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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association SecM96-691 FROM: Vice President and Secretary July 1, 1996 MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY OF BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS (As of June 15, 1996) Distribution: Executive Directors and Altemates President's Executive Conmmittee Senior Management, Bank, IFC and MIGA TABLE OF CONTENTS Sunimaryof Bank and IDA ProposedProjects Informationon EnvironmentalAssessment ......................... v BusinessOpportunities ........................... vi SECTION REGION PAGES I. AFRICA 1 - 37 Angola .. 1 Benin..... 2 BurkinaFaso. 3 Burundi....... 4 Cameroon ,... 4 Cape Verde .. 6 CentralAfrican Republic ............. 6 Chad ............... 7 Chad/Cameroon,,..,..,.....8 Comoros....... 8 Congo....... 8 Cote d'Ivoire ........ 9 Djbouti.......... ..... ,..,...11 Eritrea . 11 Ethiopia ......... 12 Gabon ........... 13 Ghana ......... 14 Guinea ........16 Guinea-Bissau ........ 16 Kenya ............... 17 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda................... , .. 19 Lesotho ............... 19 Madagascar . ..... 19 Malawi .. 21 Mali ........................... 22 Mauritania ...... ,.,,,.,.,,.24 Mauritius . ..... 24 Mozambique,,....,..,.....25 Namibia ,..... ,, 26 Niger.. 26 Nigeria,...... 26 Rwanda .................... 28 r-FX - ii - AFRICA REGION (Contd...... ) Senegal........... 28 Seychelles. 29 Sierra Leone., 30 Tanzania.30 Togo.................. 32 Uganda.33 Zambia........... 35 Zimbabwe........... 36 WesternAfrica .37 RegionalUEMOA .37 II. EAST ASIA & PACIFIC REGION 38 - 64 Cambodia........... ... 38 China.......... .. 38 Fiji.46 Indonesia.47 Kiribati... 54 Lao, People'sDemocratic Republic .54 Malaysia. 55 Mongolia. 56 Papua New Guinea........... 56 Philippines........... 57 Thailand.... 59 Vanuatu.61 Viet Nam......... 62 Western Samoa.64 III. EUROPEAND CENTRAL ASIA 65 - 95 Albania... 65 Albania/Macedonia, FormerYugoslav Republic of .66 Armenia............... 66 Azerbaijan., 67 Belarus.67 Bosnia and Herzegovina.67 Bulgaria...... 69 CentralAsia . 70 Croatia.70 Estonia... 71 Georgia.72 I ~ I_ ~_ - iii - III. EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA (Contd... /...) Hungry .73 Kazakstan.73 KyrgyzRepublic. 75 Latvia............. 76 Lithuania.77 Macedonia,Former Yugoslav Republic of .78 Moldova.... 79 Poland.80 Romania.82 Russian Federation.84 SlovakRepublic .88 Slovenia.89 Tajikistan.89 Turkey.90 Turkenistan .91 Ukraine.91 Uzbekistan.94 IV. LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 96 - 124 Argentina.96 Belize.98 Bolvia .99 Brazil.100 CaribbeanRegion .103 Chile.............. 103 Colombia., 104 Costa Rica.106 Dominica................. 106 DominicanRepublic .106 Ecuador................ 107 El Salvador.109 Grenada.109 Guatemala.110 Guyana.111 Haiti.112 Honduras.112 Jamaica.113 Mexico.115 Nicaragua..... 118 Panama.118 Paraguay......... , ..... 119 Peru .119 Trinidad& Tobago.122 Uruguay.123 Venezuela.123 -iv - V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 125-135 Algeria............. ... 125 Egypt, Arab Republicof .127 Jordan............ 128 Lebanon.129 Morocco. 130 Tunisia.,, 132 West Bank and Gaza .133 Yemen,Republic of . 134 VI. SOUTH ASIA 136 - 154 Bangladesh. 136 Bhutan.139 India.139 Nepal................. ... 147 Pakistan..... ,,,,,,.... 148 Sri Lanka.152 VII. NEW PROJECTS ADDED IN THIS ISSUE 155 - 163 VIII. PROJECTS DROPPED FROM LENDING PROGRAM AND PROJECTS SIGNED 164 - 169 MOS ANNEX I EnvironmentalOverview of CategoryA Projects II - I58 EnviromnentalOverview of CategoryB Projects 159 - 192 Listingof CategoryC Projects 193 - 196 Listingof CategoryT Projects I97 - 198 MOS ANNEX II ProspectiveWorld BankGuarantee Operations III - 112 CorporateSecretariat -I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -v- INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTPROCESS APPLIED TO BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS In October 1989 the Bankcestablished a specific policy and procedures for environmental assessment and related environmentalanalyses of IBRD and IDA lending operations. Under this environmentalassessment process, the type, timing and main issues of environmentalanalysis to be performedby the borrower are to be confirmedat the time that a givenlending operation is initiatedinto the Bank's prospective lending program and thereafter reported and updated on a quarterly basis in the MonthlyOperational Summary. In October 1991 the Bank revisedits policiesand proceduresso that projects are now assignedone of the followingcategories based upon the nature, magnitude,and sensitivityof environmentalissues: CategoryA - EnvironmentalAssessment is normallyrequired as the project may have adverseand significantenvironmental impacts. CategoryB - More limited environmentalanalysis is appropriate, as the project may have specificenvironmental impacts. CategoryC - Environmentalanalysis