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Procurement of Micronutrient Supplements for Nutrition Programme This activity (Procurement of Micronutrient Supplements for Nutrition Programme) is a component of Economic Empowerment of the Poorest reported by FCDO and a budget of £565,338.This project benefits BANGLADESH.And works in the following sector(s): Infectious disease control, Basic nutrition, Health education.
World Bank-DFID Joint Technical Assistance Programme. To provide an evidence base for more effective DFID and World Bank country programmes and policies in Bangladesh and to engage government of Bangladesh and Bangladeshi stakeholders in open policy debate.
MULTILATORGANISATION and P0024 for African Peer Review Mechanism This activity (MULTILATORGANISATION and P0024 for African Peer Review Mechanism) is a component of African Peer Review Mechanism reported by FCDO and a budget of £300,000.This project benefits UGANDA.And works in the following sector(s): Public finance management (PFM).
NOTFORPROFITORG and P0050 for Bangladesh Remittance and Payments Partnership This activity (NOTFORPROFITORG and P0050 for Bangladesh Remittance and Payments Partnership) is a component of Bangladesh Remittance and Payments Partnership reported by FCDO and a budget of £1,842,000.This project benefits BANGLADESH.And works in the following sector(s): Education/training in banking and financial services, Monetary institutions, Financial policy and administrative management.
PROCOFSERVICES and P0132 for C'wealth Schl Fellow Plan This activity (PROCOFSERVICES and P0132 for C'wealth Schl Fellow Plan) is a component of C'wealth Schl Fellow Plan reported by FCDO and a budget of £2,758,452.This project benefits ZAMBIA.And works in the following sector(s): Promotion of development awareness (non-sector allocable).
MULTILATORGANISATION and P0053 for Orissa Industrial Policy Resolution 2001 This activity (MULTILATORGANISATION and P0053 for Orissa Industrial Policy Resolution 2001) is a component of Orissa Industrial Policy Resolution 2001 reported by FCDO and a budget of £3,295,815.This project benefits INDIA.And works in the following sector(s): Public finance management (PFM), Privatisation, Fishery development, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development, Social Protection, Forestry development.
NOTFORPROFITORG and P0118 for Empowering Vulnerable Children and Young People CSCF394 This activity (NOTFORPROFITORG and P0118 for Empowering Vulnerable Children and Young People CSCF394) is a component of Empowering Vulnerable Children and Young People CSCF394 reported by FCDO and a budget of £189,630.This project benefits INDIA.And works in the following sector(s): Social Protection, STD control including HIV/AIDS, Democratic participation and civil society.
MINTEK Scoping Study This activity (MINTEK Scoping Study) is a component of Regional Infrastructure Programme reported by FCDO and a budget of £46,500.This project benefits South of Sahara, regional.And works in the following sector(s): Transport policy and administrative management, Trade policy and administrative management.
Accountable Grant CSCF0318: IMPROVING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF WEAVERS IN VARANASI This activity (Accountable Grant CSCF0318: IMPROVING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF WEAVERS IN VARANASI) is a component of Improving the Status of Weavers in Varanasi CSCF318 reported by FCDO and a budget of £46,445.This project benefits INDIA.And works in the following sector(s): Basic life skills for adults, Public sector policy and administrative management, Social Protection.
Multi Donor Trust Funds National Uk contributions for 2 World Bank administered MDTFs. The purpose of the MDTFs is to ensure coordinated, flexible and swift donor responses for financing priority expernditures in line with needs identified by Joint Assessment Mission ( JAM)
NONBUDSUPPFINAID and P0023 for Sup to Pub Fin Mang Reform This activity (NONBUDSUPPFINAID and P0023 for Sup to Pub Fin Mang Reform) is a component of Support Public Financial Management Reform reported by FCDO and a budget of £10,000,000.This project benefits TANZANIA.And works in the following sector(s): Public finance management (PFM).
Enhancing the Interaction and Interface Between Civil Society and the State to Improve Poor People's Lives (ENCISS) Constructive engagement between citizens and the state that enable poor people to achieve positive and sustained changes in the quality of their lives
MULTILATORGANISATION and P0051 for Basic Education in Western Areas (BEWAP) This activity (MULTILATORGANISATION and P0051 for Basic Education in Western Areas (BEWAP)) is a component of Basic Education in Western Areas (BEWAP) reported by FCDO and a budget of £18,336,891.This project benefits CHINA.And works in the following sector(s): Educational research, Teacher training, Primary education, Education policy and administrative management, Education facilities and training.
NOTFORPROFITORG and P0118 for Health Rights for Child and Adolescent Labourers CSCF417 This activity (NOTFORPROFITORG and P0118 for Health Rights for Child and Adolescent Labourers CSCF417) is a component of Health Rights for Child and Adolescent Labourers CSCF417 reported by FCDO and a budget of £189,415.This project benefits GUATEMALA.And works in the following sector(s): Democratic participation and civil society, Health education.
(Not to Be Used) Enabling State Programme This activity ((Not to Be Used) Enabling State Programme) is a component of Enabling State Programme reported by FCDO and a budget of £479,858.This project benefits NEPAL.And works in the following sector(s): Public sector policy and administrative management.
Procurement of Services for Financial Management Programme This activity (Procurement of Services for Financial Management Programme) is a component of Financial Management and Accountability Programme Uganda reported by FCDO and a budget of £45,000.This project benefits UGANDA.And works in the following sector(s): Public sector policy and administrative management, Social Protection.
Care & Support Services  Vulnerable & Excluded Child CSCF387 To develop child friendly community-based and centre-based psychosocial support.  To challenge stigma and discrimination.  Parenting skills education.
PROCUREMENTOFGOODS and P0053 for Orissa Public Sector Reform Programme This activity (PROCUREMENTOFGOODS and P0053 for Orissa Public Sector Reform Programme) is a component of Orissa Public Sector Reform Programme reported by FCDO and a budget of £97,087.This project benefits INDIA.And works in the following sector(s): Public finance management (PFM), Urban development and management, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development, Social Protection, Public sector policy and administrative management.
HIV AIDS Umbrella Programme Phase 2 To enhance national institutional capacity to achieve universal access to prevention, treatment and care
Accountable Grant AG4486: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH HELVETAS NEPAL This activity (Accountable Grant AG4486: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH HELVETAS NEPAL) is a component of Strategic Partnership Agreement With HELVETAS Nepal reported by FCDO and a budget of £3,445,000.This project benefits NEPAL.And works in the following sector(s): Transport policy and administrative management, Democratic participation and civil society, Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation, Agricultural development, Rural development.
NOTFORPROFITORG and P0040 for Gender equality action plan implementation This activity (NOTFORPROFITORG and P0040 for Gender equality action plan implementation) is a component of Gender equality action plan implementation reported by FCDO and a budget of £33,605.This project benefits SIERRA LEONE.And works in the following sector(s): Social Protection.
Support to Migrants and Mobile Populations in Zimbabwe To protect the rights and address the needs and vulnerabilities of Migrants and Mobile populations
Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Reform - Phase 2 To create an efficient, accountable, and financially viable power sector that ceases to be a burden on state finances.
UNICEF Strategic Partnership Agreement for Education in Somalia: Annual Review Consultancy Costs This activity (UNICEF Strategic Partnership Agreement for Education in Somalia: Annual Review Consultancy Costs) is a component of UNICEF Strategic Partnership Agreement for Education in Somalia reported by FCDO and a budget of £2,856.This project benefits SOMALIA.And works in the following sector(s): Primary education.
Not for Profit Organisation for Health Sector Support This activity (Not for Profit Organisation for Health Sector Support) is a component of Health Sector Support reported by FCDO and a budget of £12,981.This project benefits CAMBODIA.And works in the following sector(s): Health policy and administrative management.
Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme To sustain improvements in power, water, fuel and sanitation services in Southern Iraq.
