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1 OTA3095 OTA3000000095 SSA ANGOLA Economic Crimes Intermittent TIATA 2019 2023 The goal of this project is to improve the GoA's identification, detection and prosecution of money 

laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will focus on (1) improving 

the FIU's ability to conduct core functions and act as the interagency coordinators for AML/CFT for the 

GoA; (2) improving capacity of all AML/CFT stakeholders to coordinate and collaborate on 

implementation of the AML/CFT regime; (3) enabling effective communication between the FIU and 

BNA, and between them and the private sector; and (4) increasing financial investigative and 

prosecutorial authorities' understanding of their roles, as well as their ability to prioritize and pursue 

financial investigations and prosecutions, including as relates to asset forfeiture and 5) assisting 

supervisory authorities to improve risk based supervision.

2 OTA4104 OTA4100000004 SSA ANGOLA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2022 2026 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Angola (GOA) to improve its 

debt management, particularly risk analysis, and improve capital markets functioning to a level sufficient 

for international investment and thus enable economic growth. Project activities include: 1) improving 

debt portfolio risk management; 2) developing new funding alternatives within the context of fiscal 

responsibility and consolidation, and 3) improving the overall capital markets information technology 

and regulatory environments. 

3 OTA3096 OTA3000000096 SSA BOTSWANA Economic Crimes Intermittent TIATA 2019 2023 The goal of the project is to improve the GoB's identification, detection, investigation, and prosecution 

of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will focus on (1) 

improving the operation of the FIU, including its ability to effectively carry out core functions; (2) 

improving the capacity of all AML/CFT stakeholders to coordinate and collaborate on implementation of 

the AML/CFT regime; and (3) enhancing the ability of law enforcement and prosecution stakeholders to 

investigate and prosecute money laundering and underlying predicate crimes and remove the criminally 

derived proceeds of those crimes.

4 OTA2072 OTA2000000072 SSA BOTSWANA Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Intermittent TIATA 2018 2025 The goal of this project is to strengthen public financial management for the effective and efficient 

management of funds to meet critical government service delivery needs and to support inclusive 

economic growth. Project components include:1) establishing a Budget Options process to strengthen 

medium-term budget planning and provide options for balancing the budget; 2) identifying options to 

increase non-tax revenue to address revenue shortfalls; 3) supporting MFED in identifying a budget 

planning system to interface with the government financial system; 4) assisting MFED to conduct a 2019 

Public Expenditure Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment to evaluate change in the PFM system; 5) 

transitioning from cash-based to accrual based financial statements to more accurately and 

transparently demonstrate the financial position of the GOB; 6) implementing a process to align 

ministerial KPIs with those identified and tracked in National Development Plan to enable more strategic 

and sustainable allocation of resources for key services; and 7) strengthening the quality of cash 

forecasting to produce more reliable and timely data for liquidity management purposes.

5 OTA4080 OTA4000000080 AMERICAS BRAZIL Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2019 2023 The goal of this project is to support increased private sector investment in infrastructure in Brazil — 

which is key to promoting economic development — by developing a transparent, attractive public 

private partnership (PPP) enabling environment and enhancing the Ministry of Infrastructure’s (MINFRA) 

and the Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (PPI) capacity to manage and market the PPP process 

and fiscal obligations. Project components include: 1) enhancing and standardizing the structure of 

concession contracts to increase private sector investment in infrastructure; 2) developing and 

implementing risk mitigation techniques and products to reduce financial downside and increase private 

participation; 3) developing a debt guarantee fund that will accelerate debt capital market transactions 

for infrastructure and encourage private sector investment in PPP projects; 4) creating effective external 

communications with market participants to drive demand; and 5) developing the capacity to prepare 

and market projects for private investment at the state level in Minas Gerais (MG).

6 OTA4111 OTA4100000001 AMERICAS BRAZIL Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2023 2025 The goal of this project is to assist Brazil's Ministry of Cities and Ministry of Integration and Regional 

Development to effectively prioritize, plan, and develop feasibility studies for water and sanitation 

infrastructure projects to attract private sector investment. Project components include: 1) assisting M 

Cities to identify immediate and long-term, sustainable, funding sources for feasibility studies; 2) assisting 

M Cities to conduct marketable feasibility studies; 3) assisting M Integration to develop coordinated best 

practice policies to select and fund feasibility study proposals from a government sponsored investment 

fund for concessions.

7 OTA5057 OTA5000000057 SSA CAMEROON Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

Intermittents

TIATA 2018 2023 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the DGI to administer the country's tax regime 

and enhance taxpayer services and confidence in support of domestic resource mobilization by: 1) 

creating a risk-based approach to taxpayer compliance and institutional priorities; 2) improving 

efficiency of tax administration and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse by developing internal audit 

capability; 3) developing a code of ethics for DGI staff and training internal investigators to uncover 

corruption; 4) improving the capacity of the DGI to undertake accurate and fair taxpayer audits; 5) 

establishing training capacity to institutionalize continuous learning and support organizational 

objectives; 6) improving audit quality review; and 7) strengthening specialized sector auditing.

