Activities and Deliverables

Stage

Activity

Deliverable

Enhancement of Data Collection and Management Capabilities

Selection of Relevant Indicators for the AFMD, including:

• Capital Markets Indicators
• Macro and Microeconomic Indicators including Public Foreign and Domestic Debt
• Domestic Bond Markets Indicators including all the necessary information for building an African Bond Index
• Regulation and tax treatment

Report on Data Requirements

Enhancement of Data Collection and Management Capabilities

Data Gathering:

• Formal request to African Central Banks and incumbent Regional Institutions for the designation of official counterparties
• Identification of alternative sources of information
• Delivery of Tailored Questionnaires to designated contacts
• Follow up / Provision of Technical Assistance to Local Statistic Institutions for data harmonization and Standardization upon request from countries (RRSF)
• Incorporation of gathered Data into the AfDB Data Platform for the creation of the AFMD
• AFMD maintenance
• Workshop for presentation of Results and information sharing

Data Report

Web Portal on African Domestic Debt Markets

Web Portal Design

• Internal consultation rounds for evaluating technical and HR requirements
• Hiring of a Web Developer
• Definition of the Contents of the Web Portal
• Web Portal Design

Implementation Report, Web Design, Pilot Project

Web Portal on African Domestic Debt Markets

Provision of Contents of the Web Portal

• High Frequency Data from Private Providers
• Relevant Documentation and Research Papers
• Specific Data on African Domestic Bond Markets from AFMD

Provision of Contents

Web Portal on African Domestic Debt Markets

Web Portal Implementation (3 Phases):

1. Phase I (Pilot): General Information, Macro and Microeconomic indicators + high frequency Data from private providers + research documents + info on Domestic Bond Market Development Initiatives in Africa + News Service
2. Phase II: Specific Quantitative Information on African Domestic Bond Markets + Specific Reports
3. Phase III: Specific information on Markets laws, taxes and regulations + Specific information for Potential Investors in the African Bond Fund (See next AFMI Building Block 2)
   

Web Portal

Web Portal on African Domestic Debt Markets

Web Portal Maintenance

• 2 Country Analysts
• 1 Coordinator

Periodic Evaluation Reports