The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Central Asia | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 30-Sep-2022 | ISR52376 | Implementing Agencies: Customs Service, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jul-2020 Effectiveness Date: 12-Nov-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 17-Jul-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project development objectives of the Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program are to enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade for participants of the regional economy and to improve the resilience and safety of regional connectivity infrastructure in Sughd region and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous region. The project contributes to the Central Asia Regional Links Programs higher-level development objectives of increasing cross-border connectivity and enhancing integrated regional development to revitalize historically active economic exchanges in Central Asia and beyond along the Silk Route. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Improve regional connections in Sughd and GBAO regions:(Cost $91.00 M) Improve road asset preservation and road safety:(Cost $20.00 M) Facilitate cross-border movement of goods:(Cost $20.00 M) Support project implementation, coordination and management:(Cost $2.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project has made significant progress in the period from December 2021 to date. The procurement of civil works contracts and construction supervision are well advanced under the infrastructure component: (i) Bids for Sughd construction works were received on August 23, 2022 from pre-qualified contractors; (ii) requests for Bids were issued to all prequalified applicants on August 1, 2022 for construction works in GBAO region; 9/30/2022 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) and (iii) Consulting works for feasibility studies for future lending operations in Kathlon, Sughd and GBAO regions are also already under preparation. Under the trade facilitation component, a contract with UNCTAD for the implementation of the ASYCUDA System has been awarded in June 2022. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Moderate Moderate -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Time efficiency of cross-border trade IN01168886 ►Average travel time between Kannibodam and Bekobod BCP (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 210.00 210.00 210.00 126.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Travel time between Kannibodam and Bekobod BCPs, measuring the improvement of regional Comments: connectivity along the trade corridor connecting with Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan. IN01168889 ►Average time spent for customs clearance (Minutes, Custom) 9/30/2022 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 834.00 834.00 625.00 584.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Average time required for customs clearance, separately for import and export accounting for time spent at border crossing point and at clearance terminals, measuring time-efficiency of trade across borders Comments: resulting from improved customs processes. The average time spent on customs clearance in Tajikistan is 10 hours 25 minutes. (625 minutes) IN01168891 Average time spent for customs clearance for import (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,112.00 1,112.00 922.00 778.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 IN01168892 Average time spent for customs clearance for export (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 556.00 556.00 328.00 389.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Access to markets and trade opportunities IN01168887 ►Market accessibility index of Sughd region (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Market accessibility index of Sughd Region, measuring trade opportunities resulting from reduced time Comments: and cost for customs as well as improved reduced transport cost Resilience and safety of transport and trade IN01168888 ►Road closures per year in Barsem caused by natural hazards (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 720.00 720.00 720.00 120.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Annual number of hours of road closures in Barsem caused by natural hazards, measuring the resilience Comments: of transport and trade IN01168890 9/30/2022 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) ►Road crashes or fatalities along the main routes in Khorog (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 12.00 12.00 12.00 6.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 17-Dec-2021 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Annual Road crashes or fatalities along the main routes in Khorog, measuring the sustainable opportunity Comments: of transport and trade Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improve regional connections in Sughd and GBAO regions IN01168893 ►Roads rehablitated (Kilometers, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.50 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 IN01168898 Roads rehabilitated - rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.50 IN01168901 Roads rehabilitated - non-rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 IN01168902 ►Climate resilient structure constructed in project areas in GBAO (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.80 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 The total number of km of all bridges, tunnels and galleries constructed for climate resilience in GBAO Comments: under the project. IN01168905 ►Average daily traffic volume passing through Khorog Bridge (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,233.00 1,233.00 1,233.00 1,480.00 9/30/2022 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Traffic volume passing through Khorog Bridge, measuring the improvement of regional connectivity as Comments: well as increased trade and travel in GBAO, resulting from reduced transport and trip delays. IN01168908 ►Communities in target areas with effective citizen engagement channels (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 The indicator will measure the project’s establishment of functioning channels for citizen engagement (that follow approved procedures) at the community (village or town) in the design/planning and monitoring of Comments: rehabilitation and construction of roads to ensure that local concerns and needs are addressed. Procedures will ensure, inclusion, and that the feedback loop is closed by MoT information and response. IN01168910 ►Road construction jobs created for the local community (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2023 Under civil works contracts, create opportunities for labor from local communities to be employed under Comments: the project Component 2. Improve road asset preservation and road safety IN01168894 ►Size of road network with baseline geometry, location, condition, traffic volume, and natural hazard exposure data are collected (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2,128.00 7,000.