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Center For Economic Growth and Agricultural Development
>> Return to Home Page >> Central Programs >> Global Programs >> Economic Growth and Agricultural Development ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Central Programs
TITLE AND NUMBER: Open, Competitive Economies Promoted, 933-008*
STATUS: New
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $11,600,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2002; ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2010Summary: Global trade has grown sixteen-fold since 1950, far outstripping the six-fold increase in global output. The benefits of expanded trade to producers and consumers around the world are immense and well known. Continued trade liberalization is a sound strategy for increasing economic growth and reducing poverty in developing and transitional countries.
Under the management of Global Bureau's Center for Economic Growth and Agricultural Development (the Center), the program will provide technical leadership and support in five areas that are crucial for developing countries' entry and broad participation in the global trading system: trade-capacity building, public governance, financial-sector development, technology transfer among private-sector firms, and private-sector development.
Results reported through FY 2000 reflect accomplishments under the earlier activity, Supporting Economic Growth and Institutional Reform (SEGIR), which is planned for completion in FY 2001. The integration of technical leadership and field support in key development areas was perfected during the seven-year implementation of SEGIR. Approximately sixty countries in all regions benefited from the SEGIR program's as analyses and research have been incorporated into host country planning and implementation processes through development tools such as the Investors' Roadmap, Competitive Analysis, and Workforce Development. The five emphasis areas of this new program will be advanced through the previously developed methodology, and new analytic and diagnostic tools and techniques will be designed and field tested. Upon demonstration of their efficacy, they will be made available to field missions. Central bureau staff will work with missions to incorporate the tools into mission operations. Mission staffs will then use the tools to increase the development impact of their programs. The Development Credit Authority will provide complementary support on the financial side.
Key Results: The Center's program will broaden the range of tools available for use in strategy design and activity implementation, accelerate Mission and other USAID office access to technical service, and help broker transactions for U.S. private-sector producers through the Global Technology Network (GTN).
Performance and Prospects: This program, which begins in FY 2002, follows and builds on the successes of the SEGIR program and the GTN program. Performance exceeded plans in every category in those programs. Surveys of bilateral missions indicate a high level of satisfaction with the services of the central program. The prospects for significant impacts of the new effort are good because international trade will remain an important element in U.S., developing and transitional countries' agendas. The pace of globalization and economic policy liberalization in developing countries will generate more requests for USAID assistance in the functional areas serviced by this central program. Developing countries have stated their need for technical assistance to meet the requirements for full participation in the global trading system. The Center's program responds to that need within the framework of the U.S. Government's trade and development agenda. In FY 2002, we expect an increase in the demand for central program services.
The Agency is committed to strengthening developing country capacities to accede to the World Trade Organization, comply with its rules, participate in regional trading groups, compete successfully in the global economy, and benefit from expanded global trade. This program reflects both this commitment and the recent evolution of the global trading system.
Adjustments to Plans: A Global Development Alliance that fosters closer collaboration of the corporate sector with USAID would open up possibilities for focussed partnerships in key trade and investment issues.
Other Donor Programs: The program's work closely aligns with other donors in the trade/development arena through the Integrated Framework, a coordination mechanism for trade capacity building in developing countries. Other donors with whom we work include multilaterals such as the World Bank, regional development banks, the European Union, and bilateral donors through the Organization for Economic Development/Development Assistance Committee.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: The program will be implemented through private firms, non-governmental organizations, other U.S. Government organizations and public international organizations. Work initiated under the SEGIR program and implemented by the Institute for International Education, the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be integrated into this activity.
Selected Performance Measures: 933-008
Indicator FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Tools applied by USAID Bureaus and Office of Emerging Markets 3 2 5 3 3 Indicator 2: The number of delivery orders processed by the Office of Emerging Markets (EM) 115 93 100 100 100 Indicator 3: The number of EGAD outreach mechanisms extending lessons learned and tools to the field 43 TBD TBD TBD TBD Indicator 4: Brokered transactions between U.S. and foreign firms 25 23 19 TBD TBD Indicator Information
Indicator Level (S)or(IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1: S Number of development tools adopted by users Office of Emerging Markets files A model tool or methodology to be applied to analyze or reform a specified policy regime. Indicator 2: S Number of delivery orders EM Database A delivery order is a mission-funded contract negotiated against an IQC competitively awarded by EGAD/EM Indicator 3: S Person weeks of staff TDYs EM Office Travel Authorization files Technical support that promoted stronger technical design and implementation or technical support that delivers assistance in a more efficient manner. Indicator 4: S Number of transactions brokered Office of Business Development files Number of completed private sector business transactions for services and products
* Formerly titled the "Appropriate and functioning economic polices, market reforms and institutions are developed to accelerate economic growth in emerging markets and priority countries" in the FY 2001 Budget Justification, Annex V, pages 41-43. The Program has substantially changed.
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 11,600 DA 92,800 DA 104,400 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA
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