Reform & Modernisation of the State
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| Projects | Country | Stage | Summary | Value | SIS Ref. |
| Governance Technical Assistance | Haiti | Appraisal & negotiations completed | Development of structures & practices essential to program public resources for good financial management | $2M | P/RMS/05/006 |
| Support for Participation in INDES Training Courses | Regional | Identification | Not Available | $2.5M | P/RMS/05/005 |
| Line Of Activity of Infrastructure | Regional | Reporting Discontinued | Not Available | $10M | P/RMS/05/004 |
| Regional Consolidation Supervision | Regional | Tentative Approval: 1st Qtr. 2005 | Implementation of Consolidated Supervision of Financial Conglomerates with Internationally Active Financial Groups | $1.3M | P/RMS/05/003 |
| Program to Develop Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism | Haiti | Preparation | Improve conditions for the development of private economic activity | $800K | P/RMS/05/002 |
| Modernization of Customs, Excise and VAT Areas | Barbados | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Facilitate the foreign trade operations, strengthen the compliance with the tax obligation, strengthen institutional management capacity, provide better services to tax payers and update the current hardware and software infrastructure | $5M | P/RMS/05/001 |
| Support for the Executive Branch of Government | Haiti | Preparation | Reinforce the institutional and leadership capacity, establish and reinforce the dialog with the civil society, and undertake preparatory diagnostics | $5M | P/RMS/04/021 |
| Program of Scholarships for the Public Sector | Regional | Preparation | Not Available | $1M | P/RMS/04/020 |
| Economic Recovery Adjustment | Haiti | Tentative Appraisal: Oct. 2004 | Encourage policy actions, support reforms and encourage key sectoral reforms. | $65M | P/RMS/04/019 |
| Public Management Modernization Program | Guyana | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Strengthen civil service management, improve accountability mechanism and identify the long-term challenges for the State reform process | $5M | P/RMS/04/018 |
| Modernization of Customs, Excise and VAT Areas | Barbados | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Facilitate the foreign trade operations, strengthen the compliance with the tax obligation, strengthen institutional management capacity, provide better services to tax payers and update the current hardware and software infrastructure | $5M | P/RMS/04/017 |
| Integral and Interactive Technical Courses in Customs in English Language | Regional | Reporting discontinued | Not Available | $600K | P/RMS/04/016 |
| Public Sector Modernization | St. Lucia | Preparation | Develop model legislation in the area of public service, improve the quality of financial management, enhance accountability and streamline business application procedures | $5M | P/RMS/04/015 |
| Public Sector Modernization | Grenada | Preparation | Strengthening of efforts to commercialize government services, analyze & finance possible restructuring of the public sector, institutional strengthening | $5M | P/RMS/04/014 |
| Strengthening of Coordination Unit | Haiti | Approved: 12th Oct. 2004 | Inter-ministerial coordination of the program of activities of Banks; creation & execution of reform policies of govern ability & handling of published finances | $500K | P/RMS/04/013 |
| Supporting Coordination between Economic and Social Policy | Dominican Republic | Reporting discontinued | Development of a minimum set of institutional capacities to improve the coordination and integration of economic and social policy formulation | $530K | P/RMS/04/012 |
| Social Reform Program | Dominican Republic | Preparation | Support of on-going institutional reform which is implementing emphasizing interventions in the health and education sectors | $105M | P/RMS/04/011 |
| Water and Sanitation Sector Strengthening and Cost Benefit Analysis | Barbados | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Not Available | $2.2M | P/RMS/04/010 |
| Road Map for Public Sector Reform | Suriname | Approved: 24 March 2004 | Provide for the registration and management of personnel data (including educating and training, pension, salary, fringe benefits) etc. | $684K | P/RMS/04/009 |
| Strengthening of Public Sector Management | Suriname | Approved: 2nd June 2004 | Not Available | $5M | P/RMS/04/008 |
| Program to Share Information on Trade and Integration with LAC Congress | Regional | Approved: 22 March 2004 | Identification of key subjects on commerce; preparation of materials in clear and reasonable language; execution of the diffusion plans | $750K | P/RMS/04/007 A/04/009 |
| Regional Consolidation Supervision | Regional | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Implementation of Consolidated Supervision of Financial Conglomerates with Internationally Active Financial Groups | $1.3M | P/RMS/04/006 |
| Sector Program for Competitiveness Reforms | Costa Rica | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2004 | Reforms in area of Income Tax structure and sales tax; strengthening of the Tax Administration | $374.8M | P/RMS/04/005 |
| National Congress Modernization | Costa Rica | Identification | Strengthen the Institutional and technical capacity of the Legislative Assembly; greater efficiency and transparency | $20M | P/RMS/04/004 |
| Fiscal and Financial Management Program | Guyana | Tentative Approval: 2nd Qtr. 2004 | Support the adoption and implementation of reforms to the financial sector; investment and technical support | $32.5M | P/RMS/04/003 |
| A New Agenda for Latin America | Regional | Preparation | Not Available | $1M | P/RMS/04/002 |
| Support to Technical Secretariat | Regional | Reporting discontinued | Implement and provide tools and capabilities necessary to support the integration and development of the secretariat | $500K | P/RMS/04/001 |
| Economic Recovery Support Operation | Dominica | Negotiations completed. Tentative presentation Jan. 2004 | Economic recovery through improvements in fiscal management, the environment for private investment and public sector service delivery | $2.0/2.6M | P/RMS/03/036 |
| Program to Share Information on Trade and Integration with LAC Congress | Regional | Preparation | Identification of key subjects on commerce, preparation of materials in clear and reasonable language, execution of the diffusion plans | $750K | P/RMS/03/035 |
| Road Map for Public Sector Reform | Suriname | Preparation | Provide for the registration and management of personnel data (including educating and training, pension, salary, fringe benefits) etc. | $660K | P/RMS/03/034 |
| Strengthening the Banking Sector, Supervision and Regulation | Dominican Republic | Preparation | The program includes inspections, Prudential legislation, hiring of consultants and coordination all oversight entities | $6M | P/RMS/03/033 |
| Review of the Tax System | Jamaica | Identification | Review the entire tax system for recommendations for reform of the system | $500K | P/RMS/03/032 |
| Public Sector Reform Preparation Program | Trinidad & Tobago | Tentative Approval: 4th Qtr. 2003 | Assist in improving the composition of public expenditure, efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector freeing resources to he used in productive investment and improving improve service delivery | $5M | P/RMS/03/031 |
| Training for Instructors in Financial Administration | Regional | Reporting Discontinued | Not Available | $1.2M | P/RMS/03/030 |
| Support Trade Negotiation | Regional | Identification | Not Available | $500K | P/RMS/03/029 |
| Support to Technical Secretariat | Regional | Preparation | Support and Provide the Tools Necessary to Integrate and Develop the Technical Secretarial | $500K | P/RMS/03/028 |
| Utilization of Preference from Industrial Countries | Regional | Reporting Discontinued | Not Available | $750K | P/RMS/03/027 |
| Line Of Activity of Infrastructure | Regional | Preparation | Not Available | $10M | P/RMS/03/026 |
| Support Caribbean Negotiations Mechanisms | Regional | Identification | Mobilizing the Human and Financial Resources to Participate and Negotiate Trade and Economic Initiatives | $1.2M | P/RMS/03/025 |
| Book on Competitiveness with Case Studies of Successful Firms | Regional | Identification | Adopt Strategies based on Production of Higher Value Products for Demanding Customers | $500K | P/RMS/03/024 |
| Regional Consolidation Supervision | Regional | Tentative Approval: 4th. Qtr. 2003 | Implementation of Consolidated Supervision of Financial Conglomerates with Internationally Active Financial Groups | $1.3M | P/RMS/03/023 |
| Sanitary Controls at Border Crossings | Regional | Identification | Identify the Primary Risk Factors caused by the Transit of Persons and Products through Epidemiological and Sanitary Surveillance | $800K | P/RMS/03/022 |
| Strengthening of the Payment System | Regional | Preparation | Create conditions for the development of a regional payment system, improve risk management, design a uniform information system platform and a training programme | $1M | P/RMS/03/021 |
