The World Bank Statistics for Decision Making in Kosovo (P158347) REPORT NO.: RES29399 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING IN KOSOVO APPROVED ON AUGUST 25, 2016 TO REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO POVERTY AND EQUITY EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Regional Vice President: Cyril E Muller Country Director: Linda Van Gelder Senior Global Practice Director: Carolina Sanchez Practice Manager/Manager: Luis-Felipe Lopez-Calva Task Team Leader: Monica Robayo The World Bank Statistics for Decision Making in Kosovo (P158347) BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P158347 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Not Required (C) Not Required (C) Approval Date Current Closing Date 25-Aug-2016 29-Dec-2017 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Republic of Kosovo Kosovo Agency of Statistics Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The overall development objective is to strengthen the production of data and indicators by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) in key areas, including poverty, social inclusion, health and informality. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net TF Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed TF-A3282 02-Sep-2016 27-Feb-2017 27-Feb-2017 29-Dec-2017 .28 0 .28 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No The World Bank Statistics for Decision Making in Kosovo (P158347) I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING 1. Kosovo Statistics for Decision Making Grant is financed by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB) program. The project has four components: a. Component 1 – implementation of the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey; b. Component 2 – implementation of the Survey of the unobserved economy; c. Component 3 – Enhancing the information of health in the Household Budget Survey; d. Component 4 – Introduction of a CAPI data collection and management system 2. The Grant was approved on September 2, 2016, however there was a delay in countersigning the grant. It became effective only on February 27, 2017. Since February, there has been a discussion and revision of the necessary steps to start procurement activities on the project, including revisions to the procurement plan, terms of reference for the different assignments, discussion on needs for training (STEP and Survey Solutions), and discussion of survey implementation timelines to maximize data quality. The procurement plan is now finalized, and General Procurement Notice has been approved by the Bank. 3. Due to these delays, Kosovo Agency of Statistics has asked for one year extension of the closing date, to allow to complete the project. 4. There have been no payments and disbursement recorded for the grant activities. As a result, there are no outstanding FM issues, or overdue audit reports. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES 1. Project closing date is extended to December 28, 2018 as the later date for purposes of Section 3.03 of Article III of the Grant Agreement. I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Change in Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Change in Disbursement Estimates ✔ Change in Implementation Schedule ✔ Change in Implementing Agency ✔ The World Bank Statistics for Decision Making in Kosovo (P158347) Change in Project's Development Objectives ✔ Change in Results Framework ✔ Change in Components and Cost ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Additional Financing Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Change in Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Change in Overall Risk Rating ✔ Change in Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ Change of EA category ✔ Change in Legal Covenants ✔ Change in Institutional Arrangements ✔ Change in Financial Management ✔ Change in Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline TF Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications TF-A3282 Effective 29-Dec-2017 29-Dec-2018 29-Apr-2019 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes The World Bank Statistics for Decision Making in Kosovo (P158347) Year Current Proposed 2017 0.00 0.00 2018 0.00 150,000.00 2019 0.00 131,269.00 2020 0.00 0.00 2021 0.00 0.00