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STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY 2010 Document 57434, October 3, 2010, OPCS
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STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 SOPE
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION Russian Federation
Operations Policy and Country Services OCTOBER 03, 2010
Introduction The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY10 provides information on all IBRD, IDA, and trust funded projects that were active as of June 30, 2010. The World Bank has issued a SOPE Report every year as an internal communication to the Board of Executive Directors. In accordance with the Bank’s revised disclosure policy, since FY02, the SOPE Report is available to the public. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the Project Appraisal Document or Program Document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the Implementation Completion Report, disclosed after the project closes.
In addition to the project progress description, the FY10 SOPE report1 contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date.
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Notes: Amounts and Graphs for loans/credits/grants in currencies other than U.S. dollars may not match exactly due to exchange rate fluctuations over the life of the project. Disbursement graphs are not included for Development Policy Operations, which provide quick-disbursing financing to support policy and institutional reforms. For these operations, funds are disbursed in one or more stages (tranches), released when the borrower complies with agreed prior actions.
Projects which are not yet effective may not have a planned disbursement schedule and thus will not include a graph.
Russian Federation Project Name (ID): ENV MGMT (P008821) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 11/08/1994 Midterm Review Date: 02/10/1999 Closing Date: 06/30/2011 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: TF-20217, IBRD-38060, COFN-3810 Sector (s): Other industry (67%), Central government administration (13%), Sub-national government administration (9%), Water supply (6%), Solid waste management (5%) Theme (s): Environmental policies and institutions (23%), Pollution management and environmental health (22%), Water resource management (22%), Other financial and private sector development (22%), Administrative and civil service reform (11%) Project Development Objectives: The objectives are to: (a) strengthen and streamline federal and regional institutional structures for environmental and natural resource management; (b) improve federal and regional environment policy and strategy formulation and implementation; (c) upgrade environmental and natural resource management systems; (d) address priority environmental management investment needs through the setting up of initial capitalization of the National Pollution Abatement Facility; (e) assist in the financing of economically viable, high priority resource recovery/pollution abatement projects in the country; and (f) facilitate the flow of donor funds and resources to the environmental protection sector. The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during FY 10 Following the government’s request, the project was extended by 18 months to complete the technical assistance component supporting preparation of a large-scale national project to address past environmental liabilities. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The development objectives related to technical assistance components of the project were completed in 2002 and partially achieved. Progress reached in fiscal year 2010 towards achieving objectives related to pollution abatement investments was limited. Only two small pollution abatement investments were completed, and more than USD 20.4 million of uncommitted National Pollution Abatement Facility resources were cancelled. The progress on preparation of Past Environmental Liability Project funded by the project is limited. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant TF-20217 IBRD-38060 COFN-3810
Status Closed Effective Closed
Amount 3.00 110.00 10.36
Disbursed 2.85 86.39 5.64
Undisbursed 0.00 3.17 0.00
Cancellation 0.15 20.44 4.38
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): RU Cap Mrkt Devt (P042622) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 05/30/1996 Closing Date: 11/01/2010 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-40290 Sector (s): Central government administration (76%), Capital markets (17%), Law and justice (7%) Theme (s): Regulation and competition policy (25%), Legal institutions for a market economy (25%), Infrastructure services for private sector development (25%), Standards and financial reporting (25%) Project Development Objectives: The objective is to develop the legal, regulatory and institutional framework underpinning the development of modern capital markets in Russia integrated with the broader financial sector. The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during FY 10 The project was restructured through a 4 month extension to allow for the completion of key contracts and installation/roll out of information technology equipment in the territorial offices of the Federal Financial Markets Service. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The project funded the continued development of the securities market legal framework which resulted in submission to Parliament of several key draft legislation strengthening investor protection such as the insider trading and price manipulation law. An automated document workflow system supporting the modernization and automation of the business functions of the securities Regulator, the Federal Financial Market Service (FFMS) was successfully procured and installed in all 13 territorial branch offices of the FFMS. In addition, the project supported the financial sector policy agenda of the Ministry of Finance and the development of the legal and organizational framework that will underpin the new Financial Agency responsible for managing the assets and liabilities of the Sovereign. Finally, the project supported the development of a new operation on Financial Education and Financial Literacy designed to strengthen consumer protection in financial services. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-40290