HIV AIDS Umbrella Phase 2 Non Budget Financial Aid This activity (HIV AIDS Umbrella Phase 2 Non Budget Financial Aid) is a component of HIV AIDS Umbrella Programme Phase 2 reported by FCDO and a budget of £985,259.This project benefits UGANDA.And works in the following sector(s): STD control including HIV/AIDS, Infectious disease control.
Akmola Electricity Distribution Network Modernization and Expansion Project AEDC’s (Akmola Electricity Distribution Company) capital investment program for 2013–2015 will expand, augment, and modernize the company’s distribution network under the new ownership of CAEPCO.

AEDC aims to expand its network capacity to improve reliability of electricity supply, and to maintain low electricity losses by investing in new and reconstructed distribution lines and modernized substations. The aim of the project is to increase reliable power supply to existing residential and commercial clients (indirectly through sales companies) and particularly increase connection to 35,000 additional households by 2020 in rural areas of Akmola province and Astana. This will be achieved by (i) reconstructing, repairing, and adding new capacity to the fixed assets, such as substations and distribution lines; (ii) upgrading software systems for power accounting; and (iii) acquiring modern measuring devices. The project also aims to (i) enable increased equipment load to reduce energy losses in networks of different voltage, (ii) reduce direct expenses related to maintenance of equipment, (iii) add capacity in areas with intensive infrastructure development, and (iv) create modern automated measurement and technological monitoring systems to improve operational and administrative efficiency.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Investment Program - Tranche 1 The Project will reconstruct 125 km of highway sections between Taraz and Korday in Zhambyl Oblast; and improve road operation and maintenance system. This will contribute in sustaining economic development and increasing domestic and international trade growth within Kazakhstan and between Kazakhstan and its trading partners.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Sections) Investment Program - Tranche 1 The Project comprised civil works, and project management and institutional support. The civil works were on the reconstruction of the 200-km road sections at km 372.6-km 514.3 and km 574-km 632.3, including culverts and bridges, overpass, and road signs and signal posts along accident prone spots. The capacity development component supported program management and institutional strengthening. It included (i) construction supervision and project management; (ii) feasibility studies and detailed designs of subsequent tranche projects; and (iii) capacity development for road construction and maintenance, procurement design, management of contracts, enforcement of environmental and resettlement safeguards, and border crossing activities.
Baikonyr Solar Power Project The project involves construction, commissioning and operation of a 50MW solar power plant and integration into the grid for further electricity sale per a fixed tariff. The project is located approximately 30 km east of the city of Kyzylorda in the Kyzylorda Oblast, an area with high insolation of between 2,200 and 3,300 hours of sunlight per year, translating to 1,450 to 1,750 kW/m2 annually.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridors 1 and 6 Connector Road (Aktobe–Kandyagash) Reconstruction Project The proposed project will (i) reconstruct the 89-kilometer highway connecting Aktobe and Kandyagash, and (ii) strengthen the institutional capacity of KazAvtoZhol.

The project is aligned with the following impact: more jobs created, and Kazakhstan integrated into the regional and global economic system.  The project will have the following outcome: efficient, reliable, and safe movement of people and goods in West Kazakhstan increased. 
Output 1: Aktobe-Kandyagash highway reconstructed to category I standard. The project will upgrade the 89-km two-lane category II and III road to a four-lane category I road that will connect Aktobe to Kandyagash. The project will widen the road to the category I standard with climate-resilient features, construct roadside service areas with sanitary facilities especially for women, reconstruct all bridges, build two new bypasses of villages, and improve road safety.

Output 2: Institutional capacity of KazAvtoZhol strengthened. This output will strengthen KazAvtoZhol's institutional capacity by providing equipment; staffing; and training on financial management, procurement, project management, gender, and social safeguards management. The training sessions will include a minimum of 30% participation by women.
Total Eren Access M-KAT Solar Power Project The project comprises the design, construction, commissioning, and operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 100 megawatt (MW) (direct current) ground-mounted, solar power plant with single axis tracking system (along with associated infrastructure) and grid integration for further electricity sale per a fixed tariff. The project site is in south-eastern Kazakhstan, about 3 kilometers (km) south of the town of Shu in the Zhambyl Region and will cover 500 hectares. The main project components will include approximately photovoltaic panels, inverters, a substation and a 12 km 220 kilovolts (kV) transmission line to the existing 500kV substation. The total annual output from the project is expected to be 154 gigawatt-hours.