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8 OTA1088 OTA1000000088 AMERICAS CHILE Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2020 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the FMC to strengthen its capacity to supervise and resolve problem 

financial institutions, which is critical to developing and maintaining a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants, maintains public confidence in the 

financial system and supports inclusive economic growth. Project components will focus on: 1) 

enhancing the FMC's resolution planning and prevention capabilities under the current legal framework 

through the introduction of resolvability evaluations and recovery planning; 2) reforming the legal 

framework with the introduction of a new resolution law for failing institutions in line with the Financial 

Stability Board's "Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions," and 3) 

implementing an effective resolution regulatory framework that allows for the orderly resolution of 

failed financial institutions.

9 OTA4101 OTA4100000001 AMERICAS COLOMBIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2017 2024 The goal of this project is to support increased private sector investment in infrastructure in Colombia — 

which is key to promoting economic development — by developing a transparent, attractive PPP 

enabling environment and enhancing the Ministry of Hacienda's and its PPP Unit's capacity to manage 

the PPP process and fiscal obligations. Project activities include 1) assisting Hacienda’s PPP Unit improve 

their ability to oversee, monitor, and value PPP contingent liabilities; 2) developing appropriate risk 

allocation models for new sectors; 3) working with contracting entities, including sub-sovereign 

governments, to develop well-structured projects, as well as appropriate fiscal controls; 4) improving 

the PPP processes, particularly in new industry sectors; and 5) assisting FDN in updating its internal 

credit risk management system [Sistema Administración de Riesgo de Credito (SARC)] in support of a 

strengthened corporate lending credit policy.

10 OTA5067 OTA5000000067 AMERICAS COSTA RICA Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

Intermittents

TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to strengthen the GoCR's tax regime in support of increased domestic resource 

mobilization -- as a part of the Government's broader economic reforms -- by building the DGT's 

capacity in key operational areas, including: 1) general taxpayer audit; 2) audit quality review; 3) tax 

crimes investigations; 4) internal investigations; 5) debt collection; 6) project management and change 

management; and 7) internal audit.

11 OTA1060 OTA1000000060 AMERICAS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2013 2024 The goal of the project is to assist the GoDR with creating an enabling environment that facilitates 

increased access to financial services, particularly for small borrowers and MSMEs, in support of 

inclusive, private sector-led economic growth. Project components will focus on: 1) developing a 

National Financial Inclusion Strategy with prioritized goals; 2) developing a legal and operational 

framework for secured transactions; 3) establishing a legal framework for factoring and leasing; 4) 

enhancing the financial sector legal and regulatory framework to support increased access to safe, 

transparent financial services; 5) establishing a regulatory sandbox to promote financial sector 

innovation and strengthen capacity to ensure proper oversight of financial sector innovators; and 6) 

strengthening CBDR's cybersecurity institutional capacity. 

12 OTA3093 OTA3000000093 AMERICAS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Economic Crimes Intermittent TIATA 2018 2024 The goal of this project is to improve the Government of Dominican Republic's (GoDR's) identification, 

detection, and prosecution of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project 

activities will focus on (1) improving the UAF's ability to conduct core functions as well as, (2) effectively 

carry out its responsibilities as the executive body of the CONCLA; (3) strengthening the ability of 

regulatory authorities to carry out risk-based AML/CFT supervision of the financial and non-financial 

sectors, and; (4) increasing financial investigative and prosecutorial authorities' understanding of their 

roles, as well as their ability to prioritize and pursue financial investigations and prosecutions, including 

as it relates to asset forfeiture.

13 OTA5063 OTA5000000063 AMERICAS ECUADOR Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

Intermittents

TIATA 2019 2024 The goal of this project is to support the Ecuador's efforts to increase domestic resource mobilization -- 

which is part of the GoE's broader economic reform objectives -- by building SRI's capacity in key 

operational areas of tax administration, including: 1) audit quality review; 2) specialized sector audit; 3) 

data management and analysis; 4) internal audit and internal investigations; 5) project management and 

change management; 6) human resources; and, 7) transfer pricing.

14 OTA4081 OTA4000000081 AMERICAS ECUADOR Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2019 2024 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Ecuador (GOE) to issue and 

manage government debt in order to affordably, efficiently, and transparently satisfy their domestic 

funding requirements and to serve as a foundation for broader capital market development and private 

sector-led economic growth. Project activities include: 1) developing the relevant laws and regulations, 

staff capacity, and process to define government borrowing, issue and manage debt, and regulate the 

government debt market; 2) reprofiling GOE's liability portfolio to eliminate spikes in debt service in their 

existing debt portfolio; 3) developing a primary and; (4) secondary market auction system that will allow 

the GOE to access market funding, manage issuances, increase price transparency, increase liquidity, and 

encourage capital market participation by public and private investors and issuers; and 5) supporting the 

development of a strong Central Depository System to provide safe and transparent custodial, transfer, 

registry and transaction settlement services. 

15 OTA3101 OTA3100000001 AMERICAS ECUADOR Economic Crimes Resident TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to improve the GOE’s ability to identify, detect, and prosecute money 

laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will focus on: 1) improving 

the ability of the UAFE to effectively carry out its core functions; 2) developing the capacity of regulatory 

authorities to conduct effective risk-based AML/CFT supervision of the financial and non-financial 

sectors; and 3) strengthening the capacity of relevant law enforcement and prosecutorial stakeholders 

to investigate and prosecute money laundering and related crimes, including successful forfeiture and 

management of illicit proceeds. 

