1. 1 FIRST Initiative Overview of TA activities December 2004

2. 2 As at end Dec 2004 SDJM 1 2 2 2 3 3 6 4 No. of projects US$ 000 500 1,000 1,500 Total US$19.9m 123 projects Av. project: US$162k 7 4 2 10 6 S D 4 1 2,000 M 1 2 5 11 Monthly commitment for projects figures include budget increases/cancellations 3 projects representing commitments of approx US$432k, have been cancelled Monthly commitments JS 6 7 5 7 8 D 1 6 8 2

3. 3 Geographic breakdown of commitments Sub-Saharan Africa (43) East Asia & Pacific (12) Europe & Central Asia (28) Latin America & Caribbean (16) Middle East & North Africa (9) South Asia (14) Total: US$19.9m (123 projects) 49 countries (25 with more than 1 project) 27 regional projects (US$3.8m) (incl. workshops) As at end Dec 2004 Worldwide (1)

4. 4 Top 6 Countries Countries with exposures of over US$500k as at end Dec 2004

5. 5 Sectoral breakdown of commitments Accounting & auditing (4) Banking systems (21) Capital markets (19) Corporate governance (4) AML/CFT (10) Financial sector legal, regulatory and supervisory frameworks (16) Insurance (20) Pensions (5) Financial sector diversification (3) Payment system(6) Financial reform strategy (4) Debt markets (6) CIS (5) Total: US$19.9m (123 projects) As at end Dec 2004

6. 6 Size distribution of projects As at end Dec 2004 0- 50 51- 100 201- 250 251- 300 301- 350 351+101- 150 151- 200 Size of project (US$’000) 18 No. of projects 16 22 25 44 10 24

7. 7 Sources of proposals No of projects at end Dec 04 (US$0.3m) (US$0.1m) (US$8.3m) (US$2.7m) (US$8.4m) (US$0.1m)

8. 8 No. of project by type (US$7.9m) (US$0.6m) (US$11.4m) Total: US$19.9m (123 projects) As at end Dec 2004

9. 9 Projects at different stages of completion (US$12.6m) (US$1.9m) (US$0.1m) Total: US$19.9m (123 projects) As at end Dec 2004 (US$1.8m) (US$0.2m) (US$3.3m)