MA WB Microfinance Development Project Proposal - Date of...

Date of Submission to Coordination Unit:
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Activity Name
Morocco Microfinance Development Project (MMDP)
2. Requestor Information
Name: Mr Nizar BARAKA Title: Minister of Economy and Finance
Organization and Address: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mohammed V Avenue, Chellah, Rabat
Telephone:[phone] Email: [email protected]
3. Recipient Entity
Name: Mrs Faouzia ZAABOUL Title: Treasury and External Finance Director
Organization and Address: Ministry of Economy and Finance, DTFE, Mohammed V Avenue, Chellah, Rabat
Telephone:[phone] Email: [email protected]
4. ISA SC Representative
Name: Junaid Ahmad Title: Sector Director, Sustainable Development, Middle
East North Africa Region
Organization and Address: The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20433 USA
Telephone: [phone] Email: [email protected]
5. Type of Execution (check the applicable box)
√ Type Endorsements Justification
X Country-Execution Attach written endorsement
from designated ISA
Joint Country/ISA-Execution Attach written endorsement
from designated ISA
(Provide justification for ISA-Execution)
ISA-Execution for Country Attach written endorsement
from designated ISA
(Provide justification for ISA-Execution)
ISA-Execution for
Parliaments
Attach written endorsements
from designated Ministry and
ISA
January 25, 2013

6. Geographic Focus
X Individual country (name of country): Morocco
Regional or multiple countries (list countries):
7. Amount Requested (USD)
Amount Requested for direct Project Activities:
(of which Amount Requested for direct ISA-Executed Project Activities):
4,900,000
(0)
Amount Requested for ISA Indirect Costs:
1
660,000
Total Amount Requested: 5,560,000
8. Expected Project Start, Closing and Final Disbursement Dates
Start Date: May 1, 2013 Closing
Date:
April 30, 2017 End Disbursement
Date:
October 31, 2017
9. Pillar(s) to which Activity Responds
Pillar Primary
(One only)
Secondary
(All that apply)
Pillar Primary
(One only)
Secondary
(All that apply)
Investing in Sustainable Growth.
This could include such topics as
innovation and technology policy,
enhancing the business environment
(including for small and medium-sized
enterprises as well as for local and foreign
investment promotion), competition
policy, private sector development
strategies, access to finance, addressing
urban congestion and energy intensity.
X Enhancing Economic Governance.
This could include areas such as
transparency, anti-corruption and
accountability policies, asset recovery,
public financial management and
oversight, public sector audit and
evaluation, integrity, procurement reform,
regulatory quality and administrative
simplification, investor and consumer
protection, access to economic data and
information, management of
environmental and social impacts, capacity
building for local government and
decentralization, support for the Open
Government Partnership, creation of new
and innovative government agencies
related to new transitional reforms, reform
of public service delivery in the social and
infrastructure sectors, and sound banking
systems.