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Ministry of Transport will collect baseline data of Tajikistan's road network, covering geometry, location, condition and traffic volume, to utilize them in the Road Asset Management System. It will collected data Comments: from all international roads by end of 2022, all national roads by end of 2024, and additional roads by end of 2026. IN01168896 ►Preparation of five-year and annual road maintenance plan and budget (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Commissioning and operationalizing of a national road asset management system that generates on an Comments: annual basis prioritized maintenance budgets within budget allocation constraints. IN01168899 ►Road sections where barriers have been retrofitted (Kilometers, Custom) 9/30/2022 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 06-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 The total length of mountainous road sections - to be identified by the Ministry of Transport - where the Comments: existing concrete barriers have been replaced or retrofitted with safer barriers IN01168903 ►Safety belt compliance (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 20.00 60.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 Percentage of vehicles of which drivers and passengers wear safety belt, observed through road side Comments: surveys along the project roads. IN01168906 ►Adoption of a National Road Safety Strategy (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2023 Comments: Adoption of a National Road Safety Strategy Component 3. Facilitate cross-border movement of goods IN01168895 ►Establishment of customs procedures for paper-free clearance operations, including electronic payment of duties, taxes and fees (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2022 Customs Service will develop regulatory and administrative procedures to operationalize paper-free Comments: clearance operation, to be compatible with and implemented upon the development of the automation system IN01168897 ►Implementation of procedures for lodgement of pre-arrival information and risk-based border clearance (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The established There is no customs procedures There is no established established customs the FA has not been for processing of pre- customs procedures for procedures for signed yet and the arrival information and Value processing of pre-arrival processing of pre- project is not effective. risk-based border information or risk-based arrival information or No progress made so far clearance are being border clearance. risk-based border implemented using the clearance. automated system. 9/30/2022 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Date 20-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2023 Customs Service will develop regulatory and administrative procedures to enable pre-arrival information Comments: and risk-based border clearance, to be compatible with and implemented upon the development of the automation system IN01168900 ►Detailed implementation plan for customs automation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target the FA has not been Developed and signed yet and the adopted by the Value Not prepared Not prepared project is not effective. government (target by No progress made so far end of 2021) Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2022 A detailed plan for customs automation is to be prepared under the project, covering (i) Project governance and operational framework, (ii) technical and functional requirements of the proposed solution, (iii) The identified legal, regulatory and procedural gaps (iii) Technology architecture and Comments: procurement elements, (iv) Project schedule, including activities, timelines and milestones, (v) Project benefits profile, including the expected benefits mapped to milestones, (vi) Project risks and mitigation strategies, and (vii) change management strategy IN01168904 ►Implementation of customs automation pilot (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 07-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Dec-2025 The pilot implementation of the Customs Automated system covering the basic Customs features for Comments: import and export is launched for at least one land border crossing and Dushanbe airport IN01168907 ►Female customs officers at managerial level as share of total managers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 The project aims to promote an increasing share of female customs staff in managerial positions, both to Comments: provide equally adequate services for female and male users and to promote employment opportunities for women in high skilled jobs. IN01168909 ►Female customs inspectors as a share of total inspectors (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.50 10.50 10.50 20.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 14-Sep-2022 31-Oct-2026 The project aims to promote an increasing share of female customs staff in customer facing roles, both to Comments: provide equally adequate services for female and male users and to promote employment opportunities for women. 9/30/2022 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166820 IDA-D6990 Effective USD 131.00 131.00 0.00 6.85 120.89 5.4% P166820 TF-B3028 Effective USD 2.00 2.00 0.00 1.27 0.73 64% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166820 IDA-D6990 Effective 30-Jul-2020 17-May-2021 12-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2026 31-Oct-2026 P166820 TF-B3028 Effective 17-May-2021 17-May-2021 13-Nov-2021 30-Sep-2022 30-Sep-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 9/30/2022 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 26-May-2022 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/30/2022 Page 9 of 9