Cambodia: Avian and Human Influenza Control and Preparedness Emergency Project IDA Grant: US$ 6.0 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims to support the implementation of the Cambodia Comprehensive Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) National Plan (the AH1 Plan), contributing to minimize the threat posed to humans and the poultry sector by an AH1 infection in Cambodia, and to prepare for, control and respond (if necessary) to a human influenza pandemic.

For more information, please call Mohamad Al-Arief at (202) 458-5964 or email malarief@worldbank.org.

For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P100084

Vietnam: Land Administration Project IDA Credit: US$

75.0 million

TERMS: Maturity= 40 years; Grace= 10 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims to increase access to land information services by all stakeholders through development of an improved land administration system in selected provinces of Vietnam.

For more information, please call Mohamad Al-Arief at (202) 458-5964 or email malarief@worldbank.org.

For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P096418

Azerbaijan- Rail Trade and Transport Facilitation Project

IBRD Loan: US$ 450 Million

TERMS: Maturity= 17 years; Grace= 4 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims to improve railway services in Azerbaijan, as well as the competitiveness, financial sustainability, operating and cost efficiency, and capacity of Azerbaijan Railway- ADDY- in particular along the transport corridor toward Georgia (east-west corridor).

For more information, please call Mike Jones at (202) 473-2588 or email mjones2@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=301914&menuPK=301947&Projectid=P083108

Azerbaijan- Corporate and Public Sector Accountability Project IDA

Credit: US$11 Million

TERMS: Maturity= 35 years; Grace= 10 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main aim of the project is to strengthen accountability and transparency in financial reporting for the public and corporate sectors in line with international best practices. The key beneficiaries are the Public Interest Entities including State-Owned Enterprises, the Chamber of Accounts (the country?s supreme audit institution), the Chamber of Auditors (the country?s auditing services regulator and standard-setter), the Ministry of Finance, and accounting and auditing professionals and stakeholders in Azerbaijan.

For more information, please call Mike Jones at (202) 473-2588 or email mjones2@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=301914&menuPK=301947&Projectid=P099924

Azerbaijan- Additional Financing for Rural Investment Project IDA Credit: US$ 15 Million

TERMS: Maturity= 35 years; Grace= 10 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aim of this additional financing is to scale up assistance to households in rural communities-completing micro-project investments-to achieve improved living standards through improved access to infrastructure services.

For more information, please call Mike Jones at (202) 473-2588 or email mjones2@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=301914&menuPK=301947&Projectid=P109885 

Guatemala- Integrated Financial Management Additional Financing IBRD Loan: US$ 20 Million

TERMS: Maturity= 25 years; Grace= 9 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims to extend and deepen the reforms pursued under the Integrated

Financial Management II Project (IFML II), with the aim of increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of public sector financial management and control.

For more information, please call Stevan Jackson at (202) 478-50548 or email sjackson@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=328117&menuPK=328151&Projectid=P106993

Sri Lanka – Water Resources Planning and Dams Safety Project IDA Credit: US$17 million

TERMS: Maturity= 20 years Grace= 10 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project will support the Government of Sri Lanka?s efforts to ensure public safety in relation to risks associated with ageing dams. The project aims to improve the operational efficiency of 80 dams and to establish sustainable institutional arrangements for safety management, operations and maintenance of major dams in the country. Special attention will be paid to the safety of 32 of the 80 dams that have been categorized as high risk.

Nigeria: Rural Access and Mobility Project ? Kaduna (RAMP 1) IDA Credit: US$ 60 million

TERMS: Maturity= 40 years; Grace= 10 years PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project aims of the Rural Access and Mobility Project in Nigeria are to improve road access for rural communities in Kaduna state and improve management of the state road network in a sustainable manner. There are two components to the project. The first component is the upgrading, rehabilitation and maintenance of transport infrastructure. The second component is the institutional strengthening, reforms and capacity building component by providing the necessary goods, materials and equipment and by ensuring the existence of the appropriate project management capacity and skills at both the federal and the state levels.

For more information, please call Herbert Boh at (202) 473-3548 or email hboh@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P072644heSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P072644

Cote d?Ivoire: Economic Governance and Recovery Grant (EGRG) IDA Grant: US$ 308 million PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aims of the Economic Governance and Recovery Grant (EGRG) are to: (i) facilitate the clearance of Cote d’Ivoire arrears to International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), which is required to restore normal relations between the country and the World Bank; and (ii) support Cote d’Ivoire in its post-conflict economic and social recovery.

For more information, please call Herbert Boh at (202) 473-3548 or email hboh@worldbank.org For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P083583heSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P083583