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16 OTA1087 OTA1000000087 AMERICAS ECUADOR Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2020 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the GoE to develop and maintain a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while enhancing financial sector stability 

and supporting private sector-led economic growth. Project components will focus on: (1) enhancing 

financial stability by developing the CBE's capacity to monitor, assess, anticipate and react to systemic 

risks to financial sector stability; and (2) modernizing the payments ecosystem through the development 

of electronic payments.

17 OTA2086 OTA2000000086 AMERICAS ECUADOR Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Resident TIATA 2022 2025 The goal of this project is to improve the ability of the MEF to transparently execute the national budget 

while properly recording and classifying all payment obligations. Project components include: 1) 

improving the coordination between the accounting, budget, treasury, and debt offices by standardizing 

policies and procedures across the organizations; 2) assisting the MEF to accurately budget for all 

liabilities; 3) strengthening cash management by implementing cash plans and revising commitment 

quota procedures; and 4) implementing key performance indicators to link service delivery metrics with 

the National Development Plan.

18 OTA4082 OTA4000000082 AMERICAS ECUADOR Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2019 2025 The goals of this project are to support increased private sector investment in Ecuador's infrastructure -- 

which is key to promoting economic development -- by developing a transparent, attractive public 

private partnership (PPP) environment and enhancing the Ministry of Economy and Finance's (MEF's) 

capacity to manage PPP fiscal obligations. Project activities include: 1) developing the enabling 

environment and legal framework for the identification, structuring, procurement, and oversight of PPP 

projects; 2) establishing a new PPP Directorate within the MEF; and 3) establishing a new PPP Fiscal Risk 

Directorate within the MEF.

19 OTA3099 OTA3000000099 EUR ESTONIA Economic Crimes Resident TIATA 2020 2023 The goal of this project is to improve the Government of Estonia’s (GOE’s) ability to identify, detect, and 

prosecute money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will focus 

on: 1) improving the Ministry of Finance’s ability to act as the interagency AML/CFT coordinator; 2) 

developing the FIU’s ability to conduct strategic analysis and improving the FIU’s communication with 

reporting entities; 3) enhancing risk-based AML/CFT supervision of the financial and non-financial 

sectors, including improved communication to the private sector in conjunction with the FIU; and 4) 

improving financial investigative and prosecutorial authorities’ ability to prioritize and pursue 

investigations and prosecutions, including as it relates to asset forfeiture.

20 OTA2092 OTA2000000092 SSA GAMBIA Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Resident TIATA 2023 2026 The goal of this project is to assist the GoTG to improve public financial management—specifically 

budget formulation and execution—to allow for the efficient and transparent delivery of public services. 

Project components include: 1) modernizing and formalizing budget policies, procedures and processes 

to make budget operations more efficient and effective; 2) improving the application of performance 

data for budget decision-making purposes; 3) enhancing annual budget documents by streamlining the 

content and introducing a performance-oriented focus; 4) assisting the Directorate of Budget to 

strengthen the quality and usefulness of in-year budget reports; and 5) strengthening the quality and 

timeliness of the cash forecast to ensure the cost of short-term borrowing is minimized and MDA cash 

allocations are in line with current spending needs. 

21 OTA4084 OTA4000000084 SSA GAMBIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2022 2025 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of The Gambia (GOG) to 

improve its debt management, particularly staff capacity for planning and risk analysis, and overall 

market functioning. Project activities include: 1) supporting local currency domestic bond market 

development, including both primary and secondary market; 2) improving capital markets 

infrastructure, regulations, and processes; and 3) building staff capacity for debt sustainability (and risk) 

analysis.

22 OTA4098 OTA4000000098 EUR GEORGIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident State 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the National Bank of Georgia's (NBG) efforts to support of the 

country's economic growth and development through the creation of a transparent legal/regulatory 

environment that will support development of a domestic capital market and provide financing to 

companies that do not have ready access to capital. Project components include: 1) developing a capital 

market legal and regulatory framework that satisfies international standards for market oversight and 

supervision, investor protection, and capital market development; and 2) developing new Laridenominated equity and fixed income products that will provide new capital market funding for 

corporations and satisfy growing demand for investable assets by investors. 

23 OTA4107 OTA4100000007 SSA GHANA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2023 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the GoG to re-establish and strengthen its market access and improve 

its public debt issuance and management regime in the following areas: i) domestic market operations to 

build a liquid and reliable local currency funding source; ii) liability management approaches, including 

the potential use of ESG-related financial structures; iii) transparency, including institutionalizing a robust 

investor relations function; and iv) risk management, including improving the use of the debt 

sustainability analysis (DSA) and medium-term debt strategy (MTDS) tools to control risks broadly, and 

those of SOEs and PPPs in particular. 

