Of FICIAL 6r~1203 The World Bank Central Asia Regional Office 41 KazybeDOCUMENTS Bi Str. Bldg. A, 4 floor Tel. +7 (727) 2980580 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Almaty, 050010 Fax +7 (727) 2980581 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Republic of Kazakhstan May 14, 2013 Mr. Kubanychbek Ismailov Executive Director Community Development and Investment Agency (ARIS) 102, Bokonbaev Street Bishkek, 720040 REPUBLIC OF KYRGYZ Dear Mr. Ismailov, Re: Kyrgyz Republic: JSDF Gant for Building Demand-side Capacity for Effective Local Governance Project - Grant No. TF01 0208 Amendment to the Grant Agreement We refer to the Grant Agreement between ARIS (the "Recipient") and the International Development Association (the "Association"), dated March 9, 2012 (the "Grant Agreement"), as amended. We also refer to your letter dated January 30, 2013, informing the Association of the appointment of a new Executive Director of ARIS. I am pleased to inform you that, after due consideration, the Association concurs with your request to amend the Grant Agreement and sets forth here the agreements made pursuant to this Amendment: 1. Section 4.01 of the Grant Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.01. Recipient's Representative. The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is the Executive Director of the Recipient." 2. This Amendment shall become effective upon signature by both parties hereto. Sincerely, Sarojlumar Jha Regional Director Central Asia CONFIRMED AND AG ED: ARIS O7(4 By: JgItA/Q Title: Date: 0 Mr. Kubanychbek Ismailov 2 May 14, 2013 Mr. Djoomart Otorbaev, First Vice Prime Minister and Governor to the World Bank Mr. Olga Lavrova, Minister of Finance and Alternate Governor to the World Bank Mr. Jorg Frieden, Executive Director, the World Bank Mr. Lukas Schneller, Sr. Advisor to Executive Director, the World Bank Mr. Chorobek Imashov, Advisor to Executive Director, the World Bank 3 Cleared w/ and cc: Shayne (LEGLE); Kalinski (CTRLA) Distribution: Jha, Djumena, Houdart, Eldridge, Gafurova (ECCU8), Engelgardt (ECCKA), Kyrgyz DL, ECSSD Kyrgyz, ECSSD Sector Staff, loa-eca, ECACA Sector Staff, WBDocs Drafted by: