Elena Bryan

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Elena Bryan Deputy Assistant USTR for Trade
Capacity Building

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Policies Matter Annual Competition
Country Scorecards
Kenya Threshold Eligible
FY 2008
Tanzania Compact Eligible
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Indicators for Eligibility
Ruling Justly Investing in People Economic Freedom
Civil Liberties (Freedom House) Political Rights (Freedom House) Voice and Accountability (WBI) Government Effectiveness (WBI) Rule of Law (WBI) Control of Corruption (WBI) Public Expenditure on Health (WHO, National) Immunization Rate (WHO) Primary Education Spending (UNESCO) Girls' Primary Education Completion (UNESCO) Management of Natural Resources (CIESIN/YCELP) Inflation Rate (IMF, 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)
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Economic Analysis and ME at MCC

• Partner countries assess constraints to growth
  that feed into a broad consultative process
• Partners integrate ME into proposal and project
  design from the beginning
• Partners and MCC calculate economic rates of
  return on program activities and overall program
• ME 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

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The Ghana Compact 547 million, signed August
1st, 2006
Agricultural Project Agricultural Project Agricultural Project Agricultural Project Agricultural Project
Indicator Targets by Year (change from baseline) Targets by Year (change from baseline) Targets by Year (change from baseline) Targets by Year (change from baseline)
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Land Activity Land Activity Land Activity Land Activity Land Activity
Number of days to conduct a land transaction 50? 67 ?
Number of land disputes in the pilot registration districts Number of land disputes in the pilot registration districts 30 ? 50 ?
Registration of land rights in the pilot registration districts Registration of land rights in the pilot registration districts 30 ? 100
Post-Harvest Activity Post-Harvest Activity Post-Harvest Activity Post-Harvest Activity Post-Harvest Activity
Volume of products passing through post-harvest treatment (metric tons) Volume of products passing through post-harvest treatment (metric tons) 111,820 129,900 143,400

• Expected Results over 5 years
• Develop the agronomic potential of 80,000
  hectares of land
• Create employment opportunities for over 260,000
  persons
• Improve the welfare and quality of life of over 1
  million people

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