| Sector Facility for Foreign Trade | Dominican Republic | Preparation | Design and Implementation Trade Negations, Manage Trade Agreements, Implement Consultation Mechanisms and Opening up new Markets | $5M | P/RMS/03/020 |
| Banking and Non-Banking Supervision | Belize | Preparation | Improve the Safety and Soundness of the Financial System. Strengthen the Central Bank's Organization Structure, Procedures and Systems. | $600K | P/RMS/03/019 |
| Structural Adjustment | Dominica | Appraisal mission is in the field | Consultancy Services to Support Efforts at Economic Recovery through improvements in Fiscal Management and the Environment | $2M | P/RMS/03/018 |
| Parliament Institutional Strengthening | Haiti | Preparation | Civil Service Reform; Reorganization of the Public Sector; Technical, Financial and Institutional Support for the Design and Execution of the Decentralization Policy | $9.6M | P/RMS/03/017 |
| Training in Financial Administration | Regional | Reporting Discontinued | Not Available | $1.2M | P/RMS/03/016 |
| Strengthening of Public Finances | Haiti | Preparation | Strengthen the Government's Management Capacity; Strengthen the Budget Office; Establish an Integrated Financial Administration System | $750K | P/RMS/03/015 |
| Support for the Executive Branch of Government | Haiti | Preparation | Support and Reinforce the capacity of the Prime Minister's Office; Establish and Reinforce Dialog with Civil Society; Administrative Reform | $5M | P/RMS/014 |
| Institutional Strengthening of the Fair Trading Commission | Barbados | Preparation | Not Available | $830K | P/RMS/03/013 |
| Improving the Administration of Justice | Belize | Discontinued | Improve the Administration of the Judicial System | $2.3M | P/RMS/03/012 |
| Structural Adjustment | Dominica | Appraisal Pending | Support efforts at Economic Recovery through Improvements in Fiscal Management | $2.0M | P/RMS/03/011 |
| Institutional Development of Social Information Program | Dominican Republic | Approval Tentatively Scheduled for 4th Qtr. of 2003 | Create the Institutional Conditions for the Development of Social Information | $5.4M | P/RMS/03/010 |
| Strengthening of the Ministry of Amerindians Affairs | Guyana | Early Identification | Define the Ministry's Role; Undertake an Institutional and Organizational Capacity Assessment on all Levels | $500K | P/RMS/03/009 |
| Support for the Executive Branch of Government | Haiti | Preparation | Public Sector Management of the Executive Branch of the Government | $5M | P/RMS/03/008 |
| Strengthening of Public Finances | Haiti | Approval tentatively scheduled for the 4th Qtr. of 2003 | Strengthen the Government's Management Capacity of Public Finances | $750K | P/RMS/03/007 |
| Modernization of the State Program I | Haiti | Preparation | Civil Service Reform and Reorganization of the Public Sector | $9.6M | P/RMS/03/006 |
| Institutional Strengthening of the Judiciary | Haiti | Preparation | Support the Institutional Strengthening of the Courts and Administrative Disputes | $3.4M | P/RMS/03/005 |
| Institutional Strengthening of the Financial Sector | Suriname | Approval Pending | Strengthen Bank and Non-Bank Supervision with the focus on the Legal and Institutional Aspects | $500K | P/RMS/03/004 |
| Support for Civil Service | Suriname | Reporting Discontinued | Promote the Development and Implementation of an Automated Personnel System for the Administration | $750K | P/RMS/03/003 |
| Institutional Strengthening of the National Assembly | Suriname | Approval Pending | Consultancy Services in the area of Legislative System Analysis | $500K | P/RMS/03/002 |
| Trade Sector Support Program | Trinidad & Tobago | Tentative Approval: 1st Qtr. 2003 | Improve International Trade Performance | $5M | P/RMS/03/001 |
| Training in Financial Administration | Identification | Description not available | $1.2M | P/RMS/02/187 | |
| Strengthening Public Utilities Commission | Early Identification | Description not available | $500K | P/RMS/02/185 | |
| Improving the Administration of Justice | Early Identification | Improvement of the Judicial System | $2.9M | P/RMS/02/184 | |
| Institutional Strengthening of The Fair Trading | Identification | Description not available | $830K | P/RMS/02/183 | |
| Strengthening Public Utilities Commission | Identification | Description not available | $500K | P/RMS/02/182 | |
