The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) REPORT NO.: RES36062 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF DEVELOPING A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS IN ALBANIA APPROVED ON APRIL 4, 2018 TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Regional Vice President: Cyril E Muller Country Director: Linda Van Gelder Senior Global Practice Director: John Panzer Practice Manager/Manager: Gallina Andronova Vincelette Task Team Leader: Hilda Shijaku The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P164029 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Not Required (C) Not Required (C) Approval Date Current Closing Date 04-Apr-2018 28-Feb-2019 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Ministry of Finance and Economy Central Financing and Contracting Unit/CFCU,INSTAT Financing (in USD Million) FIN_SUMM_PUB_TBL SUMMARY Total Project Cost 0.15 Total Financing 0.00 Financing Gap 0.00 DETAILS -NewFin3 The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The objective of the grant is to support the National Statistical institute of the Republic of Albania (INSTAT) in : (i) preparing a new long-term National Strategy for the Development of Statistics for 2019-2030 (NSDS); (ii) preparing supplemental mid-term action plans; and (iii) conduct capacity building activities for INSTAT staff to support the implementation of these action plans. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net TF Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed TF-A7240 13-Jul-2018 06-Nov-2018 12-Feb-2019 28-Feb-2019 .13 0 .13 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Rationale for restructuring and progress and status of the project 1. Albania’s procedures in signing international agreements with international organisations are very cumbersome as they require the involvement of several line ministries and the President, regardless of the type of the agreement or the amount of financial support involved. These bureaucratic procedures were exacerbated due to a Government restructuring in 2018, which affected staff availability in the line Ministries needing to review and process proposals. The team has been in frequent contact with the counterparts, including (Instat) and the Ministry of Finance and Economy on how to expedite the process. 2. The grant agreement became effective in February 2019. In the meanwhile, the procurement process started before the signing of the Letter agreement, indicating strong interest for achieving the PDOs. The consultancy contract through which the PDOs are expected to be delivered was signed on 11 February 2019, with the actual deliveries completed within end of August 2019. 3. The project financial management is considered adequate and there are no overdue audits since there have been no expenditures/activities so far. 4. The team will continue to closely collaborate with the teams at the recipient agencies in order to avoid future delays. - II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES B. Proposed change in the deadline of the project 5. The Ministry of Finance and Economy has formally requested the Bank to extend the deadline for this project for an additional period of 6 months from the original date which was signed in the Letter agreement. The new proposed deadline is 31 August 2019. (The system only allows 30th of August to be entered) The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Results Framework ✔ Components and Cost ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Additional Financing Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Change in Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE The World Bank Developing a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics in Albania (P164029) LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline TF Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications TF-A7240 Effective 28-Feb-2019 30-Aug-2019 30-Dec-2019 Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here.