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Summaries of Operations Approved During Fiscal 2006, Europe & Central Asia

        Principal amount
(millions)
Country/project nameNetworkaDate of
approval
MaturitiesSDRbUS$
           
Albania
           
• IDA Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Emergency Response Credit will strengthen capacity to prevent the spread of avian influenza among poultry, and prepare for a potential pandemic of avian flu transmissible between humans. Total cost: $6.1 millionESSD06/27/062016/20263.55.0
           
• IDA Education Excellence and Equity Specific Investment Credit aims to improve quality of learning conditions for all students and increase enrollment in general secondary education. Total cost: $75 millionHDN06/01/062016/202610.515.0
           
• IDA Health System Modernization Specific Investment Credit aims to improve primary health care services and to improve governance and management in the hospital sector.
Total cost: $19.1 million
HDN03/14/062016/202510.715.4
           
Armenia
           
• IDA Avian Influenza Preparedness Emergency Response Credit will minimize the threat posed by the highly pathogenic avian influenza and prepare a response to a potential influenza pandemic. Total cost: $9.3 millionESSD06/02/062016/20454.46.3
           
• IDA Renewable Energy Specific Investment Credit aims to increase privately owned and operated power generation using renewable energy. Total cost: $25.1 millionINF03/29/062016/20453.55.0
           
• IDA Second Poverty Reduction Support Credit will support policy and institutional reforms identified in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Total cost: $20 millionPREM01/19/062016/204514.120.0
           
IDA Urban Heating Specific Investment Credit will increase the use of clean, efficient, safe and affordable heating technologies in urban schools and multiapartment buildings. Total cost: $22 millionPSDN07/12/052015/204510.015.0
           
• IDA Rural Enterprise and Small-Scale Commercial Agriculture Development Specific Investment Credit will help targeted farmers and entrepreneurs increase their income from rural activities and enlarge employment opportunities in rural areas. Total cost: $28.2 millionESSD07/07/052015/204513.320.0
           
Azerbaijan
           
• IDA Health Sector Reform Specific Investment Credit will improve overall health system stewardship and financing and enhance equitable access to it in selected districts. Total cost: $86.8 millionHDN06/29/062016/204134.350.0
           
• IDA Judicial Modernization Specific Investment Credit will assist the government in developing and implementing a long-term judicial system modernization program. Total cost: $35.6 millionPREM06/29/062016/204114.821.6
           
• IDA Agricultural Development and Credit Adaptable Program Credit will increase rural productivity and incomes by enhancing access to rural business and agricultural support services. Total cost: $57.7 millionESSD06/27/062016/204120.129.2
           
IDA Rehabilitation and Completion of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure Specific Investment Credit aims to prevent the decline in supplying water to Baku City and eliminate further deterioration of irrigation water supply. Total cost: $5.5 millionESSD02/28/062016/20403.55.0
           
• IBRD Highway 2 Specific Investment Loan aims to reduce road transport costs and improve access, transit, and road safety. Total cost: $264.9 millionINF01/17/062014/2025n.a.200.0
           
Belarus
           
• IBRD Post-Chernobyl Recovery Specific Investment Loan will provide efficient and reliable heat and hot water services to Chernobyl-affected areas. Total cost: $61 millionINF04/18/062011/2023n.a.50.0
           
Bosnia and Herzegovina
           
IDA Energy Community of South East Europe Adaptable Program Credit will make broad improvements to the energy sector in terms of distribution, environmental impact, market operation, financial management, and information systems of the Elektroprivredas. Total cost: $286.6 millionINF06/16/062016/202625.136.0
           
IDA Land Registration Specific Investment Credit will facilitate the orderly development of transparent land markets through registration of real estate rights and complementary policies to enable transactions. Total cost: $17 millionESSD04/27/062016/202610.415.0
           
Croatia
           
• IBRD District Heating Specific Investment Loan will promote Hrvatska Elektropriveda Toplinarstvo's (HEPT) operational efficiency by reducing energy and water loss, increasing its profitability, and increasing customer satisfaction. Total cost: $44.3 millionINF06/20/062012/2021n.a.29.8
           
