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OFFICIAL USE ONLY SecM2001-0449 IDA/SecM2001-0459 July 6, 2001 Public Disclosure Authorized FROM: Acting Secretary Public Disclosure Authorized MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY OF BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS (as of June 15, 2001) Public Disclosure Authorized Distribution: Executive Directors and Alternates President Bank Group Senior Management Vice Presidents, Bank, IFC and MIGA Directors and Department Heads, Bank, IFC and MIGA Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank Group authorization. THEWORLDBANKMONTHLYOPERATIONALSUMMARY CONTENTS User’s Guide 3 Global Environment Facility 4 Projects in the Pipeline New Projects/Deletions 5 Africa Region 6 East Asia and Pacific Region 20 South Asia Region 32 Europe and Central Asia Region 42 Middle East and North Africa Region 57 Latin America and the Caribbean Region 63 Guarantee Operations 76 List of Abbreviations 79 Entries for Projects in the Pipeline are organized by region, country and economic sector. Entries pre- ceded by (N) denote new listings; (R) indicates a revision or update from the previous month’s listing- such changes appear in italic type. A sample entry is included in the User’s Guide on the next page. SECTOR DEFINITIONS Agriculture Public Sector Management (includes technical (includes forestry and fisheries) and management assistance) Education/Training Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Environment (includes natural resources Rural Development management and pollution control) Social Sector (includes human resources Finance (includes development finance development, poverty reduction and institutions) women in development) Industry (includes mining) Structural Adjustment (includes imports) Infrastructure (multisector) Telecommunications Population, Health and Nutrition Transport (includes ports, roads and railways) Power (includes petroleum and energy) Urban Development Private Sector Development Water Supply/Sanitation Copyright 0 2001 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmenUThe 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. JULY 2001 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 3 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on implementing agencies, have full responsibility for the design the status of projects in the World Banks pipeline-from the and execution of World Bank-financed projects, including the point of identification of investment opportunities to the sign- hiring of consultants and the procurement of goods and ing of the loan or credit. On average, it takes about 27 months works. Contractors and suppliers, therefore, should contact for the Bank to process a project from identification to loan borrowers to express their interest in specific projects. They signing. Following the approval of a project by the Bank’s should obtain information on what goods and services will be Board of Executive Directors, a more detailed summary ap- needed and when and how to submit bids and proposals. pears in the Approved Projects section of the summary. After During implementation, consultants are often used to provide loans or credits are signed, project entries are dropped. technical assistance and other project implementation sup- Each issue of the summary contains a table of projects being port. Unlike contracts for goods and works, those for consult- listed for the first time as well as a list of projects for which ing services are not usually advertised. Therefore, consultants loans or credit agreements have been signed or that have in particular should contact the responsible implementing been dropped from the current lending program. agency early in the project preparation period to express their interest. Contracts for consulting services, as well as some for By becoming familiar with the Bank’s project cycle, which is goods and works, may also be procured prior to loan/credit ap- summarized in the following paragraphs, consultants or proval. This is known as advance contracting. suppliers of goods and works can gauge when the timing is right to pursue business opportunities with Bank borrow- The information contained in The World Bank Monthly Op- ers. Each entry in the Monthly Project Summary tells at erational Summary is intended to enable companies to as- what point in the cycle a particular project resides. sess their interest in supplying Bank-financed projects. Further information should be requested from the borrowing country’s project implementing agency. The likelihood of a Project Cycle timely response is greater if the queries are brief and to the point. When possible, travel to the borrower’s country and di- During IDENTIFICATION, both the borrowing govern- ment and the Bank are involved in analyzing development rect contact with relevant agency officials is recommended. strategies for the borrower’s economy as a whole and in Firms should contact the World Bank (preferably by fax) identifying projects that support those strategies. only if they are unable to obtain a response to their queries from the implementing agency. General information about PREPARATION, the second stage of the cycle, is the responsibility of the borrower. During preparation, the techni- business opportunities under Bank loans and credits may be obtained from the World Bank’s Procurement Policy and cal and institutional alternatives for achieving a project’s Services Group (by e-mail at: [email protected]). objectives are identified and discussed. Preparation usually requires feasibility studies followed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that promise to yield the most satis- Environmental Categories factory results. An environmental assessment is usually carried out during this phase. (See below for more informa- The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be tion on environmental assessment.) performed by bank borrowers are to be confirmed when a given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of the In the preparation stage of the project cycle, borrowers often following categories based upon the nature, magnitude and supplement their own efforts by hiring consultants to carry sensitivity of environmental issues: out a major part of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and goods need to start making contacts with Category A: Environmental assessment is normally re- borrowers during this stage. quired, as the project may have adverse and significant environmental impacts. Project APPRAISAL, the responsibility of the Bank, provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, Category B: More limited environmental analysis is appro- institutional, economic and financial) and lays the foundation priate, as the project may have specific environmental issues. for implementing the project and evaluating it when complet- Category C: Environmental analysis is normally unnecessary. ed. Conducted by Bank staff, project appraisal may be supple- Projects added to the summary after July 1994 include the mented by individual experts. The preparation of the Staff environmental category A, B or C, except in the case of struc- Appraisal Report concludes this stage. tural and sector adjustment loans, which are designated “II,” During NEGOTIATION, discussions are held with the bor- and financial intermediary loans, which are designated “FI.” rower, and the agreements reached are written into the loan Business opportunities arising from World Bank projects af- documents. Upon completion of negotiations, the project is ter they have been approved, including invitations to bid and presented to the Executive Directors for approval. After ap- to submit proposals on Bank projects and notices of contract proval, the loan agreement is signed. awards, appear twice a month in Development Business and Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within a few are also available via the internet at UN Development months of loan signing. Borrowing countries, through their Business Online at <www.devbusiness.com>. PAGE 4 Monthly Operational Summary JULY 2001 A typical summary entry looks like this: Viet Nam 4 Name of borrowing country (R) = revised; (N) = new entry !-+ (R) Payment Systems and Bank Moderniza- tion: The project will establish a computerized pay- - Project description ments system in order to improve efficiency and modernize the banking sector. Technical assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity of partici- Italics indicate change from last pating commercial banks will also be provided. Pre- +- month’s listing appraisal mission completed. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: VNMPAO28. US$ 4- Amount of loan (US$ millions); lender 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for project management and commercial bank institutional studies. Project Management Unit, Payment Sys- a------ Name/address of implementing agency tern and Bank 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 GEF is striving for universal participation and The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary re- currently 156 countries are participants. Countries

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