| Improving the Administration of Justice | Reporting Discontinued | Improve the Administration of the Judicial System, Improve public Confidence in the System | $2.9M | P/RMS/02/181 | |
| Transparency and Governance | Identification | Description not available | $750K | P/RMS/02/180 | |
| Training for Trainers on Financial Administration | Identification | Description not available | $1.2M | P/RMS/02/179 | |
| Support for Civil Service Reform | Preparation | Development of an Automated Personnel System for Central Personnel Administration, Education & Training, Promotion, Pension, Salary, Fringe Benefits, Management Overviews & Others | $750K | P/R/02/178 | |
| Strengthening Airport Authority | Identification | Not available | $500K | P/R/02/176 | |
| Improving the Accountancy Profession | Identification | Not available | $510K | P/R/02/175 | |
| Supporting Improvement in the Accountancy Profession | Identification | Not available | $500K | P/R/02/174 | |
| Support Civil Service Reform | Identification | Strengthen bank & non-bank supervision focusing on: (i) legal & regulatory framework & (ii) building institutional capacity | $750K | P/R/02/138 | |
| Inform Society's Institutional Development | Preparation | Not available | $8M | P/R/02/137 | |
| Institutional Strengthening | Identification | Not available | $1.179M | P/R/02/136 | |
| Support Eastern Caribbean States | Identification | Not available | $1.5M | P/R/02/135R | |
| Emergency Recovery & Security Enhancement program | Negotiation. Tentatively scheduled for January 2002 | Financing of: imports to maintain the tourism sector, civil works, technical assistance & training | $30M | P/R/02/109 | |
| Bank Restructuring & Debt Management Programme Adjustment | Appraisal. Tentative: April 2002 | Resolution of financial sector crisis and restructuring of public debt | $75M | P/R/02/108 | |
| Support for the Civil Service | Identification | Strengthening of the supervisory capacity of bank & non-bank institutions | $750K | P/R/02/76 | |
| Institutional Strengthening of the Financial Sector | Preparation | Description not available | $500K | P/R/02/75 | |
| Preparation of National Census | Analysis. Tentative approval: 1st Quarter, 2002 | Preparation, implementation and ex-post census activities | $6.5M | P/R/02/74 | |
| Line of Activity of Infrastructure | Preparation. Tentative approval: 4th Quarter, 2001 | Components to be determined | $15M | P/R/02/73R | |
| Support for the Caribbean Negotiating Machinery | Reporting Discontinued | Mobilization of financial & human resources to effectively participate & negotiate multilateral, regional & bilateral trade & economic initiatives | $1.2M | P/R/02/72R | |
| Support the Modernization Process of Development Banks | Identification | Description not available | $760K | P/R/02/71R | |
| Training of Social Executives | Preparation | Description not available | $2.5M | P/R/02/70R | |
| Training & Institutional Strengthening | Identification | Sustainable training of public auditors | $1.05M | P/R/02/69R | |
| Ethics & Development Initiative | Preparation. Tentative approval: 4th Quarter, 2001 | Description not available | $710K | P/R/02/68R | |
| Decentralisation of the Municipal Legal Framework | Identification | Legal framework for decentralisation, training and public consultations | $500K | P/R/02/67 | |
| Institutional Strengthening of Public Ministries | Preparation | Preparation and development of an institutional strengthening plan | $270K | P/0R/02/66 | |
| Institutional Strengthening of the Supreme Court | Final Approval | Strengthening of the Supreme Court, fiscal & expenditure management reform | $3.4M | P/R/02/65 | |
| Modernisation of the Civil Registry | Analysis | Short, medium & long term development of the Registry | $3.4M | P/R/02/64 | |
| Institutional Support to the Executive Branch of Government | Preparation | Institutional strengthening of the Office of the Prime Minister, increasing the participation of Civil Society & laying the basic for Phase II of administrative reform | $1.65M | P/R/02/63 | |
| Parliament Institutional Strengthening | Final Approval | Re-organization of the Civil Service & Public Sector. Goods, works & consulting services required | $9.6M | P/R/02/62 | |
| Support of Administration & Financial Management | Preparation | Improve the administrative efficiency, rationale and transparency of municipal financial matters | $750K | P/R/02/61 | |
| Institutional Strengthening for Trade & Investment Promotion | Identification | Description not available | $500K | P/R/02/59 |
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