• IBRD Agricultural Acquis Cohesion Specific Investment Loan will develop sustainable systems and capacities within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management. Total cost: $48.5 millionESSD02/16/062011/2020n.a.30.1
           
IBRD Programmatic Adjustment Loan will support economic growth by improving the investment climate and reducing size and increasing efficiency in the public sector. Total cost: $184.9 millionPREM09/15/052015/2015n.a.184.9
           
• IBRD Education Sector Development Specific Investment Loan will renew school curricula, improve monitoring and evaluation in the educational system, strengthen school management, and promote innovation. Total cost: $255 millionHDN09/15/052010/2020n.a.85.0
           
• IBRD Science and Technology Specific Investment Loan will promote applied research in selected research and development institutions and promote private sector development and commercialization of new technologies. Total cost: $47.3 millionPSDN07/07/052010/2020n.a.40.0
           
Georgia
           
IDA Avian Influenza Control & Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Emergency Response Credit/Grant aims to minimize the threat posed to humans and the poultry industry by avian flu and to prepare for infectious disease emergencies in humans. Total cost: $10.3 millionESSD05/31/062016/20462.5
2.5
3.5
3.5
c
g
           
• IDA Public Sector Financial Management Reform Support Specific Investment Grant will introduce more effective systems for tracking the use of public resources and improve management of the civil service. Total cost: $15 millionPREM02/16/06n.a.2.13.0
           
IDA Infrastructure Pre-Investment Facility Technical Assistance Grant will facilitate infrastructure investment, especially in energy and transport, and finance technical assistance to assess feasibility and effectiveness of specific investments. Total cost: $5.9 millionINF02/16/06n.a.3.55.0
           
• IDA Poverty Reduction Support Operation Development Policy Credit/Grant will strengthen the public sector, improve electricity and gas sector services, facilitate greater private sector development, and improve social services. Total cost: $20 millionPREM09/15/052016/20459.4
4.5
13.5
6.5
c
g
           
Kazakhstan
           
• IBRD Forest Protection and Reforestation Project Specific Investment Loan will develop cost-effective and sustainable management and environmental rehabilitation of forest lands and associated rangelands. Total cost: $63.8 millionESSD11/29/052011/2023n.a.30.0
           
• IBRD North-South Electricity Transmission Specific Investment Loan will ensure that enterprises and households in southern Kazakhstan have access to an adequate, reliable, and cost-effective supply of electricity. Total cost: $160.8 millionINF10/27/052011/2022n.a.100.0
           
Kosovo
           
• IDA Energy Sector Cleanup and Land Reclamation Project Technical Assistance Grant will enable the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) to free land for community development purposes and build capacity in KEK. Total cost: $11.4 millionESSD06/13/06n.a.3.85.5
           
Kyrgyz Republic
           
• IDA Water Management Improvement Specific Investment Grant aims to improve irrigation and water management, leading to a sustainable increase in agricultural productivity. Total cost: $28.1 millionESSD03/29/06n.a.13.219.0
           
• IDA Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Emergency Recovery Grant aims to minimize the threat posed by HPAI infection by supporting national prevention and control strategies. Total cost: $6.4 millionESSD02/09/06n.a.2.84.0
           
• IDA Health and Social Protection Specific Investment Grant will improve access to health services, increase efficiency in the health sector, and strengthen the targeting of social benefits. Total cost: $652 millionHDN12/15/05n.a.10.415.0
           
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of
           
IBRD Legal and Judicial Implementation and Institutional Support Project Specific Investment Loan will support the implementation of the Government's Judicial Reform Strategy and key laws and improve judicial infrastructure. Total cost: $14.8 millionPREM06/01/062011/2023n.a.12.4
           
IBRD Third Energy Community of South East Europe Program Adjustable Program Loan will support integration of FYR Macedonia into the regional power market. Total cost: $39.7 millionINF01/10/062011/2022n.a.25.0
           