Kazakhstan Countercyclical Support Loan Kazakhstan  was  the  first  country  in  the  Asia  Pacific  region  to  be directly affected by the global economic crisis. After a decade of rapid expansion  at  9%  real  gross  domestic  product  (GDP)  growth  per  year, the economy plummeted in the second half of 2008, limiting growth to 3.3% that year. During January–June 2009, the economy is estimated to  have  contracted  by  2.3%  year-on-year,  and  the  full-year  decline  in 2009 is projected at 2%, according to the International Monetary Fund forecast.  The  financial  sector  was  the  worst  affected,  as  banks  were overexposed  to  external  financing  sources  that  dried  up  in  August 2007 as the international liquidity crisis struck. Global creditors tightened  liquidity,  and  Kazakh  debt  spreads  widened  sharply.  Asset quality  in  the  banking  sector  declined.  The  construction,  industry,  and trade  sectors  took  major  hits,  with  the  impact  of  the  crisis  percolating down  through  the  entire  economy.  There  have  been  major  job  losses in some of these sectors. The impact of the crisis has also had ripple effects  on  the  neighboring  economies  of  the  Kyrgyz  Republic  and  the Republic of Tajikistan, which are dependent on Kazakhstan for investments as well as worker remittances. 

The Government's policy response and actions have been swift. Kazakhstan's ability to weather the crisis has been due in large part to a considerable chest of oil earnings built up in the National Fund of the Republic  of  Kazakhstan  (NFRK),  helped  by  the  increase  in  oil  prices until 2008. NFRK grew from $14 billion in 2006 to $28 billion in 2008. In  2007–2008,  the  Government  set  aside  $4  billion  equivalent  in  its budget  to  finance  the  ambitious  ACP,  formulated  in  late  2007  jointly with the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK), the Financial Monitoring Supervisory Agency (FMSA), and other institutions. In November 2008, the Government expanded its crisis-mitigation measures with an additional $10 billion allocation out of NFRK. The ACP supports (i) banking sector rehabilitation, (ii) revival of the construction industry, (iii) greater role for small and medium-sized enterprises, (iv) revival of the agro-industrial sector, and (v) greater public investment in industry and  infrastructure.  It  took  a  75%  stake  in  Bank  Turan  Alem,  the country’s largest bank with 27% of the system's assets. It also injected capital into Halyk Bank and Kazkommertzbank. In total, the Government has put into the banking system equity capital or deposits amounting to $5 billion. Reacting to competitive pressures, Kazakhstan devalued  the  national  currency,  the  tenge,  by  20%  in  February  2009. An  employment-generation  program  (Roadmap  for  Recovery  Through Job Creation) was launched in March 2009. In total, the Government's anti-crisis  package  has  mobilized  $22.5  billion  of  direct  and  indirect measures, and is beginning to show results.
Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Program - Tranche 2 This is the second Tranche of a Multitranche financing facility (of $500 million) to support SME lending. Tranche 2 is funded through a loan to Damu ($150 million equivalent in local currency) from ADB's ordinary capital resources, guaranteed by the Republic of Kazakhstan.  Tranche 2 is supporting Damu implement the government's Action Plan to increase access to medium term finance for SMEs. ADB's loan is used for lending to qualified SMEs through selected participating financial institutions (2 commercial banks).
