the world bank financing to albania

76 Pages·2010·2.92 MB·English

THE WORLD BANK
FINANCING TO ALBANIA
May 2010
TIRANA
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Prepared by Ana Gjokutaj, Communications Officer
World Bank Tirana Office
Design & Layout: Grafika Elzana
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CONTENTS
1. I D A, I B R D A C T I v I T I E S 3
ALBANIA AND THE WORLD BANK 5
WORLD BANK PORTFOLIO IN ALBANIA 5
TABLE OF ACTIVE PROJECTS 6
TABLE OF CLOSED PROJECTS 7
ON-GOING PROJECTS 9
SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY PROJECT 9
POWER SECTOR GENERATION AND RESTRUCTURING PROJECT 12
NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 14
INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AND CLEAN UP PROGRAM 17
ENERGY COMMUNITY OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE APL2- ALBANIA - TRANSMISSION 20
HEALTH SECTOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT 22
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY PROGRAM 24
AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTROL AND HUMAN PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROJECT 27
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REFORM AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT (BERIS) 29
LAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT 31
TRANSPORT PROJECT 33
SECONDARY AND LOCAL ROADS PROJECT 35
DISASTER RISK MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION PROJECT 37
ENERGY COMMUNITY OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE APL5 - ALBANIA - DAM SAFETY 38
PARTIAL RISK GUARANTEE (PRG) FOR THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
OPERATOR (OSSH) IN ALBANIA 39
TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE BANK 40
GEF - SHKODRA LAKE INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT 40
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT THE INTEGRATED PLANNING SYSTEM (MULTIDONOR TRUST FUND) 42
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROOUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ALBANIA (JSDF GRANT) 45
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI) 47
STRENGTHENING AARHUS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN ALBANIA (IDF GRANT) 49
STUDIES (NON-LENDING SERVICES) 51
CIvIL SOCIETY FUND 55
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION 60
2. I F C A C T I v I T I E S 61
TABLE OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS 63
IFC ADVISORY SERVICES 65
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN INFRASTRUCTURE 65
IFC ADVISORY TO PRIVATE SECTOR 67
CORPORATE ADVICE 67
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ADVISORY SERVICES 69
ACCESS TO FINANCE 71
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I D A, I B R D A C T I v I T I E S
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This brochure is a tool to inform the public and our partners
about the World Bank activity in Albania, and to encourage
broader participation in the financed projects.
It includes basic data on the World Bank activity in Albania,
including lending, grants and analytical and advisory activities.
Project briefs contain information on project components
and recent achievements. The data on disbursements are
regularly updated.
The Borrower is responsible for all procurement steps,
including advertising, pre-qualification evaluation,
preparation of bidding documents, evaluation of bids and
contract awards. The Borrower, rather than the World Bank,
contracts directly with companies and consultants. Therefore,
consultants, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of
goods and services should contact the implementing agencies
in Albania if they are interested in participating in World
Bank-funded projects.
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Albania and The World Bank
ALBANIA AND THE WORLD BANK
After Albania joined the World Bank in 1991, the Bank became one of the country’s main sources of development
assistance. Albania is a member of the International Development Association (IDA), International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). In 2008, on account of its strong achievements in economic growth,
Albania has achieved middle income status and graduated from IDA concessional flows to IBRD lending, sending
a positive signal to investors and the financial markets about the economic prospects of the country. The country
is now creditworthy for IBRD.
The World Bank’s mission in Albania is to help the country achieve economic and social development as it moves
closer to Europe. The basis for the World Bank’s activities in Albania is the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS).
A new Country Partnership Strategy is under preparation for the next four years (2011-2014). This document will
guide the World Bank’s program of policy and investment lending and analytical and advisory services for the
country and will be agreed in consultation with the Government and other stakeholders, including the civil society.
The new Strategy will support the Government’s development strategy as articulated in the National Strategy
for Development and Integration (NDSI) by focusing on three strategic objectives: (i) Accelerating Albania’s
recovery toward high growth in a post-crisis Europe by strengthening macroeconomic and public expenditure
management, improving the regulatory framework for private investment, and closing the infrastructure gap in
a fiscally sustainable manner (ii) Broadening and sustaining Albania’s social gains by improving access to better
quality education and health services, and increasing the effectiveness of its social protection systems; and (iii)
Reducing Albania’s vulnerability to climate change, by improving the conservation, management and efficient use
of its water resources, and strengthening disaster preparedness. The CPS program will also continue to support
governance improvements in Albania. The World Bank has supported Albania’s development across a broad
range of sectors through IDA, and IBRD lending. As part of its recent and ongoing assistance to improve the
country’s institutions and governance, the World Bank has helped to modernize Albania’s public administration
and improve its public expenditure management practices. Local infrastructure has also been upgraded, and
financing of national and rural roads has improved communications within the country, facilitating people’s access
to economic and social centers and services. The World Bank has helped Albania to take important steps to
upgrade the regulatory framework for businesses and to remove harmful administrative barriers. Albania was one
of the top ten reformers worldwide in 2009. World Bank projects have also focused on health care, education, and
improving social protection and social service delivery systems.
WORLD BANK PORTFOLIO IN ALBANIA
The World Bank lending in Albania totals US$1.4 billion comprising 68 projects. Out of this, US$ 791 million
have been disbursed. The World Bank also provides technical assistance, analytical and policy advice.
