Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP23152 Document Date: AUG 05, 2019

Author: Olivia,Susan Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The development objective of the Access to Finance (A2f) Project for Jamaica is to improving access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and housing finance for the low and middle income households. ... See More + Some of the negative impacts are included : (i) Closure of MSMEs, fines or delays, escalation of costs for production, increased insurance cost; (ii) environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity or cultural resources; (iii) damage to cultural resources; (iv) reduced community safety, accidents and injuries to workers; (v) damaged reputation of MSME and lender from media coverage, citizen campaigns, government investigations; (vi) liability of SME and SME Fund, damaged reputation of MSME and SME Fund from media coverage, citizen campaigns, government investigations; (vii) degradation of asset value from social decline; Some of the mitigation measures are included : (i) provide liaison and guidance for regulatory and technical issues; (ii) ensure guarantee agreements include E&S requirements; (iii) capacity building activities, regulatory liaison, compliance technical support; (iv) property valuations screen for risks through screening checklist, disclose any E&S condition that poses a risk to the purchaser or lender, and which would affect the value of the home and property.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: SFG3600 Document Date: JUN 20, 2019

Author: Perolli,Bujana Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR37313 Document Date: JUN 08, 2019

Author: Akeel,Randa Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES36596 Document Date: MAY 30, 2019

Author: Dia,Magueye Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR36808 Document Date: MAY 05, 2019

Author: Vakil,Roya Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The development objective of the Second Competitiveness Enhancement Project for Moldova is to increase the export competitiveness of Moldovan enterprises and decrease the regulatory burden they face. ... See More + This objective will be achieved through a set of measures that aim to: (i) improve the business environment through regulatory reforms that reduce the cost of doing business; (ii) help SMEs and exporters to get access to business development services; and (iii) improve access to medium and long-term finance for export-oriented enterprises. The proposed change is to extend the closing date of the Project for 18 months from January 31, 2020 to July 30, 2021, amend three intermediate results indicators, two Disbursement Linked Indicators, and one PDO indicator, as per the Recipient’s requests of October 05, 2018 and December 08, 2018.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES25956 Document Date: APR 02, 2019

Author: Sahovic,Tarik Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Under the Second Competitiveness Enhancement Project in Moldova, financed with a World Bank credit, a Matching Grant Facility was established to support Micro, Small and Medium enterprises to implement a set of activities that seek to improve their export competitiveness. ... See More + Beneficiaries receive support to implement a Business Improvement Project with the assistance of business development service providers that are partially financed with a matching grant. An interim impact evaluation has been conducted to assess the effects of the matching grants on MSMEs and the effects of applying closer monitoring to beneficiaries. The evaluation compares 3 groups: i) firms who obtained matching grants and have regular monitoring, (ii) firms who obtained matching grants and have closer monitoring, and iii) the control group of firms that not receive MG.  See Less -

Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 137661 Document Date: JAN 05, 2019

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR33896 Document Date: NOV 09, 2018

Author: Sharafudheen,Tara Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34146 Document Date: OCT 23, 2018

Author: Gonnet,Laurent Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The development objective of the Second Rural Investment Project for Azerbaijan is to improve access to and use of community-driven rural infrastructure and expand economic activities for rural households. ... See More + The restructuring change is a six-month extension of the project closing date in the additional financing loan agreement from September 30, 2018 to March 31, 2019.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES26920 Document Date: SEP 20, 2018

Author: Wrobel,Robert Disclosure Status: Disclosed