Status Effective
Amount 89.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 52.13
Undisbursed 2.78
Cancellation 34.09
Project Name (ID): REG FISC TA (P058587) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 12/22/1999 Midterm Review Date: 02/14/2003 Closing Date: 06/30/2011 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: TF-51789, TF-25361, IBRD-45280 Sector (s): Central government administration (50%), Sub-national government administration (42%), Law and justice (8%) Theme (s): Tax policy and administration (20%), Debt management and fiscal sustainability (20%), Municipal finance (20%), Law reform (20%), Legal institutions for a market economy (20%) Project Development Objectives: The objective is to: (a) improve the legal framework for sub-national public finance and intergovernmental fiscal relations; (b) establish a mechanism for improving compliance with federal laws and regulations in the area of fiscal management and promote fiscally responsible behavior at the sub-national level through appropriate economic incentives; (c) strengthen the Government's capacity to monitor sub-national fiscal performance and reform efforts; and (d) strengthen institutional capacity of sub-national governments for carrying out fiscal and structural reforms. The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during FY 10 The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) were revised in order to harmonize the appropriate wording in the Loan Agreement (LA) and Project Appraisal Document (PAD) with respect to Development Objective, as in the PAD, the PDOs were inadvertently put into broader strategic context in comparison to the LA. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The Project is progressing well towards achievement of the Development Objectives. The legal framework was improved through preparation of normative documents on internal control in line ministries and drafting model recommendations for regional and municipal governments on restructuring of overdue debt and preparation of model procedures for asset management at sub-national level with respect to different classes of assets. In addition, institutional capacity of sub-national governments was strengthened through development of methodological recommendations on grants rewards for improvements in public financial management, development of a series of methodological recommendations for budget administrators on risk management, assessment of efficiency of asset management, and automatization of financial management. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant TF-51789 TF-25361 IBRD-45280
Status Closed Closed Effective
Amount 1.25 0.48 30.00
Disbursed 1.25 0.48 27.96
Undisbursed 0.00 0.00 2.04
Cancellation 0.00 0.00 0.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): TREASURY DEVT (P064508) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 06/06/2002 Midterm Review Date: 11/17/2008 Closing Date: 12/31/2010 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: TF-25812, IBRD-46620 Sector (s): Central government administration (100%) Theme (s): Public expenditure, financial management and procurement (67%), Other rule of law (33%) Project Development Objectives: The objectives are to: (a) ensure conditions for effective budget implementation; and (b) provide a transparent system of accounting that enables effective management and audit of financial resources. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The policy and institutional reforms associated with the formation of a modern Treasury organization have been mostly completed. Currently, the rollout of new Federal Treasury Automation System (FTAS) is in progress (initiated in January 2010 and completed in 14 regions). The FTAS rollout in remaining 69 regions is expected to be completed by January 2012 to achieve project objectives. The Federal Treasury is expected to submit a request for the extension of project closing date until June 30, 2012 to complete the remaining activities. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant TF-25812 IBRD-46620
Status Closed Effective
Amount 0.50 231.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 0.50 99.61
Undisbursed 0.00 131.39
Cancellation 0.00 0.00
Project Name (ID): ST. PETERSBURG ECON DEVT (P069063) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 05/15/2003 Midterm Review Date: 05/11/2008 Closing Date: 07/01/2012 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-46940 Sector (s): General industry and trade sector (30%), Other social services (30%), Housing finance and real estate markets (20%), Sub-national government administration (20%) Theme (s): Municipal governance and institution building (23%), Municipal finance (22%), Legal institutions for a market economy (22%), Small and medium enterprise support (22%), Land administration and management (11%) Project Development Objectives: The objectives are to improve the business climate in St. Petersburg through a set of multi-sector reforms and investments in selected cultural sites that are critical to preserve St. Petersburg's position as one of Russia's top centers of culture and arts and to enable its future development as an international cultural destination. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The reforms under the city (adjustment) component of the project were successfully completed in 2007. As a result, the number of new small and medium enterprises registered in St. Petersburg has been more than doubled since 2002 and far exceeded the target magnitude; the number of private transactions for land and real estate is also nearly double the target value. The creditworthy status of St. Petersburg continues to be confirmed by Standard & Poors, Moody's and Fitch ratings. The indicators pertaining to the project's adjustment component will be revisited at the end of the project in 2012 during preparation of the Implementation Completion Report. The indicator on the preservation of St. Petersburg's position as the center of culture, which measures growth in tourism, is attributable to the investment component and remains relevant. The city continues to attract an increasing number of tourists. The number of tourists has grown by more than 150 percent since project approval and reached 4.6 million visitors per year. Overall this figure is stable and didn't change in 2009 despite the influence of the global economic crisis. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant Status IBRD-46940 Effective
Amount 161.10
Disbursed Undisbursed Cancellation 76.09 25.01 60.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): CUSTOMS DEVT (P072960) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 04/22/2003 Midterm Review Date: 11/22/2006 Closing Date: 06/30/2011 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-46890 Sector (s): Central government administration (100%) Theme (s): Tax policy and administration (25%), Trade facilitation and market access (25%), Administrative and civil service reform (24%), Legal institutions for a market economy (13%), Standards and financial reporting (13%) Project Development Objectives: The project development objective is to modernize Customs administration to: (a) ensure the processing of international trade flows according to internationally acceptable practices; and (b) increase taxpayer compliance with the Customs Code. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The automation and streamlining of business processes of the Federal Customs Service was dependent on the procurement and installation of several large-scale IT systems which required a two year extension of the closing date. The extension became effective in mid 2009 after some delay. The delay put all procurement activities on hold in the first half of 2009 but most packages have been procured according to schedule after the extension was agreed. Accordingly, there has been good progress towards achievement of the development objectives during fiscal year 2010. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-46890
Status Effective
Amount 140.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 90.38
Undisbursed 49.62
Cancellation 0.00
Project Name (ID): CADASTRE DEVT (P078420) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 07/05/2005 Midterm Review Date: 05/21/2008 Closing Date: 06/30/2011 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-48000 Sector (s): Central government administration (98%), Law and justice (1%), Housing finance and real estate markets (1%) Theme (s): Personal and property rights (29%), Land administration and management (29%), Legal institutions for a market economy (14%), Tax policy and administration (14%), Administrative and civil service reform (14%) Project Development Objectives: The objective of the project is to improve the information flow and simplify operational procedures for the Unified State Cadastre of Immovable Property in order to improve the quality of services of property registration. The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during FY 10 The closing date was extended by one year to June 30, 2011. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The legal framework has been changed to improve information flows and operational procedures to make them simpler for citizens. Cadastre offices have been equipped with advanced technology to ensure better connectivity amongst the offices. Average time to process a survey for new property is reduced from 2 months to 20 days. Technical surveys are no longer required for secondary transactions. Overall client satisfaction is increasing. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-48000
Status Effective
Amount 100.00
Disbursed 95.68
Undisbursed 4.32
Cancellation 0.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): HOUSING & COMMUNAL SERVICES (P079032) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 02/26/2008 Closing Date: 06/01/2014 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-48880 Sector (s): District heating and energy efficiency services (52%), General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (30%), Sub-national government administration (12%), Housing construction (5%), Central government administration (1%) Theme (s): Access to urban services and housing (50%), Other urban development (25%), Municipal governance and institution building (25%) Project Development Objectives: The project development objective is to improve the quality and financial viability of Housing and Communal Services of the participating municipalities. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The project became effective in the latter part of the reporting period and was still in too early a stage for meaningful progress. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-48880
Status Effective
Amount 200.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 3.00
Undisbursed 197.00
Cancellation 0.00