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program Tranche 3 (Additional Financing) On 15 December 2014, ADB approved the tranche 3 project (Tranche 3), a $130 million financial intermediation loan from ADB's ordinary capital resources, based on the periodic financing request received from the Government of Kazakhstan on 31 October 2014. The borrower, as in previous tranches, is Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund (Damu), the government entity tasked with SME development. The loan will be guaranteed by the Republic of Kazakhstan. The internal processes to obtain the sovereign guarantee for this project have not yet finalized. Thus, the legal agreements for the Tranche 3 loan have not been executed to date and, accordingly, the loan has not yet been declared effective. Given the deteriorating conditions for SME financing, Damu has requested $98 million additional financing for Tranche 3, bringing the overall Tranche amount to $228 million. Deposit dollarization has continued rising, going from 46% at the end of September 2014 to over 56% at the end of January 2015 fueled by fears of a new currency devaluation against the backdrop of the Russian crisis. Commercial banks continue to have a shortage of tenge liquidity and have stopped lending in local currency to SMEs. The Government has made an urgent call to SME development agencies like Damu to raise funding from donors to support SME lending, given the budgetary constraints exacerbated by the decline in the price of oil and the Russian crisis.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Investment Program - Tranche 3 Project 3 constructed 117.7-km road sections in total. ADB financed the (i) construction of a new 80-km Otar-Blagoveshchenka road section (Km 162-260); and (ii) rehabilitation of 10.3-km existing asphalt concrete road, and construction of a new 7.4-km asphalt concrete bypass approach road to the Kyrgyz border. JICA jointly cofinanced the construction of 20-km Kulan bypass road section (km 383-404).
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program Tranche 3 Tranche 3 will help Damu continue with the implementation of the government's Action Plan to increase access to medium term finance for SMEs. The funds will be relent in local currency (tenge) fixed-interest loans to qualified participating financial institutions (PFIs) to fund their respective market-based loans, leases and other financial products to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
COVID-19: Active Response and Expenditure Support Program The assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help the government mitigate the medical, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kazakhstan, by supporting its (i) immediate COVID-19 health policy response, (ii) social protection and employment protection measures, and (iii) overall stimulus measures
KMF Expanding Access to Credit for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Borrowers Project The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is proposing a loan of up to $15 million (or its yuan equivalent) to Microfinance organization “KMF” Limited Liability Company (KMF) to support the growth of its portfolio for financing micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with a focus on women-led MSMEs (WMSMEs). The project will support to the efforts of the Government of Kazakhstan to increase the contribution of MSMEs to Kazakhstan’s GDP to at least 50% by 2050, through enhancing credit access for MSMEs, especially WMSMEs.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridors 1 and 6 Connector Road (Aktobe–Makat) Reconstruction Project The proposed project will reconstruct a road section of about 299 kilometers (km) between the capitals and administration centers of Aktobe and Atyrau provinces in western Kazakhstan, and introduce key features of a transport information system.   It will upgrade part of a strategic transport corridor  and improve transport system operation. The project will thus strengthen overall road sector efficiency, boost connectivity, and promote regional trade and inclusive economic growth, particularly in the western part of Kazakhstan.
Supporting Resilience of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises Finance Project The proposed financial intermediation loan to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Supporting Resilience of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Finance Project will provide local currency credit to sustain operations of and employment by MSMEs during the current economic slowdown. The technical assistance attached to the loan will strengthen credit origination and management of selected participating financial institutions to better serve MSMEs.

Despite robust economic growth in the recent past, Kazakhstan's economy remains vulnerable to external shocks because of its limited and declining economic diversification. The economy is highly dependent on extractive industries. Sustained and balanced growth will depend on economic diversification into higher productivity and value-added activities, and this is at the top of the government's agenda. MSMEs are seen as key actors in these transformation efforts.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Investment Program - Tranche 4 Project 4 will contribute to sustainable economic growth by spurring transit traffic, promoting trade, and strengthening regional cooperation. The outcome will be an efficient transport network in Zhambyl Oblast. The output will be a 49 km section upgraded from category-II to category-IB. Civil works will involve a km 261.5-km 310.5 section with four lanes within the existing right-of-way. It will comprise two components: road development and construction supervision consultancy.
KAZ: ALLIANCE BANK KAZ: ALLIANCE BANK. The main objective of this loan was to assist Alliance Bank in building its SME loan portfolio. ADB expected that with Alliance Bank's broad network of branches throughout the country, Alliance Bank would use the loan to broaden and deepen its outreach to SMEs especially those SMEs in rural areas.