is normallyunnecessary. "U" (unclassified)is beingintroduced to indicatestructural and sectoraladjustment loans, whichdo not fall within one of the above three categories for purposes of the directive governingenvironmental assessment. The 1991 revisionalso introducedthe use o'f a standard environmentaldata sheet for all projects to identifythe main issuesand schedulefor any requiredenvironmental analysis. Project descriptionsin every issue of the MonthlyOperational Summary include the environmental category A, B, or C, except in the case of structural and sectoral adjustmentloans which are designated "U". On a quarterly basis (in the January, April, July and October issues) the Monthly Operational Summarycontains an environmentalannex which includesthe environmentaldata sheets for CategoryA projects, data sheet headers for CategoryB projects, and a listingof projects in CategoriesC and T ("to be determiined"). 1_ 1 1~- -vi - BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES Borrowing countries through their implementingagencies have full responsibility for the design and implementation of World Bank-financed projects, including the hiring of consultants and procurement of goods and works. Many contracts for consulting services, as well as some for goods and works, are procured prior to loan/credit approval (advance contracting). Contracts for consulting services, unlike those for goods and works, are not usually advertised. Therefore, consultants, in particular, should contact the responsible implementing agency early in the project preparation period to express their possible interest in providing the services described in the MOS. The information in the MOS is intended to be adequate to enable consultants to assess their possible interest. Further information, if needed, should be requested of the implementing agency. The likelihood of a timely response is enhanced if the queries are brief and to the point. Firms should contact the World Bank (preferably by fax) only if they are unable to obtain a response from the implementingagency. General information about business opportunities under Bank loans/credits may be obtained from the World Bank Business Affairs Adviser at fax number (202) 334-0003. ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT THE MOS 1. Addresses of Implementing Agencies of new projects are given in Section VII of the Summary. 2. The amount is in millions of US dollars and is approximate and tentative. SAF is the acronym for the Special Facility of Sub-Saharan Africa. 3. The letter (N) before projects means that the project is a new listing in the summary; the letter (R) means the information about the project has been revised since the last issue. 4. The Stage of Processing and Action on Procurement column contains available information, if any, about action with respect to the procurement of goods and services expected to be financed by the Bank or IDA, including retroactive financing; expenditures under the IBRD/IDA project. K l_ _ _ _ _ _ Amount & Implementing ' Probable Stage of Processing and Agency Lender Project Description Consulting Services Action on Procurement I. Africa Region Angola Mfinistryof Social 20.0 (N) Emergency Social Recovery (AO-PA- Consulting services will Project is under preparation. Assistance and (IDA) 45644) - This is an emergencyprogram of be required. Appraisal mission tentatively Reintegration Support social assistance to the most vulnerable groups scheduled for August 1996. affected by the war. Project components include: (a) a children's fund; (b) training, (Cofinancing is expected.) employment and reintegration assistance support for demobilized soldiers and displaced persons; (c) assistance for the handicapped; and (d) capacity building for the Ministry of Social Assistance and Reintegration Support. Environmental Assessment Category C. Ministry of Education, 30.0 Labor Force Skills Development and Consulting services will Project is in a two-year Ministry of Labor and (IDA) Training -Project would: (a) promote skill be required. preparatory and pilot phase. Public Administration development; (b) make technical and PPF financing has been vocational education and training (TVET) more obtained. responsive to the needs of employers and the (Cofinancing will be labor market; (c) give a more important role to required.) the private sector in the provision of training; and (d) improve the quality and efficiency of public sector TVET. Environmental Assessment Category C. Ministry of Agriculture 40.0 Agriculture Rehabilitation -Project will Consulting services will Project under preparation. and Rural Development (IDA) assist smallholders through improvements in be required. government services, an improved policy (Cofinanedg w)ll be framework and the provision of funds for rural required.) infrastructure and pilot agricultural credit schemes. Environmental Assessment Category B.
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