIATIONS A Bank Ayeyarwaddy Farmers Development Bank ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations AMS ASEAN Member States ASW ASEAN Single Window ATIGA ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement BRN Business Reporters Network CBM Central Bank of Myanmar CO Certificate of origin CSO Civil society organization DaNa United Kingdom’s private sector support facility; DaNa is the Burmese word for “prosperity” DCA Development Credit Authority (USAID) DEAR Development for Environmentally Friendly Agriculture and Rural Life DICA Directorate of Investment and Company Administration DOCA Department of Consumer Affairs DRI Department of Research and Innovation FRD Financial Regulatory Department FY Fiscal year GEW Global Entrepreneurship Week GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation ICT Information and communication technology ICT Council U.S. ICT Council for Myanmar IFC International Finance Corporation INGO International nongovernment organization IP Intellectual property IPPAM Intellectual Property Proprietor’s Association of Myanmar IPR Intellectual property rights JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MCD Myanmar Customs Department MCIX Myanmar Microfinance Data Sharing Platform MCU Myanmar Consumer Union MCF Myanmar Computer Federation MDI Myanmar Development Institute MFI Microfinance institution MIPPA Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietor’s Association MMFA Myanmar Microfinance Association MOALI Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation MOC Ministry of Commerce MONREC Ministry of National Resource, Environmental Conservation MOTC Ministry of Transport and Communications V PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT 3 FY2019 MOU Memorandum of understanding MTP Myanmar Trade Portal NECC National Economic Coordination Committee NGO Nongovernment organization NPT Nay Pyi Taw NSW National Single Window NSW-RP NSW-Routing Platform PSSAG Phyu Sin Saydana Action Group PPP Public Private Partnerships SME Small and medium sized enterprise(s) SOP Standard operating procedure STEM Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics UAGO Union Attorney General’s Office US-ABC U.S. ASEAN Business Council USAID United States Agency for International Development USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WTO World Trade Organization YWCA Young Women’s Christian Association VI PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT 3 FY2019 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Program Name: USAID Private Sector Development Activity Activity Start Date And End July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 Date: Prime Implementing Nathan Associates Inc. Partner: Contract Number: AID-482-C-15-00001 Geographic Coverage: Burma Reporting Period: FY2019 Quarter 3: April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 Program Description The USAID Private Sector Development Activity (”the Activity”) promotes increased broad-based economic opportunities in Burma by 1) creating more inclusive and transparent economic governance processes; and 2) increasing access to finance for emerging economic actors. Its goal is to help Burma lay a foundation of economic governance and stakeholder engagement that promotes its transition to an inclusive and sustainable market economy and that provides meaningful opportunities for Burma’s people to improve their lives. The Activity now works on policy and capacity issues primarily at the national level. We use a “full political-economy approach” whereby we support champions of economic reform within civil society, the private sector, government, and parliament to advocate for or implement