51034 STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION ­ FY09 SOPE EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION COUNTRY: SAMOA Operations Policy and Country Services OCTOBER 02, 2009 Introduction The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY09 provides information on all IBRD/IDA projects that were active as of June 30, 2009. 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 FY09 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. 1 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. Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Samoa WS-2ND HEALTH SECTOR MGMT PROG SPT PRJ Project Name(ID): (P086313) Country: Samoa Board Approval Date: 19-Jun-2008 Mid-Term Review Date: Closing Date: 31-Dec-2013 Sector: Health (75%); Central government administration (25%) The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during no FY09: The development objective of the Project is to improve the effectiveness of the Government of Samoa in managing and Project development objective(s): implementing the Program based on the results from sector performance monitoring. A Demographic and Health Survey is underway, and the findings of the last STEPwise approach to surveillance Progress toward achieving (STEPS) survey will also be released shortly. These will development objective(s): provide the baseline data to monitor progress against the project objectives. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-44320 Effective XDR 2.93 0.25 2.71 0.00 TF-90307 Closed USD 0.50 0.48 0.00 0.02 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Project Name(ID): Samoa - Telecommunications & Post Reform (P075739) Country: Samoa Board Approval Date: 17-Dec-2002 Mid-Term Review Date: 24-Oct-2005 Closing Date: 15-Oct-2009 Telecommunications (50%); Postal services (40%); Law and Sector: justice (10%) The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during no FY09: The Project Development Objective is to assist the Government of Samoa (GOES) in implementing a comprehensive reform of the telecommunications and postal sectors. This reform focuses on: (a) introducing competition Project development objective(s): and private participation in telecommunications and postal sectors; (b) advancing regulatory reform, and developing sector institutional capacity; and (c) extending access to basic communications, postal services, and information technologies. While the overall pace of project implementation reflects the limited institutional capacity in Samoa, the borrower and the implementing agencies have performed in a relatively satisfactory manner and remain strongly committed to the project objective to increase access to affordable telecommunications. The project has achieved a number of significant results: (i) competition in the telecommunication sector was introduced first in the mobile segment, and then to the entire sector since July 2009 (international gateway, undersea cable); in the postal sector, competition will be increased with the new postal bill tabled in Parliament early Progress toward achieving next year; (ii) the project supported the creation and the development objective(s): capacity building of the Office of the Regulator, in charge of the telecommunication sector, and soon of the broadcast and the postal sectors; (iii) access to basic communications services has increased by a factor of 8 mostly as the result of the introduction of competition. In addition, improvements in service quality and diversification have helped the business community, and the introduction of broadband and the development of high speed internet now allows the Government to prepare the next phase of ICT reform around its e-Government strategy. This has paved the way for similar reforms in the Pacific. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-37240 Effective XDR 5.27 2.86 2.34 0.00 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Project Name(ID): WS-INFRA ASSET MGMT APL2 (P075523) Country: Samoa Board Approval Date: 29-Dec-2003 Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Nov-2007 Closing Date: 30-Jun-2010 Roads and highways (74%); Central government Sector: administration (18%); Flood protection (8%) The project was restructured, or received Additional Financing during no FY09: Key infrastructure assets are sustainable and managed Project development objective(s): effectively by a partnership of stakeholders. Progress toward achieving the development objectives has been good overall, but uneven. Most activities related to strengthening and reform of infrastructure management agencies, policies, and regulations are either completed or well advanced, and are expected to substantially improve the maintenance and long-term sustainability of Samoa's Progress toward achieving infrastructure assets. Implementation of many of the original development objective(s): physical works to improve roads, bridges, and pedestrian facilities have been completed successfully, though some key civil works have been delayed. While the likelihood of progress on some activities remains uncertain, the most important of the lagging investments are expected to get underway by the end of the year. Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (amounts in millions, as of Aug 17, 2009) Loan/Credit/Grant Status Currency Amount Disbursed UnDisbursed Cancellation IDA-38480 Effective XDR 13.51 13.63 0.00 0.00 IDA-38481 Effective XDR 4.22 0.00 4.22 0.00 IDA-H3110 Effective XDR 4.07 1.00 3.19 0.00 TF-50506 Closed USD 0.48 0.45 0.00 0.02 Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (in millions USD) Status of Projects in Execution - FY09 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION