Initiatives

Detailed view of all 20 masterplan initiatives and their 30 tracks — Q4 2026

7 Total7 In progress0 Completed0 Not started7 Fully funded0 Partially funded0 Unfunded3 Multi-DP
PILLARINITIATIVEPARTNERFUNDINGSTATUSPROGRESSDetails
Pillar 1
I4: Development of a harmonised version of common messaging standards
TWG 1 · Q3 2026–Q1 2028 · 21 months · Est. USD 200,000
World Bank GroupFully fundedIn progress
Behind: 1 overdue
50%
expected 75%
Pillar 1
I5: Development of cross-border principles for currency acceptability and convertibility ★ Multi-DP · 2
TWG 1 · Q3 2026–Q4 2027 · 18 months · Est. USD 200,000
AfDB, World Bank GroupFully fundedIn progress
Behind: 1 overdue
50%
expected 75%
Pillar 1
I6.1: Develop minimum AML/CFT/CPF assurance standards
TWG 1 · Q3 2026–Q1 2028 · 21 months · Est. USD 200,000
World Bank GroupFully fundedIn progress
Behind: 1 overdue
25%
expected 50%
Pillar 1
I6.2: Develop minimum standards for fraud mitigation
TWG 1 · Q3 2026–Q1 2028 · 21 months · Est. USD 200,000
World Bank GroupFully fundedIn progress
Behind: 1 overdue
25%
expected 50%
Pillar 2
I10.3: Interlink existing national retail switches ★ Multi-DP · 3
TWG 2 · Q2 2025–Q4 2029 · 57 months · Est. USD 500,000
World Bank Group, FSD Network, GIZ / BMZFully fundedIn progress
17%
expected 17%
Pillar 2
I10.4: Transition to a fit-for-purpose regional centralised switch ★ Multi-DP · 3
TWG 2 · Q3 2026–Q4 2030 · 54 months · Est. USD 10,500,000
World Bank Group, GIZ / BMZ, FSD NetworkFully fundedIn progress
25%
expected 25%
Pillar 2
I11: Development of regtech and suptech tools for effective oversight and data collection
TWG 2 · Q3 2026–Q3 2028 · 27 months · Est. USD 2,250,000
World Bank GroupFully fundedIn progress
Behind: 1 overdue
25%
expected 50%

The black tick on each bar marks where the initiative is expected to be by now: the share of its activities whose target date has passed.

Figures for Q4 2026, published 2026-10-30 04:18+03:00 EAT by the EAC Secretariat from the Masterplan Reporting Tool. Progress = weighted share of activities Done (Reporting Tool method). Each initiative is shown as last reported at or before this quarter. Download the initiative figures (CSV)