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The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY CONTENTS User’s Guide 3 Public Disclosure Authorized Global Environment Facility 4 Projects in the Pipeline New Projects 5 Projects Deleted 6 Africa Region 7 East Asia and Pacific Region 31 South Asia Region 45 Europe and Central Asia Region 53 Middle East and North Africa Region 63 Latin America and the Caribbean Region 69 Worldwide 80 Public Disclosure Authorized Guarantee Operations 80 List of Acronyms 82 Entries for Projects in the Pipeline are organized by region, country and economic sector. Entries preceded by (N) denote new listings; (R) indicates a revision or update from the previous month’s listing. The portions of the entry that differ appear in italic type. A sample entry is included in the User’s Guide, which begins on the next page. SECTOR DEFINITIONS Economic Management Private Sector Development Public Disclosure Authorized Education Public Sector Governance Environment and Natural Resources Management Rural Development Energy and Mining (including Renewable Energy) Social Development, Gender and Inclusion Finance (including noncompulsory pensions, insurance Social Protection and contractual savings) Transportation Health, Nutrition and Population Urban Development Information and Communication Water and Sanitation Law and Justice Public Disclosure Authorized Copyright © 2011 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20433. The material contained in The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary may not be reproduced, transmitted or photocopied in any form, or by any means, without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. SEPTEMBER 2011 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 3 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on the sultants and procuring goods and works. Contractors and suppliers, status of projects in the World Bank’s pipeline from the time the therefore, should contact appropriate officials of the implement- operation is identified to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant ing agency to express their interest in specific projects and obtain Agreement. It is a detailed accounting of the projects included in information on what goods and services will be needed and when the country lending programs that are actively being prepared for and how to submit bids and proposals. implementation. The lending programs reflect the Bank’s strat- During implementation, consultants are often used to provide tech- egy for each member country as set out in the Country Assis- nical assistance and other project implementation support. Un- tance Strategy (CAS) papers and notes presented to the Board of like contracts for goods and works, those for consulting services Executive Directors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about are not usually advertised. Therefore, consultants in particular 13 months for the Bank to process a project from concept docu- should contact the responsible implementing agency early in the ment to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a pro- project preparation period to express their interest. Contracts for ject removed from the program, the project entry is dropped from consulting services, as well as some for goods and works, may also this Summary. be procured prior to loan/credit/grant approval. This is known Each issue of the Summary contains a list of projects being reported as advance contracting. for the first time and a list of projects for which financing agree- ments have been signed or that have been dropped from the cur- The information contained in The World Bank Monthly Opera- rent program. tional Summary is intended to enable companies to assess their By becoming familiar with the Bank’s project cycle, which is sum- interest in supplying Bank-financed projects. Further information marized in the following paragraphs, consultants or suppliers of should be requested from the country’s project implementing goods and works can gauge when the timing is right to pursue busi- agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater if the queries ness opportunities with Bank borrowers. Each entry in the Monthly are brief and to the point. When possible, travel to the country Operational Summary shows what point in the cycle a particular and direct contact with relevant agency officials is recommended. project has reached. Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are unable to Project Cycle obtain a response to their queries from the implementing agency. During IDENTIFICATION, the client government and the Bank General information about business opportunities under Bank identify a specific operation as being likely to support the coun- loans, credits, and grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s try’s development strategy and the Bank’s CAS. Procurement Policy and Services Group’s website at http://www.worldbank.org/procure (click on bidding and con- During PREPARATION, the client government identifies and sulting opportunities). discusses the technical and institutional alternatives for achiev- ing the objectives of a project. Preparation usually requires fea- Business opportunities arising from World Bank projects after they sibility studies followed by more detailed studies of the alternatives have been approved, including invitations to bid and to submit that promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An environmental proposals on Bank projects and notices of contract awards, ap- assessment is usually carried out during this phase. (See below pear twice a month in UN Development Business and are avail- for more information on environmental assessment.) able via the internet at UN Development Business Online at In the preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often sup- <www.devbusiness.com>. plement their own efforts by hiring consultants to carry out a Environmental Categories major part of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and goods need to start making contacts with country officials dur- The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be per- ing this stage. formed by Bank clients are confirmed when a given project is iden- During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a comprehensive review tified. Projects are assigned one of the following categories, of all aspects of the project (technical, institutional, economic, and depending on the nature, magnitude, and sensitivity of environ- financial), laying the foundation for implementing the project mental issues: and evaluating it when completed. Conducted by Bank staff, pro- Category A: The project may have adverse and significant en- ject appraisal may be supplemented by individual experts. The vironmental impacts. Full environmental assessment is normally preparation of the Project Appraisal Document concludes this required. stage. Category B: The project may have specific environmental issues. During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with the client Partial environmental assessment is normally required. government, and the agreements reached are written into the loan documents. Upon completion of negotiations, the project is Category C: Likely to have minimal or no adverse environment- presented to the Executive Directors for approval. After approval, al impacts. Beyond screening, no further EA action is required. the financing agreement is signed. Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds through a finan- Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within a few cial intermediary, in subprojects that have adverse environmental months after the project financing agreement is signed. Countries, impacts. An environmental framework may be required. through their implementing agencies, have full responsibility for executing of World Bank-financed projects, including hiring con- Category U: No category given. PAGE 4 Monthly Operational Summary SEPTEMBER 2011 A typical summary entry looks like this: Viet Nam •Name of borrowing country •(R) = revised; (N) = new entry (R) Payment Systems and Bank Modern- ization: The project will establish a computer- ized payments system in order to improve effi- •Project description ciency and modernize the banking sector. Technical assistance to strengthen the institu- tional capacity of participating commercial banks Italics indicate change from last month’s listing will also be provided. Preappraisal mission com- • PID = Project identification number. pleted. Environmental Assessment Category C. • Amount of financing in US$ millions (source) Project: P123456. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants • will be required for project management and commercial bank institutional studies. Project Management Unit, Payment System and Bank •Name/address of implementing agency Modernization Project, State Bank of Viet Nam, 49 Ly Thai To, Viet Nam, Fax: (84-4) 258-385, Contact Mr. Nguyen Van Binh GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, the World The GEF is striving for universal participation, and currently Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on projects fi- 168 countries are participants. Countries may be eligible for GEF nanced by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF pro- funds if (a) they are eligible for financial assistance through the vides grants and concessional funding to recipient coun-tries financial mechanism of either the Climate Change Conven- for projects and programs that protect the global environment tion or the Convention on Biological Diversity; or (b) they are and promote sustainable economic growth. eligible to
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