Elena Bryan Deputy Assistant USTR for Trade Capacity

Elena Bryan Deputy Assistant USTR for Trade Capacity Building

Policies Matter – Annual Competition Country Scorecards Tanzania FY 2008 Compact Eligible Kenya Threshold Eligible

Indicators for Eligibility Ruling Justly • Civil Liberties (Freedom House) • Political Rights (Freedom House) • Voice and Accountability (WBI) • Government Effectiveness (WBI) • Rule of Law (WBI) • Control of Corruption (WBI) Investing in People Economic Freedom • Public Expenditure on Health (WHO, National) • Immunization Rate • Inflation Rate (IMF, (WHO) • Primary Education Spending (UNESCO) • Girls' Primary Education Completion (UNESCO) • Management of Natural Resources (CIESIN/YCELP) WEO, IFS) • Fiscal Policy (IMF, WEO) • Days and Cost to Start a Business (WB/IFC) • Trade Policy (Heritage) • Regulatory Quality Rating (WBI) • Land Rights and Access (IFAD/IFC)

Economic Analysis and M&E at MCC • Partner countries assess constraints to growth that feed into a broad consultative process • Partners integrate M&E into proposal and project design from the beginning • Partners and MCC calculate economic rates of return on program activities and overall program • M&E Plans document the agreed targets between MCC and the MCA Partner Country • Monitoring lets us know what is happening • Evaluation lets us know if we are getting results

The Ghana Compact: $547 million, signed August 1 st, 2006 Agricultural Project Targets by Year (change from baseline) Indicator 2 3 50%▼ 67% ▼ Number of land disputes in the pilot registration districts 30% ▼ Registration of land rights in the pilot registration districts 30% ▲ 4 5 Land Activity Number of days to conduct a land transaction Expected Results over 5 years 50% ▼ 100% • Create employment opportunities for over 260, 000 persons • Improve the welfare and quality of life of over 1 million people Post-Harvest Activity Volume of products passing through post-harvest treatment (metric tons) • Develop the agronomic potential of 80, 000 hectares of land 111, 820 129, 900 143, 400