State Consolidation Development Program

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This program document objective of the First State Consolidation Development Program (SCDP) for Central African Republic (CAR) is to support the reestablishment of basic fiscal management and transparency as well as support economic recovery. This is the first grant in a proposed programmatic series of two grants, totaling USD 35 million equivalent, which supports a scalable series of reforms over a two year period (2016-17). The operation is structured around two pillars. Under the first pillar, reestablishing basic fiscal management and transparency the development policy operation (DPO) series seeks to increase fiscal revenue, improve wage-bill management, reduce the use of extraordinary budget spending procedures, and increase budget control and transparency. Under the second pillar, supporting economic recovery—the DPO series seeks to support a pro-poor, post-transition reform agenda that reinvigorates drivers of economic growth in critical sectors, including transport, agriculture, forestry, and telecommunications or ICT. The proposed reform areas represent a selective approach to a gradual and scalable reengagement in the current post-conflict environment. However, while these two pillars are designed to target the most critical constraints facing CAR’s growth needs, the DPO series does not include other important sectors, which will receive support through other World Bank- and donor-funded programs, including additional technical assistance and investment lending provided under the CAR Turn-Around Facility.