IBRD First Programmatic Development Policy Loan will promote economic growth and job creation by improving the investment climate and strengthening public sector governance. Total cost: $30 millionPREM10/27/052011/2022n.a.30.0
           
IBRD Railways Reform Specific Investment Loan will improve the productivity, effectiveness, and financial viability of railway operations. Total cost: $19.9 millionINF09/15/052011/2022n.a.19.4
           
Moldova
           
• IDA Avian Influenza Control and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Emergency Response Credit/Grant will minimize the threat posed to humans by the highly pathogenic avian influenza and other infectious diseases that originate in animals. Total cost: $10.6 millionESSD06/09/062016/20462.8
2.8
4.0
4.0
c
g
           
• IDA Rural Investment and Services Adaptable Program Credit/Grant aims to foster post-privatization growth in agricultural and rural sectors by increasing access to know-how, knowledge, and financial services. Total cost: $26 millionESSD03/28/062016/20455.2
5.2
7.5
7.5
c
g
           
• IDA Quality Education in the Rural Areas of Moldova Specific Investment Credit/Grant aims to improve teaching and learning and to increase access and equity in rural schools. Total cost: $10.2 millionHDN03/14/062016/20463.6
3.6
5.0
5.0
c
g
           
• IDA Competitiveness Enhancement Specific Investment Credit/Grant will improve the business environment and make adequate standards, testing, and quality improvement services available to enterprises. Total cost: $14.3 millionPSDN10/27/052016/20453.4
3.4
4.9
4.9
c
g
           
Poland
           
IBRD Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Third Specific Investment Loan will improve the road rehabilitation and maintenance systems with emphasis on quality, efficiency, financial viability, safety, and road user satisfaction. Total cost: $376.2 millionINF06/06/062011/2021n.a.180.2
           
• IBRD Post-Accession Rural Support Specific Investment Loan will increase social inclusion in rural underdeveloped gminas and support reform of the agricultural insurance fund (KRUS). Total cost: $92.3 millionESSD01/24/062011/2020n.a.88.8
           
Romania
           
• IBRD Social Inclusion Project Specific Investment Loan will assist existing or emerging programs addressing the needs of Roma, persons with disabilities, youth at risk, and victims of domestic violence. Total cost: $74.4 millionHDN06/13/062011/2023n.a.58.5
           
IBRD Judicial Reform Specific Investment Loan will increase efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the judicial system. Total cost: $171.9 millionPREM12/15/052011/2023n.a.130.0
           
IBRD Knowledge Economy Specific Investment Loan will empower knowledge-disadvantaged communities and stimulate the use of information and communications technologies in the private and public sectors. Total cost: $70 millionPSDN11/29/052011/2022n.a.60.0
           
Russian Federation
           
• IBRD Registration Specific Investment Loan will support ongoing reforms of the registration system of rights in immovable property by improving procedures and information flow. Total cost: $123 millionESSD06/13/062011/2023n.a.50.0
           
• IBRD Cadastre Development Specific Investment Loan will facilitate development of real property markets by improving the quality of services provided by the offices of the Cadastre Agency. Total cost: $129.5 millionESSD07/05/052010/2022n.a.100.0
           
Serbia and Montenegro
           
• IDA Energy Community of South East Europe Adaptable Program Credit will improve the efficiency and reliability of the power system through better supply security and closer integration into regional markets. Total cost: $16 millionINF05/22/062016/20266.39.0
           
IDA Programmatic Private and Financial Development Policy Credit will strengthen fiscal discipline in the enterprise, energy, and transport sectors; attract foreign direct investment; and build a more efficient and stable financial sector. Total cost: $55 millionFSE12/06/052016/202538.055.0
           
• IDA Irrigation and Drainage Rehabilitation Specific Investment Credit will allow for more efficient agricultural production, reduce the risk of flood damage, and strengthen water resource management. Total cost: $32.7 millionESSD07/12/052015/202516.625.0
           
Slovak Republic
IBRD Leader Preparation Technical Assistance Adaptable Program Loan aims to support the government in implementing the European Union Leader axis for the period 2007–13. Total cost: $1.5 millionESSD03/02/062010/2010n.a.1.5
           
