The World Bank
   ICT Sector Support in Somalia Phase II (P152358)




                                                                                       REPORT NO.: RES36233

                                    DOCUMENT OF THE WORLD BANK




                                         RESTRUCTURING PAPER
                                                  ON A
                                  PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING

                                                      OF

                               ICT SECTOR SUPPORT IN SOMALIA PHASE II
                                      APPROVED ON JUNE 8, 2015
                                                      TO

                                         MINISTRY OF FINANCE


DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT

AFRICA




                          Regional Vice President:     Hafez M. H. Ghanem
                                 Country Director:     Bella Bird
                   Senior Global Practice Director:    Boutheina Guermazi
                      Practice Manager/Manager:        Michel Rogy
                               Task Team Leader:       Timothy John Charles Kelly, Axel Rifon Perez
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           ICT Sector Support in Somalia Phase II (P152358)



I. BASIC DATA

Product Information

Project ID                                                    Financing Instrument
P152358                                                       Investment Project Financing

Original EA Category                                          Current EA Category
Not Required (C)                                              Not Required (C)

Approval Date                                                 Current Closing Date
08-Jun-2015                                                   30-Sep-2019




Organizations

Borrower                                                      Responsible Agency
                                                              Ministry of Posts, Telecoms and Technology,Ministry of
Ministry of Finance                                           Posts, Telecommunications and Technology, Federal
                                                              Government of Somalia



Project Development Objective (PDO)
Original PDO
The overarching Project Development Objective (PDO) for this series of projects is “to support the ICT Sector in
Somalia by contributing to establishing an enabling environment and by encouraging efficiency and equity in access to
connectivity”.


Summary Status of Financing


                                                                                      Net
Ln/Cr/Tf                  Approval        Signing Effectiveness        Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed

TF-A7699               13-Jun-2018   13-Jun-2018    13-Jun-2018   30-Sep-2019            2.50        1.19          1.31
TF-A0175               15-Jun-2015   15-Jun-2015    15-Jun-2015   30-Sep-2019            7.00        6.96           .04
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        ICT Sector Support in Somalia Phase II (P152358)



Policy Waiver(s)

Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)?
No


I. SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS AND PROPOSED CHANGES

The project has been effective sine June 2015 and activities were launched at the beginning of July 2015. It was
restructured to extend the closing date, and an additional financing of US$2m was added. The work plan is being
implemented and project implementation remains on track, with both the PDO and IP rated as "satisfactory"

Unfortunately, although the original project was appraised for US$14m, the donor funding was not available all at
once from the MPF, so a series of project restructurings and grant amendments have been carried out, as new funds
become available. The change proposed here is the addition of an extra US$1m, which will bring the allocation for the
portion of the grant that is Bank-Executed on behalf of the Recipient part (component 1). from $3.5 million to 4.5
million (plus US$2.0m in additional financing). This is the final restructuring anticipated.


II. DETAILED CHANGES