24 OTA4058 OTA4000000058 ASIA INDIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA / State 2016 2025 The goal of this project is to mobilize investment in Indian infrastructure to meet critical development 

needs. Project activities will support the establishment and sustained success of India's largest 

infrastructure investment vehicle, a sovereign development fund the National Investment and 

Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Project elements include: 1) enhancing governance structures, processes and 

systems to create a more conducive environment for investors, including; implementing improved 

environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies that meet international standards; 2) 

development and staffing of an effective and cohesive organization; 3) developing a more effective 

strategy for investor outreach; and 4) developing new investment vehicles to attract international 

investors with different investment policies and objectives.

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25 OTA4102 OTA4100000002 ASIA INDIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2020 2024 The goal of this project is to increase capital market access for Indian municipalities to allow them to 

fund infrastructure, spur economic development, and meet critical development needs. Project activities 

will assist the Designated Municipalities (including Pimpri Chinchwad, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Rajkot, 

Vadodara, and Faridabad) to develop, issue, and manage municipal bonds by 1) Assessing the Designated 

Municipalities' credit ratings and capacity to issue and repay municipal bonds; 2) Developing the 

necessary bond documents and cashflow structures, and hiring legal and advisory expertise for the 

issuance of bonds; 3) Recommending pre-issuance improvements, as needed, to facilitate the issuance 

of bonds; 4) Assisting Designated Municipalities to issue bonds under the Securities Exchange Board of 

India (SEBI) guidelines on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE); and 5) Increasing transparency and investor 

confidence by establishing continuing disclosure frameworks for disclosure through the life of the bond. 

26 OTA2059 OTA2000000059 ASIA INDONESIA Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Intermittent TIATA 2017 2023 The goal of this project is to assist the GOI in meeting government public service delivery and 

development priorities by strengthening public financial management in the areas of cash management 

and budget execution, and strengthening the GOI pension system. Project components will focus on 

updating the GOI's Cash Management Strategy, implementing key elements of the strategy, and 

strengthening the GOI pension system, as follows: 1) enhancing cash management strategy and 

associated tools and policies; 2) improving cash flow forecasting to better manage and anticipate cash 

requirements; 3) enhancing payment systems to improve the predictability of expenditures; 4) 

expanding the use of procurement cards to optimize payment processing; 5) strengthening risk 

management systems to proactively manage variations in cash liquidity, fluctuation in money market 

rates, and changes in foreign exchange rates; 6) streamlining the disbursement of approved payment 

requests of line ministries to reduce transaction processing times; and 7) and strengthening pension 

budget and payment processes to reduce administrative costs of paying pensions, 8) Improving regional 

fiscal economic reports to enhance decision-making on policies as well as oversight of local government 

funds.

27 OTA4086 OTA4000000086 AMERICAS JAMAICA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2019 2024 The goal of this project is to increase investment in infrastructure in Jamaica to meet the country's 

critical development needs and to promote economic growth. Project components include: 1) increasing 

private sector investment in infrastructure and infrastructure operations; 2) developing a framework to 

prioritize capital projects and; 3) creating attractive and bankable debt options for infrastructure 

projects of sufficient scale to attract private investment, including through legislative changes.

28 OTA5055 OTA5000000055 SSA KENYA Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

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TIATA / USAID 2018 2024 The goal of this project is to strengthen the Kenya Revenue Authority’s administration in support of 

increased domestic resource mobilization -- as a part of the Government's broader economic reforms -- 

by building KRA capacity in key operational areas, including: 1) general taxpayer audit; 2) international 

issues; 3) specialty sector audits including agriculture and Islamic banking and insurance; 4) computerassisted audit and 5) customs. 

29 OTA4099 OTA4000000099 SSA KENYA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2020 2024 The goals of this project are to build the Kenyan National Treasury's (KNT's) capacity to oversee and 

manage state owned enterprises (SOE) investment in critical infrastructure projects, and to attract 

higher quality investment in the nascent Kenyan public private partnership (PPP) market in support of 

the country's continued economic growth and development. Project components will focus on: 1) 

developing an analytical stress test tool to monitor the financial performance of Kenyan SOEs; 2) 

transitioning the Public Investment and Portfolio Management Office (PIPM)from outdated, manual 

analysis of SOE default risk to automated, data-driven analysis through an information management 

system; 3) building capacity at the PPP Unit to develop high-quality, bankable PPP projects; and 4) 

promoting investment into the Kenyan PPP market through investor education and outreach.

30 OTA5072 OTA5000000072 SSA KENYA Revenue Administration 

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TIATA 2023 2027 The goal of this project is to assist the KRA Customs Administration to assess and collect accurate 

revenue in accordance with Kenya’s legal and regulatory framework and relevant trade agreements. 

OTA will assist each key stakeholder in the customs regime to strengthen the administration of their 

duties, including 1) correctly identifying and classifying imported goods (Harmonized 

System/Classification and Valuation); 2) correctly determining the country of origin and applicability of 

trade agreements and applying appropriate customs rates (Rules of Origin/Trade Agreements); 3) 

developing the analytical capacity and an effective communication flow into and out of the Risk 

Management and Intelligence Unit to identify high-risk imports and importers; 4) building capacity within 

the Post Clearance Audit department to continuously assess the accuracy of customs declared and 

collected; and 5) training border/cargo control staff to effectively identify goods entering the country, 

remediating errors in declaration, and sharing front-line information with other stakeholders in the 

customs regime. The activities of this project will be piloted using targeted training and mentoring on 

apparel and sensitive item classification, appraisal and valuation methods for apparel and sensitive 

items, and substantiating duty free preference trade programs for apparel and sensitive items. Focusing 

on these categories of imports will allow the KRA to track and analyze the effects of project activities 

through the life of OTA engagement, and into the future. The capacity gained from this pilot can be 

equally applied to other types of goods.

31 OTA4010 OTA4000000010 EUR KOSOVO Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent State 2007 2024 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Kosovo (GoK) to issue and 

manage government debt in order to affordably, efficiently, and transparently satisfy their domestic 

funding requirements and to serve as a foundation for broader capital market development and private 

sector-led economic growth. Project activities include:1) creation and implementation of a legal 

framework for government debt issuance and management; 2) development and implementation of the 

domestic government securities market to increase market participation and liquidity to the 

marketplace and 3) creation and establishment of a Debt Management Unit (DMU) in the Ministry of 

Finance, and institutional/staff capacity building in the DMU. 

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32 OTA3100 OTA3100000000 EUR LATVIA Economic Crimes Resident TIATA 2020 2024 The goal of this project is to improve the Government of Latvia’s (GOL's) ability to identify, detect, and 

prosecute money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will focus 

on: 1) improving the ability of the Ministry of Finance and the FIU to fulfill their interagency AML/CFT 

roles; 2) developing the FIU's ability to set strategic priorities and identify its appropriate interagency 

coordinating role in the AML/CFT regime; 3) enhancing risk-based AML/CFT supervision of the financial 

and non-financial sectors; and 4) improving financial investigative and prosecutorial authorities' ability to 

prioritize and pursue financial investigations and prosecutions, including as relates to asset forfeiture.

33 OTA2079 OTA2000000079 SSA LESOTHO Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Intermittent State 2018 2024 The goal of this project is to enhance underlying public financial management systems to support a 

sustainable economic and financial response to health, including HIV/AIDS.

34 OTA1090 OTA1000000090 SSA LIBERIA Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the GoL to develop and maintain a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while maintaining public confidence in the 

financial system and supporting private sector-led economic growth. Project components will focus on: 

(1) establishing a deposit insurance regime that protects depositors in the event of bank failures and 

maintains public confidence in the financial sector; (2) developing and implementing an effective 

resolution framework that allows for the orderly resolution of failed financial institutions; (3) 

strengthening the capacity of CBL insurance supervision staff to adequately regulate and supervise the 

insurance sector; (4) strengthening the CBL’s cybersecurity and technology supervisory tools and to 

better safeguard for the Liberian population's data and banking information in case of a cyberattack; (5) 

assisting the CBL to develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation system to collect, manage, and 

analyze financial service access, usage, and data quality and (6) assisting the CBL to design and 

implement a financial education strategy; (7) supporting the CBL with linking information financial 

entities to the formal financial sector; and (8) training the CBL in payments system and payment system 

infrastructure, including cross-border transactions; and 9) enhancing financial sector compliance with 

International Financial Reporting Standards. 

35 OTA1084 OTA1000000084 SSA MADAGASCAR Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2019 2024 The goals of this project are to assist the GoM in developing and maintaining a fair, safe, and stable 

insurance sector that benefits and protects insurance policyholders and enhances financial sector 

stability. Project components will focus on: 1) addressing insurance sector regulatory and supervisory 

framework deficiencies to bring it into compliance with the International Association of Insurance 

Supervisors’ (IAIS) Insurance Core Principles (ICPs) and building connections with international 

supervision counterparts; 2) implementing an organizational structure and risk-based supervision 

methodology for the supervision of the insurance sector; 3) developing off-site analysis capacity; 4) 

developing on-site examination capacity; and 5) enhancing insurance sector compliance with 

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

36 OTA1085 OTA1000000085 SSA MADAGASCAR Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2021 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the GoM to develop and maintain a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while enhancing public confidence in the 

financial system. Project components will focus on establishing a deposit insurance scheme that protects 

depositors in the event of bank failures and maintains public confidence in the financial sector. 	

37 OTA2056 OTA2000000056 SSA MADAGASCAR Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Intermittent TIATA 2016 2024 The goal of this project is to strengthen the management of public finances by implementing an 

integrated financial management information system and improving financial control processes. Project 

components include: 1) developing a central, integrated PFM database to consolidate all PFM-related 

data into one system; 2) developing a real-time performance data dashboard system that is sourced 

from the central integrated PFM database; 3) developing a single FMIS system that includes interrelated 

modules for budget formulation and execution, revenue capture, procurement processing, expenditure 

capturing, payroll processing, asset management and financial reporting; and 4) enhancing financial 

control processes to transition budget execution control to rely less on pre-audit procedures and more 

on risk-based audits post budget transactions. 

38 OTA5068 OTA5000000068 ASIA MALDIVES Revenue Administration 

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TIATA 2020 2024 The goal of this project is to support Maldives Inland Revenue Agency's efforts to increase domestic 

resource mobilization in support of the country's economic and development priorities by building its 

capacity in: 1) General Audit Capacity; 2) Specialized Sector Audit; 3) Debt Collection; and 4) Taxpayer 

Services. 