Project Name (ID): HYDROMETEO SYST MOD (P082239) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 03/17/2005 Midterm Review Date: 10/23/2008 Closing Date: 10/31/2011 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-47690 Sector (s): Central government administration (100%) Theme (s): Natural disaster management (50%), Water resource management (25%), Administrative and civil service reform (25%) Project Development Objectives: The main development objective of the project is to increase the accuracy of forecasts provided to the Russian people and economy by modernizing key elements of RosHydromet's technical base and strengthening its situational arrangements. This would enable enterprise and household adjustments to protect lives and support economic growth. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The project is making good progress in reaching its development objective. Many of the specific parameters measuring progress such as increase of lead time for national and regional weather forecasts and reduction of response time for client's requests or percentage of stations reporting on time are already achieved. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-47690
Status Effective
Amount 80.00
Disbursed 60.01
Undisbursed 19.89
Cancellation 0.10
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): JUDICIAL REFORM SUPPORT (P089733) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 02/15/2007 Closing Date: 03/30/2012 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-48490, TF-90655 Sector (s): Law and justice (100%) Theme (s): Access to law and justice (40%), Judicial and other dispute resolution mechanisms (40%), Legal institutions for a market economy (20%) Project Development Objectives: The objective is to strengthen judicial transparency and efficiency in courts supported by the project. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): Progress towards achieving the project development objective has been much slower than anticipated, due mainly to key procurements taking longer than expected, including for governance reasons. The project Mid Term Review is scheduled for September-October 2010. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-48490 TF-90655
Status Effective Effective
Amount 50.00 1.90
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 5.71 1.04
Undisbursed 44.29 0.86
Cancellation 0.00 0.00
Project Name (ID): STATE STATS SYST 2 (P092429) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 06/28/2007 Closing Date: 08/25/2012 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-48670 Sector (s): Central government administration (100%) Theme (s): Economic statistics, modeling and forecasting (29%), Managing for development results (29%), Administrative and civil service reform (14%), Other economic management (14%), Macroeconomic management (14%) Project Development Objectives: The project's objective is to build a sustainable state statistical system for the collection of timely, coherent and trustworthy data on the economy and social conditions. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The Project implementation gained some pace. A satisfactory dialog is preserved with a new appointed head and renewed senior management team of national statistical office. The country statistical information and computer system received a strong impulse for development and renovation based on project activities launched recently. The population census data processing was supported by the development of software and acquisition of advanced equipment. Strengthening of human capacities was reached through timely and intensive upgrading/retraining of statistical staff. Index of users# trust to statistical data overreached the planned increased and equals to 1.029. The disbursement went up, though there are delays against expected schedule. The Project implementation gained some pace. A satisfactory dialog is preserved with a new appointed head and renewed senior management team of National Statistical office. The country statistical information and computer system received a strong impulse for development and renovation based on project activities launched recently. The population census data processing was supported by the development of software and acquisition of advanced equipment. Strengthening of human capacities was reached through timely and intensive upgrading/retraining of statistical staff. Index of user trust of statistical data exceeded the planned increased and equals to 1.029. The disbursement went up, though there are delays against expected schedule. Actions to improve and accelerate the implementation have been discussed and agreed with the counterparts. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-48670
Status Effective
Amount 10.00
Disbursed 1.53
Undisbursed 8.47
Cancellation 0.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Project Name (ID): REGISTRATION (P093050) Country: Russian Federation Board Approval Date: 06/13/2006 Closing Date: 05/31/2014 Loan/Credit/Grant Number: IBRD-48260 Sector (s): Sub-national government administration (56%), Law and justice (37%), General public administration sector (7%) Theme (s): Personal and property rights (29%), Land administration and management (29%), Administrative and civil service reform (14%), Legal institutions for a market economy (14%), Municipal governance and institution building (14%) Project Development Objectives: The objective of the Project are (a) to improve the system of registration of legal rights to immovable property; (b) to develop standardized, clear and efficient registration procedures; and (c) to introduce information management systems to the registration offices. Progress toward achieving development objective(s): The government decided in December 2008 to unify the registration and cadastre offices in the country. This decision is important for achieving the project objectives, although it has caused delays in Project implementation. The Government has also made progress on selecting standardized software for registration and on making the archival system more efficient. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2010) Loan/Credit/Grant IBRD-48260
Status Effective
Amount 50.00
STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION – FY10 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION
Disbursed 0.41
Undisbursed 49.59
Cancellation 0.00