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Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund
AfDB Partnership
Forum March 2010
Carlos Santiso
Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms Department
(OSGE)
Overview
1. ADB’s Governance’s Work and Mandate
2. Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund
3. Way Forward
Governance at the forefront
Promoting good financial governance in Africa
The Bank focuses on economic and financial governance at three levels:
Crystallize the African Voice on Governance
• 71 Operations covered 34 Regional Member Countries (RMCs)
• 2008: UA 33.72 million of ISPs (2008) promoted economic and financial governance
• 2009: 25 governance-related operations amounting to UA 2.16 billion
An Active Portfolio
Bank Group Lending Operations in Support of Governance (2002-2009)
OSGE Results/Outcomes
Achievements in 2008 Achievements in 2009
19 operations (18 PBL, 1 ISP)
21 financing instruments (ADB, ADF-L, ADF-G, FSF, AFCR)
UA 682 million
25 operations (23 PBL, 2 ISP)
20 financing instruments (ADB, ADF-L, ADF-G, FSF, AFCR)
UA 2 billion
Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund- Nordic Trust Fund
Nordic Trust Fund on Governance (2002-2008)
• 40+ initiatives, 5+ million USD
• Main lessons (August 2008 evaluation): Enhance oversight and quality at entry, explore frontier areas, flexibility to respond, focus on demand side, extend to other donors
DFID Trust Fund (2008)
• Strengthen Bank capacity and quality at entry; targeted support
Lessons from other Trust Funds
• Coordination and oversight, strengthening Bank capacity, delegate authority for flexible response, support decentralization
Building on experience and lessons learned:
Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund
Overarching goal: Assist African countries to build capable and responsive states by strengthening transparency and accountability in the management of public resources
Specific objectives:
Becoming a catalyst for funding and a platform for knowledge where diverse development partners are encouraged to harmonize efforts
Bring innovative approaches in the area of economic and financial governance;
Serving as a vehicle to incorporate new development actors;
Enhancing and upgrading the Bank’s own capacity to deliver assistance
Focal Areas
Anticorruption – Promotion of integrity and credible oversight institutions and accountability systems; anti-bribery and business integrity
Financial governance – Revenue management (tax & non-tax), pro-poor budgeting, gender budgeting, expenditure management, public procurement, debt management
Economic governance – Public private partnerships, support to the investment climate and business environment
Sector governance – Governance and corruption risk management, corporate social responsibility, high risk sectors (extractive industries, natural resources, infrastructure)
A transparent, agile and accountable structure
Oversight Committee
Technical Committee
Coordinator and
Secretariat
Task Managers
Sponsor Departs
Focal Points
Policy Setting
Annual Review
Approval of proposals above > 500 k
Outreach
Screening
Implementation
Knowledge Management
Outreach
Client Service
First Screening
Cross-Sectoral Agreement
Strategic Alignment
Enhanced Transparency
Improved Quality
Increased Visibility
Strengthened Accountability
Improved Supervision
Synergy with Bank work
Better Client Orientation
Review, Selection, approvals of Proposals < 500 k
Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund- Nordic Trust Fund
The Multi Donor Governance Trust Fund-
• The Government of Norway has pledged 6.4 million NOK (approx USD 1.113 million) and Switzerland has pledged CHF 3 million (approx. USD 2.99 million Bank capacity and quality at entry; targeted support
• The Fund will be launched in April 2010
Next Steps:
Way Forward
• OSGE the leading department- active portfolio- in the Bank has a need for more human resources
• Secondments: 1 Germany, 1 United Kingdom
• TA: 1 France, 1 Norway (untied)
Future needs
• strengthening rather than shifting Bank capacity; through secondments, special leave, staff attachment, trust fund coordinator
• In depth sector expertise (revenue, budgeting, auditing)
• Gender and governance (mainstreaming)
• Support to the APRM, procurement network
• Decentralization of sector expertise (regional hubs and field offices)
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FEEDBACK?
QUESTIONS?
READY TO JOIN?
For more on our work:
www.afdb.org/governance
Contact:
Carlos Santiso (Manager, OSGE1)