39 OTA5051 OTA5000000051 EUR MOLDOVA Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Resident State 2017 2025 The goal of this project is to support Moldova's efforts to increase domestic resource mobilization by 

advancing STS's institutional effectiveness and building its capacity in key operational areas of tax 

administration, including: 1.) Strategic Management Capacity and Performance Assessment; 2.) Human 

Resources – Professional Development; 3.) Taxpayer Service; 4.) Internal Audit; 5.) Tax Debt Collections; 

6.) Audit Capacity; 7.) Audit Quality Review; 8.) Specialized Sector Audit; and, 9.) Project/Change 

Management.

40 OTA3091 OTA3000000091 ASIA MONGOLIA Economic Crimes Resident TIATA 2018 2024 The goal of this project is to improve the Government of Mongolia (GoM) prevention, detection, and 

prosecution of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Project activities will 

focus on (1) improving the operationalization of the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU), including its ability 

to carry out its core functions and (2) acting as an effective interagency coordinator; (3) strengthening 

the ability of regulatory authorities to carry out risk-based AML/CFT supervision of the financial and nonfinancial sectors, and; (4) increasing financial investigative and prosecutorial authorities' understanding 

of their roles, as well as their ability to prioritize and pursue financial investigations and prosecutions, 

including as it relates to asset forfeiture.

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Region Country Assistance Area Advisor / Project 

Type

Funding Start Date Projected 

End Date

Project Objectives

US TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL - Current Comprehensive Project Report

12/31/2023

41 OTA5073 OTA5000000073 SSA NAMIBIA Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

Intermittents

TIATA 2023 2027 The goal of this project is to support domestic resource mobilization in Namibia, by improving the 

operational capacity of NamRA in the following functional areas of revenue administration: 1) Domestic 

Taxes, including General Audit, Large Taxpayers, Specialty Sector/Issue Audits; 2) Risk Management; 3) 

Debt Management and Collections; 4) Organizational Development; 5) Post Clearance Audit; 6) Border 

and Cargo Control; 7) Customs Brokers; 8) Classification and Valuation; 9) Rules of Origin; and 10) Legal 

and Policy Framework.

42 OTA5071 OTA5000000071 EUR NORTH MACEDONIA Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Project Manager + 

Intermittents

TIATA 2023 2027 The goal of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the PRO and Customs Administration to increase 

voluntary compliance and domestic resource mobilization through: 1) Customs Risk Management and 

Post-Clearance Audits; 2) Border/Cargo Control and Operations; 3) Customs Broker/Clearing Agent 

Modernization; 4) Classification/Valuation/Rules of Origin/Trade Agreements; 5) Project Management; 

6) Anti-Corruption; 7) Human Resources, Training, and Development; 8) General Audit Capacity; 9) Debt 

Management; and 10) Taxpayer Service.

43 OTA2090 OTA2000000090 EUR NORTH MACEDONIA Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Resident TIATA 2023 2026 The goal of this project is to assist the Government of North Macedonia to improve public financial 

management to support efficient and transparent delivery of public services and broader economic and 

development goals. Project components include: 1) modernizing the budget classification structure to 

increase transparency and accountability; 2) enhancing the content of budget documents to align with 

the new PFM legal framework; 3) enhancing performance data in the budget process to measure results; 

4) producing a consolidated general ledger and improving recording of fixed assets; and 5) enhancing 

cash management policies and improving the accuracy of cash forecasting.

44 OTA4106 OTA4100000006 EUR NORTH MACEDONIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2023 2026 The goal of this project is to assist North Macedonia to develop the domestic government 

securities market in order to reduce the risks associated with reliance on external debt and to 

support broader capital market development and related economic growth. The four areas of 

assistance are to: 1) assist the MoF to successfully replace their government securities 

placement platform with a secure auction platform; 2) transition from volume-based 

subscriptions to price-based market auctions; 3) institutionalize an investor relations function; 

and 4) develop liability management approaches to address fragmentation of maturities and 

refinancing risk. 

45 OTA1096 OTA1000000096 EUR NORTH MACEDONIA Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2023 2026 The goal of this project is to assist the GoNM to develop and maintain a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while maintaining public confidence in the 

financial system and supporting inclusive economic growth. Project components include: 1) supporting 

the GoNM to strengthen financial consumer protection and financial literacy; and 2) strengthening the 

capacity of MoF supervision staff to adequately regulate and supervise NBFIs

46 OTA4078 OTA4000000078 AMERICAS PANAMA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2018 2024 The goals of this project are to support increased private sector investment in infrastructure in Panama 

— which is key to promoting economic development — by developing a transparent, attractive public 

private partnership (PPP) enabling environment and enhancing the PPP Secretariat and Ministry of 

Economy and Finance (MEF's) capacity to manage the PPP process and fiscal obligations. Project 

components include: 1) developing an appropriate legal framework for structuring and implementing 

PPP projects; 2) establishing a new PPP Secretariat to manage the process of PPP execution; and 3) 

assisting state owned entities, including Panama's state owned electric transmission company, Empresa 

de Transmission Electrica (ETESA), to decrease their borrowing costs, improve financial modeling, and 

prioritize bankable PPP projects. 