Commitments under the current portfolio consists of 14 operations totaling US$263 million in IBRD/IDA
loans and credits, US$180 million in co-financing loans and credits, and US$35 million of recipient-executed
Trust Funds, amounting to a consolidated portfolio (under Bank supervision) of around US$480 million of
investments under implementation. The bank is investing in social sectors, in energy, transport, and water,
business environment reform including property registration, and agriculture, environment and community
development. Albania benefits from 3 large free-standing trust funds: a multi-donor, trust fund for the
Integrated Planning System, financed by seven bilateral donors and the EU; a trust fund on the Governance
Partnership Facility; and a fee-based-service from UNDP on public utility governance in water and electricity,
as well as few smaller special vehicle trust funds such as EITI, FIRST in the financial sector, IDF for Aarhus
Convention Implementation, and a JSDF for youth empowerment.
Ongoing analytical work focuses heavily on strengthening future sources of growth and competitiveness,
improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending, and improving governance in the social services
and the utility sectors.
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TABLE OF ACTIvE PROJECTS
APPROVAL IDA CREDIT IBRD LOAN
PROJECTS FISCAL YEAR AMOUNT AMOUNT
(million US$) (million US$)
1. Social Service Delivery Project 01, 09 10.0 5
2. Power Sec. Generation & Restructuring Pr. 04 25.0
3. Natural Resource Development Project 05 7.0
4. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (APL#1) 05 17.5
5. ECSEE APL# 2 (ALBANIA) 05 27.0
6. Health System Modernization Project 06 15.4
7. Education Excellence and Equity Program 06 15.0
8. Avian Influenza Control Project 06 5.0
9. BERIS 07 3.7 5.6
10. Land Administration and Management Project 07 15 20.0
11. Transport Project 07 5.0 21.64
12. Secondary and Local Roads 08 20.0 0.9
13. Disaster Risk Management 08 6.16 3.0
14. Energy Community of SEE APLProgram-APL5 08 35.3
for Albania Damn Safety
207.06 56.14
TOTAL 263.2
NOTE: Since grants like Multi-donor Trust Fund on Integrated Planning System, or Shkodra Lake Integrated Ecosystem Management,
and other trust funds are not IDA/IBRD financed operations, they are not included in this table.
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TABLE OF CLOSED PROJECTS
PROJECT NAME CREDIT AMMOUNT CLOSING
(million US US$ ) DATE
1. Critical Imports 41.1 30 June 1996
2. Rural Poverty Alleviation 2.4 30 June 1995
3. Technical Assistance 4.0 31 March 1999
4. Transport 18.0 30 June 1999
5. Agriculture Structural Adjustment Credit 20.0 31 December 1998
6. Housing 15.0 31 December 1999
7. Social Safety Net Development 5.5 31 August 1999
8. Labor Market Development 5.4 30 June 1999
9. School Rehabilitation 9.6 31 March 2000
10. Tax Administration and Modernization 4.0 30 June 2000
11. EFSAC 15.0 30 June 1998
12. Irrigation Rehabilitation 10.0 30 June 2001
13. Durres Water Supply 11.6 31 October 2000
14. Health Services Rehabilitation 12.4 31 March 2001
15. Power Loss Reduction 5.0 31 December 1997
16. Rural Development 6.0 31 December 1999
17. Urban Works and Microenterprise 4.0 30 June 1999
18. Agro-processing Development 6.0 30 June 2000
19. Rural Roads 15.0 31 December 2000
20. Power Transmission and Distribution 29.5 31 January 2003
21. National Roads 25.0 30 May 2003
22. Rehabilitation Credit 25.0 31 December 1998
23. Private Industry Recovery 10.25 31 January 2003
24. Community Works 9.0 31 March 2003
25. Public Expenditure Support 30.0 30 September 2000
26. Structural Adjustment Credit 45.0 31 December 2000
27. Community Works Supplemental 5.0 31 March 2003
28. Recovery Program TA 5.0 31 October 2002
29. Emergency Road Repair Project 13.7 31 December 2003
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Albania and The World Bank
TABLE OF CLOSED PROJECTS (CONT’)
ON-GOING PROJECTS
PROJECT NAME CREDIT AMMOUNT CLOSING
(million US US$ ) DATE
30. Poverty Reduction Support Credit 1 20.0 30 June 2003
31. Poverty Reduction Support Credit 2 18.0 31 December 2004
32. Water Supply Urgent Rehabilitation Project 10.0 1 March 2004
33. Education Reform Project 12.0 31 October 2004
34. Forestry 8.0 30 June 2004
35. Durres Port Project 17.0 31 December 2004
36. Poverty Reduction Support Credit 3 10.0 31 December 2005
37. Financial Sector Adjustment Credit 15.0 31 December 2004
38. Health System Recovery and Development Pr. 17.0 31 January 2005
39. Urban Land Management 10.0 31 March 2005
40. Second Irrigation & Drainage Project 24.0 31 March 2005
41. Trade and Transport Facilitation in SE 8.1 31 March 2005
42. Microcredit Project 12.0 30 June 2005
43. Legal & Judicial Reform Project 9.0 30 September 2005
44. Financial Sector Institutional Building TA 6.5 30 June 2005
45. Public Administration Reform Project 8.5 15 December 2006
46. Power Sector Rehabilitation & Restructuring Pr. 29.9 31 December 2006
47. Road Maintenance & Supplement Projects 30.0 30 June 2007
48. Fishery Development Project 5.6 30 September 2007
49. Development Policy Operation 1 (DPO1) 10.0 31 December 2007
50. Agricultural Services Project 9.9 31 March 2008
51. Second Community Works Project 15 20 September 2008
52. Municipal Water and Wastewater Project 15 31 December 2009
53. Water Resource Management Project 15 30 June 2009
TOTAL 742.95
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