THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized NOVEMBER 2016 (as of November 17, 2016) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Contents User’s Guide...................................................................... 3 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) .............................................. 4 New Projects Added In This Issue ................................................... 5 Projects Deleted In This Issue………………………………………….……………………………………………………………. 6 Africa ........................................................................... 13 East Asia And Pacific ............................................................. 68 Europe And Central Asia ........................................................... 88 Latin America and The Caribbean .................................................. 109 Middle East And North Africa ..................................................... 125 South Asia....................................................................... 133 Guarantee Operations ............................................................. 158 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 November 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 November 2016 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is identi- the client government, and the agreements reached fied to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant are written into the loan documents. Upon completion Agreement. It is a detailed accounting of the projects of negotiations, the project is presented to the Bank’s included in the country lending programs that are ac- Board of Executive Directors for approval. After ap- tively being prepared for implementation. The lending proval, the financing agreement is signed. programs reflect the Bank’s strategy for each member country as set out in the Country Partnership Frame- Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within work (CPF) presented to the Board of Executive Direc- a few months after the project financing agreement is tors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about 13 signed. Countries, through their implementing agen- months for the Bank to process a project from concept cies, have full responsibility for executing World to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a Bank-financed projects, including procuring goods project is dropped from the program, the project entry and works and hiring consultants. Contractors and is deleted from this summary. Each issue of the sum- suppliers, therefore, should contact appropriate offi- mary contains a list of projects reported for the first cials of the implementing agency to express their in- time and the list of projects deleted from the current terest in specific projects and obtain information on issue. Familiarity with the Bank’s project cycle, sum- what goods and services will be needed and when and marized in the following paragraphs, can help poten- how to submit bids and proposals. tial bidders identify business opportunities with Bank borrowers. Each entry in the MOS indicates at what Consultants are often used during project implemen- point the operation is in the project cycle. tation to provide technical assistance and other pro- ject implementation support. Consultants in particu- lar should contact the responsible implementing agen- Project Cycle cy early in the project preparation period to express their interest. Contracts for consulting services, as well During IDENTIFICATION, the client government as some for goods and works, may also be procured and the Bank identify a specific operation as being prior to loan/credit/grant approval. This is known as likely to support the country’s development strategy advance contracting. and the Bank’s CPF. The information contained in the MOS is intended to During PREPARATION, the client government enable companies to assess their interest in supplying identifies and discusses the technical and institutional Bank-financed projects. Further information should alternatives for achieving the objectives of a project. be requested from the country’s project implementing Preparation usually requires feasibility studies fol- agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater lowed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that if the queries are brief and to the point. When possi- promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An envi- ble, travel to the country; direct contact with relevant ronmental assessment is usually carried out during agency officials is recommended. this phase. (See below for more information on envi- ronmental assessment.) In the preparation stage of Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are the project cycle, clients often supplement their own unable to obtain a response to their queries from the efforts by hiring consultants to carry out a major part implementing agency. General information about of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment business opportunities under Bank loans, credits, and and goods need to start making contacts with country grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s Pro- officials during this stage. curement Policy and Services Group’s website at http://www.worldbank.org/en/projects- During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a compre- operations/products-and-services/procurement- hensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, projects-programs and (click on “Browse Contract institutional, economic, and financial), laying the Awards and Notices by Country” in the Related Links foundation for implementing the project and evaluat- at the bottom of the webpage). ing it when completed. Project appraisal is conducted by Bank staff and may be supplemented by individual Business opportunities under World Bank-financed experts. The preparation of the Project Appraisal Doc- appear twice a month in UN Development Business ument concludes this stage. and are available via the internet at November 2016 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 4 https://www.devbusiness.com/. The website also includes invitations to bid and submit proposals, no- Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds tices of contract awards, and General Procurement through a financial intermediary, in subprojects that Notices. have adverse environmental impacts. An environmen- tal framework may be required. Environmental Categories Category U: No category given. The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are confirmed when a The World Bank has three basic lending instruments: given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of (ii) Investment Project Finance which provides finan- the following categories, depending on the nature, cial support for goods, works and services for a pre- magnitude, and sensitivity of environmental issues: defined specific project; (ii) Development Policy Fi- nance (DPF) which supports countries’ policy and in-