47 OTA1066 OTA1000000066 AMERICAS PARAGUAY Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2013 2024 The goal of the project is to assist the GoP with creating an enabling environment that facilitates 

increased access to financial services, particularly for small borrowers and MSMEs, in support of 

inclusive, private sector-led economic growth. Project components will focus on: (1) establishing a legal 

and operational framework for factoring and leasing; (2) developing a legal and operational framework 

for secured transactions.

48 OTA1091 OTA1000000091 AMERICAS PERU Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2021 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the SBS to successfully supervise emerging foreign exchange (FX) and 

derivatives markets, including through implementation of effective cyber security practices. Project 

components will focus on: 1) assisting the SBS to effectively supervise foreign exchange markets; 2) 

developing an appropriate supervisory regime for the new trade repository to register over-the-counter 

(OTC) derivatives; and 3) strengthening cybersecurity and technology supervisory tools.

49 OTA1082 OTA1000000082 ASIA PHILIPPINES Banking & Financial 

Services

Resident TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the Government of the Philippines (GOP) to develop and maintain a 

fair, safe, and stable insurance sector that benefits and protects insurance policyholders and contributes 

to economic stability and growth. Project components will focus on addressing insurance sector 

regulatory framework deficiencies to bring it into compliance with the IAIS Insurance Core Principles 

(ICPs) through: 1) implementing a risk-based supervision methodology to focus resources on higher-risk 

entities; 2) enhancing off-site supervision capacity; 3) strengthening on-site supervision; and 4) 

increasing financial transparency by enhancing insurance sector compliance with International Financial 

Reporting Standards (IFRS). 

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End Date

Project Objectives

US TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL - Current Comprehensive Project Report

12/31/2023

50 OTA4056 OTA4000000056 ASIA PHILIPPINES Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent TIATA 2015 2023 The goals of this project are to support increased private sector investment in infrastructure, which is 

key to closing the country's infrastructure gap and sustaining strong domestic economic growth, by 

developing a transparent, modern capital market and enhancing the Government of Philippine's ability 

to foster and regulate the market. Project activities include: 1) developing the domestic capital market 

for infrastructure, particularly corporate bonds; 2) attracting foreign investment into Philippine 

infrastructure projects; 3) expanding financing instruments, including project and municipal bonds, and 

risk mitigation tools; 4) building capacity within the Securities and Exchange Commission to support 

capital market development to finance infrastructure. 

51 OTA1089 OTA1000000089 SSA SEYCHELLES Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2021 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the GoS to develop and maintain a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while maintaining public confidence in the 

financial system and supporting private sector-led economic growth. Project components will focus on: 

(1) implementing a new core banking system to facilitate centralized operational processes within the 

CBS; (2) developing and implementing an effective resolution framework that allows for the orderly 

resolution of failed financial institutions; (3) establishing a deposit insurance regime that protects 

depositors in the event of bank failures and maintains public confidence in the financial sector; (4) 

strengthening the capacity of CBS banking supervision staff to adequately regulate and supervise the 

banking sector; (5) structuring and automating collection and processing of data received from financial 

institutions to support improved offsite supervision of financial institution risks and enhanced statistical 

analysis of economic activity; 6) enhancing financial stability by strengthening capacity to monitor the 

overall health of the Seychellois financial sector and assess its resilience to shocks; 7) enhancing financial 

sector compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); and 8) strengthening CBS 

oversight of Seychelles payments system. 9) implementing a new CSD and RTGS.

52 OTA1055 OTA1000000055 SSA SIERRA LEONE Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent TIATA 2017 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the GoSL in implementing their strategy for increasing access to 

financial services while promoting strong prudential oversight of the financial sector and enhancing 

financial sector stability. Project components will focus on: (1) implementing key elements of the GoSL’s 

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI); (2) developing recommendations to resolve problem 

financial institutions; (3) establishing a deposit insurance regime that protects depositors in the case of 

bank failures and maintains public confidence in the financial sector; (4) enhancing the financial sector 

legal and regulatory framework to improve BSL oversight; (5) strengthening the capacity of BSL nonbank supervision staff to adequately regulate and supervise the NBFI sector; (6) enhancing financial 

sector compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); and (7) developing sound IT 

policies, procedures, and cybersecurity standards to enhance security of the BSL's IT infrastructure and 

information assets. 

53 OTA1075 OTA1000000075 ASIA TAJIKISTAN Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent State 2019 2024 The goal of this project is to assist the GoT in developing and maintaining a fair, safe, and stable financial 

sector that benefits and protects financial sector participants while maintaining public confidence in the 

financial system. Project components will focus on (1) implementing a new core banking IT system for 

the National Bank of Tajikistan (central bank). (2) ) addressing insurance sector regulatory framework 

deficiencies to bring it into compliance with the IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)

54 OTA2084 OTA2000000084 AMERICAS TRINIDAD AND 

TOBAGO

Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Resident TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to assist the government of Trinidad and Tobago to improve public financial 

management in support of broader fiscal and economic strengthening through the design and 

implementation of automated business processes to support efficient and effective treasury 

management. Project components include: 1) Designing an optimal bank account to enhance control for 

cash resources; 2) Designing work flow processes for automated treasury management; 3) Improving 

cash management through implementation of new forecasting tools; and 4) Establishing a management 

structure for special project accounts.