Tajikistan
           
• IDA Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Project Emergency Response Grant will minimize the threat posed to humans by highly pathogenic avian influenza infection and prepare for infectious disease emergencies in humans. Total cost: $5.3 millionESSD06/29/06n.a.3.45.0
           
IDA Strengthening the National Statistical System Adaptable Program Grant will modernize the national statistical system to provide relevant, timely and reliable statistical data for evidence-based policy making. Total cost: $5.1 millionPREM05/31/06n.a.0.71.0
           
• IDA Municipal Infrastructure Development Specific Investment Grant aims to improve basic municipal services in the eight towns participating in the project. Total cost: $16.5 millionINF01/19/06n.a.10.615.0
           
• IDA Community and Basic Health Specific Investment Grant will improve health services in project-supported areas and build capacity in health administration at national, oblast, and rayon levels. Total cost: $16 millionHDN12/15/05n.a.6.910.0
           
• IDA Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management Specific Investment Grant will improve land and water management in the Ferghana Valley and improve safety and regulation of the Kayrakum Dam and Reservoir. Total cost: $14.2 millionESSD07/26/05n.a.8.713.0
           
Turkey
           
• IBRD Programmatic Public Sector Development Policy Loan aims to support a sustained medium-term process of legal, institutional, and structural development to promote growth and improve social conditions. Total cost: $514.2 millionPREM06/29/062016/2016n.a.500.0
           
IBRD Access to Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises Financial Intermediary Loan aims to increase the access of small and medium enterprises to medium- and long-term finance. Total cost: $180.2 millionPSDN06/08/062011/2021n.a.180.0
           
IBRD Electricity Generation Rehabilitation and Restructuring Specific Investment Loan will improve power supply security during the reform transition and restructure the state-owned generation business into corporatized entities. Total cost: $480.9 millionINF06/06/062011/2021n.a.336.0
           
• IBRD Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response Emergency Response Loan will minimize the threat posed to humans by the highly pathogenic avian influenza infection and prepare for infectious disease emergencies in humans. Total cost: $55.2 millionESSD04/24/062011/2021n.a.34.4
           
IBRD Energy Community of South East Europe Adaptable Program Loan aims to increase the safety, reliability, efficiency, and capacity of the bulk power transmission system. Total cost: $196.9 millionINF03/24/062011/2021n.a.150.0
           
• IBRD Gas Sector Development Specific Investment Loan will increase the reliability and stability of gas supply and support improvements to operations of the Turkish Pipeline Company (BOTAS). Total cost: $538 millionINF11/29/052013/2018n.a.325.0
           
Ukraine
           
IBRD Access to Financial Services Adaptable Program Loan will increase access to financial services in rural areas, specifically for rural and small and medium-size enterprises. Total cost: $185 millionESSD06/22/062011/2026n.a.150.0
           
IBRD Social Assistance System Modernization Specific Investment Loan will improve the social assistance system’s ability to target cash benefits, and reduce the burden on beneficiaries. Total cost: $101.8 millionHDN11/17/052011/2025n.a.99.4
           
• IBRD First Development Policy Loan will support priority reforms in the social and economic spheres of the government’s "Action Plan for Meeting the People" program. Total cost: $251.3 millionPREM07/05/052011/2025n.a.251.3
           
Total      354.04,044.6
             
Note: Numbers may not add to totals because of rounding. • denotes projects with actual involvement of civil society organizations in identification, preparation, and appraisal, and with intended civil society participation in implementation, monitoring, and evaluation; n.a. = not applicable; c = IDA credit; g = IDA grant.
a. ESSD = Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development; FSE = Financial Sector; HDN = Human Development; INF = Infrastructure; PREM = Poverty Reduction and Economic Management; PSDN = Private Sector Development.
b. IDA funds are denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which are valued on the basis of a “basket” of currencies. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the SDR amount reflects the exchange rates in effect at the time of the negotiations of the credit or grant.
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