The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Armenia | Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 16-Jan-2020 | ISR40299 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of High-Tech Industry, Office of the Prime Minister Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Jul-2014 Effectiveness Date: 14-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Feb-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 20-Mar-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the government's capacity to provide export promotion, investment attraction and quality management services to firms. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving the Effectiveness of the Trade promotion and Quality system:(Cost $10.00 M) Component 2: Promoting Investment and Exports:(Cost $35.90 M) Component 3: Modernizing the National Quality Infrastructure:(Cost $3.00 M) Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $1.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions During the implementation support mission in November-December 2019, WB team noted an uptake in project implementation. The mission recorded implementation progress in all Project components. Overall disbursement under the Project has reached US$12.04 million or over 24%, outperforming the disbursement target agreed during the previous mission by US$0.5 million. 1/16/2020 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- High High Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Strengthen the government's capacity to provide export promotion, investment attraction and quality IN00794706 ►1. Number of exporters accessing new markets and/or introducing new products (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 18.00 50.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794707 ►2. Cluster development and research and skills development PPPs established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 6.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794708 ►3. Successful investments facilitated by IEPI (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/16/2020 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 10.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794709 ►4 (DLI 10). Industrial Laboratories of the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) accredited by an accreditation organization that is a signatory to an MLA/MRA from ILAC or IAF. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794710 ►5 (DLI 14). National Accreditation Body (NAB) becomes a signatory to a Multilateral agreement (MLA) or Mutual Recognition agreement (MRA) with an international accreditation organization (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target NAB achieves MLA or Value Not a member Not a member Not a member MRA Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving the Effectiveness of the Trade promotion and Quality System IN00794713 ►1.1. Strengthening investment and export promotion services (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value See Sub Indicators See Sub Indicators See Sub Indicators See Sub indicators Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794715 DLI 1. Decree on Investment Reform Map issued (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target ACHIEVED: Decree ACHIEVED: Decree issued by the issued by the Decree on Investment Value Not in existence Government on October Government on October Reform Map issued 8, 2015 8, 2015 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-Jul-2015 IN00794718 DLI 2. Merger of ADA and IDF into IEPI completed (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Merger of ADA and Value Not in existence ACHIEVED ACHIEVED IDF Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2015 IN00794722 DLI 3. Government decree issued to establish the NTO (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/16/2020 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Decree issued to Value Not in existence ACHIEVED ACHIEVED establish the NTO Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2015 IN00794724 DLI 4. IEPI staffed with organizational structure in line with international best practice (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were IEPI staffed with anticipated to be anticipated to be organizational completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not in existence structure in line with were achieved. Agreed 2018 were achieved. international best review timing for 2018 Agreed review timing for practice allocation is September 2018 allocation is 2019. September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794727 DLI 5. Adequate budget for IEPI included in State budget (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were anticipated to be anticipated to be IEPI budget for agency completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not in existence included in State were achieved. Agreed 2018 were achieved. budget review timing for 2018 Agreed review timing for allocation is September 2018 allocation is 2019. September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794728 DLI 6. Monitoring and Evaluation of IEPI conducted (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were anticipated to be anticipated to be Monitoring and completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not in existence Evaluation of IEPI were achieved. Agreed 2018 were achieved. conducted review timing for 2018 Agreed review timing for allocation is September 2018 allocation is 2019. September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 Component 2: Promoting Investment and Exports IN00794712 ►2.1. Number of investment inquiries that lead to site visits generated by foreign representatives (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 107.00 107.00 128.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794716 1/16/2020 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) ►2.2. Number of export related leads generated by foreign representative offices (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 262.00 262.00 342.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794719 ►2.3. Number of beneficiaries of the Exporter Development Grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794720 Female beneficiaries of the Exporter Development Grants (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN00794723 ►Number of public-private partnership concepts approved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 3.00 6.00 Date 14-Jan-2015 01-Dec-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794729 ►Establishment of the National Venture Fund (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 14-Jan-2015 01-Dec-2019 01-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 IN00794731 ►Investments made by the National Venture Fund (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000,000.00 Date 14-Jan-2015 01-Dec-2019 01-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 IN00794733 ►The beneficiaries who reported that the approaches discussed in the framework of the discussions held during the Project reflect their opinion (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2015 01-Dec-2019 01-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 1/16/2020 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Component 3: Modernizing the National Quality Infrastructure IN00794711 ►1.2. Strengthening national metrology services (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value See Sub Indicators See Sub indicators See Sub indicators See Sub indicators Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00794714 DLI 7. NIM staffed with organizational structure in line with international best practice (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: NIM staffed with anticipated to be Actions that were organizational completed by June 2018 Value Not adequately staffed anticipated to be structure in line with were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 international best review timing for 2018 were achieved. practice allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794717 DLI 8. Adequate budget for NIM included in State budget (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: anticipated to be Actions that were Adequate budget for completed by June 2018 Value Not adequately budgeted anticipated to be NIM included in State were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 budget review timing for 2018 were achieved. allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794721 DLI 9. Monitoring and Evaluation of NIM conducted (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: anticipated to be Actions that were Monitoring and completed by June 2018 Value Not in existence anticipated to be Evaluation of NIM were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 conducted review timing for 2018 were achieved. allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794725 DLI 10. International Accreditation attained for at least 2 metrology laboratories (Please see Indicator 4 in the Project Development Ojective Indicators) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target International International Value 0.00 0.00 Accreditation for at least Accreditation attained 1/16/2020 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) 2 metrology laboratories for at least 2 metrology not attained laboratories Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794726 ►1.3. Strengthening accreditation services (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value See Sub Indicators See Sub Indicators See Sub Indicators See Sub indicators Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794730 DLI 11. NAB staffed with organizational structure in line with international best practice (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: NAB staffed with anticipated to be Actions that were organizational completed by June 2018 Value Not adequately staffed anticipated to be structure in line with were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 international best review timing for 2018 were achieved. practice allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794732 DLI 12. Adequate budget for NAB included in State budget (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: anticipated to be Actions that were Adequate budget for completed by June 2018 Value Not adequately budgeted anticipated to be NAB included in State were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 budget review timing for 2018 were achieved. allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794734 DLI 13. Monitoring and Evaluation of NAB conducted (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target IN PROGRESS: Actions that were IN PROGRESS: anticipated to be Actions that were Monitoring and completed by June 2018 Value Not in existence anticipated to be Evaluation of NAB were achieved. Agreed completed by July 2019 conducted review timing for 2018 were achieved. allocation is September 2019. Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 30-Jun-2020 IN00794735 DLI 14. NAB attains MLA or MRA in testing laboratories (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/16/2020 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) NAB achieves MLA or Value Not a member Not a member Not a member MRA Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794736 ►3.1. Number of Industrial metrology laboratories built (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794737 ►3.2. Number of accreditations conducted in line with international practice issued by NAB (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794738 ►3.3. Share of NIM technical staff trained in internationally recognized calibration methods (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794739 ►3.4. Share of NAB technical staff trained in international methodology for Accreditation (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 09-Jul-2019 13-Jan-2020 31-May-2022 IN00794740 ►The beneficiaries who reported that the approaches discussed in the framework of the discussions held during the Project reflect their opinion (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 14-Jan-2015 01-Dec-2019 01-Dec-2019 31-May-2022 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed 1/16/2020 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) P146994 IBRD-83900 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 12.04 37.96 24% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P146994 IBRD-83900 Effective 02-Jul-2014 06-Aug-2014 14-Jan-2015 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 20-May-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 01-Jan-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/16/2020 Page 9 of 9