55 OTA2085 OTA2000000085 SSA UGANDA Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Resident TIATA 2022 2025 The goal of this project is to improve public financial management to allow for the efficient and 

transparent planning and delivery of public services in support of National Development Plan goals. 

Project components include: 1) strengthening the analytical capacity of MOFPED budget staff to analyze 

budget data to provide more in-depth and accurate information to decisionmakers; 2) strengthening the 

link between budget processes, program structures, and the National Development Plan to ensure that 

budget execution reflects national goals; and 3) implementing enhanced fiscal impact analysis processes 

to provide better cost information on legislation and new policy proposals. 

 

56 OTA1012 OTA1000000012 EUR UKRAINE Banking & Financial 

Services

Intermittent State 2014 2025 The advisors are providing assistance to the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF) of Ukraine, with a focus on 

improving the DGF's legal framework, operation policies & procedures, and problem bank intervention 

and resolution strategies. Intermittent advisors are also providing assistance with the development of 

on-site and off-site monitoring methodologies for problem banks and pricing and valuation 

methodologies for non-performing loans in problem or failed banks. The advisor(s) are also assisting the 

State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine with the development of a strategy to privatize a large number of 

Ukrainian state-owned properties and enterprises. 

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12/31/2023

57 OTA5010 OTA5000000010 EUR UKRAINE Revenue Administration 

& Revenue Policy

Intermittent State 2015 2025 Assistance helps the State Tax Service Fiscal Service identify and remove legal and administrative 

barriers that impede adoption of sound tax administration practices and reforms; develop the skills and 

knowledge to accurately and consistently conduct specialized audits of financial institutions and 

international transactions; improve audit capacity generally; develop and use IT to manage compliance 

and to reduce corruption; increase effectiveness in implementing human resources policy; and improve 

collections of arrears. Assistance in 2020 focuses on change management, implementation of the single 

legal entity that consolidates autonomous regional offices into the Kyiv-based headquarters, and anticorruption. OTA-Revenue has been delivering assistance remotely since mid-March 2020. The project 

transition from a resident model to that of a project manager model, in December 2020.

58 OTA4051 OTA4000000051 EUR UKRAINE Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Intermittent State 2015 2025 The goals of this project are to enhance the MIU's capacity to manage the private investment process, 

PPP process, and fiscal obligations to contribute to the economic development of Ukraine by developing 

a transparent and attractive environment for PPPs. Project components will focus on: (1) Increasing 

private sector investment in infrastructure and infrastructure operations through sales and concessions; 

(2) Improving the MIU technical capabilities in analyzing and implementing PPP projects and overall 

operations, and; (3) Supporting the financial and operational sustainability of key strategic infrastructure 

assets.

59 OTA2007 OTA2000000007 ASIA VIETNAM Budget & Financial 

Accountability

Intermittent TIATA 2019 2024 The goal of this project is to strengthen public financial management for the effective and efficient 

management of funds to help sustain Vietnam's economic growth and poverty reduction achievements 

and meet critical government service delivery needs. Project components include: 1) enhancing wholeof-government accrual-based financial statements to more accurately and transparently demonstrate 

the government's financial position; 2) updating payment processes and procedures to decrease 

processing time for financial transactions and improve financial controls; 3) improving cash 

management and decreasing the risk of cash shortages; and 4) enhancing internal audit practices to 

better account for government spending.

60 OTA3098 OTA3000000098 SSA ZAMBIA Economic Crimes Intermittent TIATA 2020 2025 The goal of this project is to improve the GoZ's implementation of the AML/CFT regime, including 

identification, detection, and prosecution of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial 

crimes. Project activities will focus on (1) improving the FIC's ability to manage its operations, conduct 

core functions, and act as the interagency coordinators for AML/CFT for the GoZ; (2) increasing financial 

investigative and prosecutorial authorities' understanding of their roles, as well as their ability to 

prioritize and pursue financial investigations and prosecutions, including as relates to asset forfeiture; 

and (3) increasing financial and non-financial supervisors' understanding of their roles in AML/CFT 

oversight, as well as their ability to collaborate on and implement effective risk-based AML/CFT 

supervision of the financial system and DNFBPs.	

61 OTA4108 OTA4100000008 SSA ZAMBIA Government Debt & 

Infrastructure Finance 

Resident TIATA 2023 2026 The goal of this project is to support sustainable infrastructure development in Zambia - and by 

extension broader economic development - by developing projects that are aligned with the country's 

strategic objectives, provide value for money to its citizens, and that are attractive to private sector 

concessionaires, investors, and lenders. At a technical level, OTA will assist the MOF to identify, plan, 

structure, and execute PPPs, and to improve the MOF's ability to oversee and manage fixed obligations 

and contingent liabilities arising from PPP projects. Project components include: 1) assisting the MOF to 

improve the clarity and transparency of the regulatory framework governing PPPs; 2) assisting the PPP 

Authority and PPP Council to develop and enact effective policies and procedures for PPP project 

preparation, structuring, and procurement; 3) assisting the MOF to appropriately value, control, and 

report on fiscal risk arising from contingent liabilities; and 4) developing a viable PPP project pipeline.

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