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THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized OCTOBER 2016 (as of October 15, 2016) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Contents GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY .......................... 3 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) ............................................................................. 4 New Projects Added In This Issue ...................................................................................... 6 Africa ................................................................................................................................. 12 East Asia And Pacific ......................................................................................................... 67 Europe And Central Asia ................................................................................................... 87 Latin America And Caribbean ......................................................................................... 108 Middle East And North Africa......................................................................................... 123 South Asia ........................................................................................................................ 132 Guarantee Operations ...................................................................................................... 157 Board Annex: Listing of DPFs & PforRs ......................................................................... 165 Sector Categorizations Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Education Energy and Mining Finance Health and Other Social Services Industry and Trade Information and Communications Public Administration, Law, and Justice Transportation Water, Sanitation, and Flood Protection October 2016 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 2 LIST OF ACRONYMS AUSAID Australian Agency for International IDB Inter-American Development Bank Development IFAD International Fund for Agricultural ADB Asian Development Bank Development ADF African Development Fund IsDB Islamic Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation APL Adaptable Program Loan ITF Interim Trust Fund BADEA Banque Arabe de Développement KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Économique en Afrique (Germany) BOAD Banque Ouest Africaine LIL Learning and Innovation Loan de Développement NCB National Competitive Bidding CDB Caribbean Development Bank NGO Nongovernmental Organization CFD Caisse Française de Développement NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development CIDA Canadian International Development Cooperation Agency OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund DANIDA Danish International Development Agency (Japan) DFID Department for International OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Development (UK) Countries EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction PAD Project Appraisal Document and Development PCD Project Concept Document EDF European Development Fund PCF Prototype Carbon Fund EIB European Investment Bank PCN Project Concept Note EU European Union PHRD Policy and Human Resources FAC Fonds d’Aide et de Coopération (France) Development (Japan) FAO Food and Agricultural Organization PID Project Identification (Number) of the United Nations PPF Project Preparation Facility FAO/CP FAO Cooperative Program QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection (with the World Bank) FINNIDA Finland International Development SDC Swiss Agency for Development Agency Cooperation GEF Global Environment Facility SIDA Swedish International Development GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Authority Zusammenarbeit UNDP United Nations Development Programme IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Service Office UNFPA United Nations Population Fund IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund and Development USAID United States Agency for International ICB International Competitive Bidding Development IDA International Development Association WHO World Health Organization PAGE 3 Monthly Operational Summary October 2016 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World the client government, and the agreements reached are Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is identi- written into the loan documents. Upon completion of fied to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant Agree- negotiations, the project is presented to the Bank’s ment. It is a detailed accountings of the projects in- Board of Executive Directors for approval. After ap- cluded in the country lending programs that are ac- proval, the financing agreement is signed. tively being prepared for implementation. The lending programs reflect the Bank’s strategy for each member Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within country as set out in the Country Partnership Frame- a few months after the project financing agreement is work (CPF) presented to the Board of Executive Direc- signed. Countries, through their implementing agen- tors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about 13 cies, have full responsibility for executing of World months for the Bank to process a project from concept Bank-financed projects, including procuring goods and to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a works and hiring consultants. Contractors and suppli- project is dropped from the program, the project entry ers, therefore, should contact appropriate officials of is deleted from this summary. Each issue of the sum- the implementing agency to express their interest in mary contains a list of projects reported for the first specific projects and obtain information on what goods time and the list of projects deleted from the current and services will be needed and when and how to sub- issue. Program. Familiarity with the Bank’s project cy- mit bids and proposals. cle, summarized in the following paragraphs, can help potential bidders identify business opportunities with Consultants are often used during project implementa- Bank borrowers. Each entry in the MOS indicates at tion to provide technical assistance and other project what point the operation is in the project cycle. implementation support. Consultants in particular should contact the responsible implementing agency Project Cycle early in the project preparation period to express their interest. During IDENTIFICATION, the client government Contracts for consulting services, as well as some for and the Bank identify a specific operation as being goods and works, may also be procured prior to likely to support the country’s development strategy loan/credit/grant approval. This is known as advance and the Bank’s CPF. contracting. During PREPARATION, the client government iden- The information contained in (MOS) is intended to en- tifies and discusses the technical and institutional al- able companies to assess their interest in supplying ternatives for achieving the objectives of a project. Bank-financed projects. Further information should be Preparation usually requires feasibility studies fol- requested from the country’s project implementing lowed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater if promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An envi- the queries are brief and to the point. When possible, ronmental assessment is usually carried out during this travel to the country; direct contact with relevant phase. (See below for more information on environ- agency officials is recommended. mental assessment.) In the preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often supplement their own efforts Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are by hiring consultants to carry out a major part of the unable to obtain a response to their queries from the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and implementing agency. General information about busi- goods need to start making contacts with country offi- ness opportunities under Bank loans, credits, and cials during this stage. grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s Pro- curement Policy and Services Group’s website at During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a compre- http://www.worldbank.org/procure (click on “Bid- hensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, ding/Consulting Opportunities” on the left navigation institutional, economic, and financial), laying the foun- bar). Business opportunities under World Bank-fi- dation for implementing the project and evaluating it nanced appear twice a month in UN Development Busi- when completed. Project appraisal is conducted by ness and are available via the internet at Bank staff and may be supplemented by individual ex- <www.devbusiness.com>. The website also includes perts. The preparation of the Project Appraisal Docu- invitations to bid and submit proposals, notices of con- ment concludes this stage. tract awards, and General Procurement Notices. October 2016 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 4 Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds through a financial intermediary, in subprojects that Environmental Categories have adverse environmental impacts. An environmen- tal framework may be required. The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are confirmed when a Category U: No category given. given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of the following categories, depending on the nature, The World Bank