1. BY MR. SENPHANOMCHONE INTHASANE, DPC, MOIC AUGUST 19TH, 2015
The project Review Meeting the implementation Progress and annual Work Plan
BY MR. SENPHANOMCHONE INTHASANE, DPC, MOIC
AUGUST 19TH, 2015

2. Potential intervention areas
outlines
Implementation Progress
Key Outputs
Challenges
Future Plan
Annual work plan
Potential intervention areas

3. Key outputs – POLICY COORDINATION AND AfT Governance
Trade and PSD Roadmap
Well - functioning policy dialogue platform
Good progress in all three pillars and intervention areas
Gap exists in business enabling environment and support to SME productivity enhancement
TA Governance Framework
Good progress in shifting to Program Based Approach
Well functioning TA governance structure under PRC and PEC
Majority of TA Operates under single structure
More than 15 agencies (government, private sector, int’l development agencies) are T4D Implementing Agencies

4. Key outputs – Program implementation support
Completed draft sector development plan
Completed Ministry-wide Capacity Need Assessment
Completed review of existing AfT governance structure and adopted revised ToR for the SWG and PEC/PRC
Satisfactory performance of financial management and procurement. Unqualified external auditors’ opinion

5. Key outputs – DTIS CHALLENGE facility
Strong demand for accessing the facility to support priorities of the Roadmap
6 Proposals at different stages of the implementation:
An E-Certificate of Origin System;
A MOIC ICT Strategy
Trade and Gender Study
Assessment of Barriers to free movement of goods
Implementing Regulations for the Industrial Processing Law
Legislation on Control of Toxic Chemicals
The Facility is emerging as a responsive programmatic financing tool

6. Key CHALLENGES
Small number of projects still operating outside sector governance structure (PEC)
Closer collaboration between projects, especially in areas of information dissemination, economic integration is required
Need to reach out to other SWGs, especially Macro WG and agribusiness sub-WG
Low public awareness among stakeholders about differences between government executed and bilateral executed implementation modalities

7. Financial Status of TDF II as of 30-Jul-15
PAD
Committed
Available Fund
Commitment
Original Budget
rate A.
Trade Facilitation,Trade Policy and Regulations
5,600,000
3,102,121.71
2,497,878.29
55% A1
Trade Facilitation Support
1,300,000
838,003.29
461,996.71
64% A2
Non Tariff Measures review and rationalization
342,308.55
957,691.45
26% A4
Trade in goods
1,185,366.03
114,633.97
91% A3
Trade in services
1,700,000
736,443.84
963,556.16
43% B.
Diversification and Competitiveness
4,100,000
3,395,203.01
704,796.99
83%
B1.
Business Assistance Unit (BAU)
2,500,000
1,625,046.72
874,953.28
65%
B2.
Labour standards and manufacturing productivity
1,600,000
1,770,156.29
(170,156.29)
111% C.
Mainstreaming Aid-for-Trade
4,300,000
3,080,094.17
1,219,905.83
72%
C1.
National Implementation Unit, and Trade and Private Sector Development Working Group
1,918,957.82
581,042.18
77%
C2.
DTIS action matrix/roadmap challenge facility
1,000,000
639,263.36
360,736.64
C3.
Research and policy analysis
800,000
521,872.99
278,127.01
Total
14,000,000
9,577,418.90
4,422,581.10
68%
Level of commitments is satisfactory. As of July 30, 2015, 68% of total fund has been committed. All major TA contracts have been finalized except TA to developing the Service Investment Portal;

8. Highlight of Work plans
Conduct 01PRC, 01 PEC and 01 TPSWG Meeting
Prepare inputs for the upcoming RTIM
Finalize sector development plan
Complete value chains studies for 4 key agro-products
Review policy interventions in agribusiness (rice), and energy (fuel)
Complete communication strategy, including detailed guidelines for donor visibility
Launch new T4D website

9. Highlight of Work plans
Start piloting trade brief, roadshow as communication tool
Deliver the following training to IAs:
Finance and procurement
Proposal development
Monitoring and evaluation
Project cycle management
TDF II & EIF Tier II – Provide necessary project implementation support, including financial and procurement management and preparation for possible additional financing to TDF II

10. Possible future intervention areas
Leverage WTO and AEC as drivers to improve transparency, predictability of commercial legal framework to reduce business regulatory compliance cost
Streamlining business startup process
Strengthen private sector policy advocacy capacity at the center and selected major provincial capitals – strengthening LBF and replicating it in selected provinces
Review feasibility study for developing logistics park in Vientiane
Support implementation of Competition Law and Consumer Protection Law
Contract enforcement and dispute resolution – support to existing alternative dispute resolution mechanism
MOIC ICT Strategy implementation

11. Thank you for your attention!