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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT  Washington, D.C. 20433  Cable Address: INTBAFRAD
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION            U.S.A.                     Cable Address: INDEVAS
~ 2017
Honourable Goodall E. Gondwe
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
P.O. Box 30049
Lilongwe 3
Malawi
Honourable Minister:
Re:     Mining Governance and Growth Support Project
Credit Number 4901-MIW
Grant No. TF012935
Third Amendment to Financing Agreement
We refer to: (1) the Financing Agreement for the above referenced Project between the
Republic  of Malawi ("Recipient") and     the  International Development Association
("Association") dated November 2, 2011, as amended to date (Credit Number 4901 -MW) ("FA");
(2) the Letter Agreement dated August 13, 2012 ("GA") for the above referenced Trust Fund
Grant ("Grant") between the Recipient and the Association, acting as administrator of grant funds
provided by the European Union, represented by the European Commission (the "Commission" or
the "Donor") under the Malawi Mining Technical Assistance Project Trust Fund, as amended to date
(TF071885); and (3) your request dated October 22, 2015, and the proposed retroactive extension
of the Closing Date of the GA.
We are pleased to inform you that the Association hereby agrees to your request. To this
effect, the Association proposes to amend the FA as set forth in the Attachment to this letter.
All other provisions of the FA, except as herein amended, shall remain in full force and
effect.


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Please confirm your agreement with the proposed amendment, on behalf of the Recipient,
by countersigning and dating the two original copies of this amendment letter and returning one
countersigned and dated original to us. Upon receipt by the Association of the countersigned and
dated original copy, the amendment shall become effective as of the date of countersignature.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
d Bella Bird
Country Director for Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia
Africa Region
AGREED:
REPUBLIC OF MALAWI
By:
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Title:                           Ale
Date:
Enclosures:


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Attachment
Financing Agreement
Credit Number 4901-MW
Third Amendment
The table under paragraph 2 of Section IV.A (Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the
Financing; General) of Schedule 2 (Project Execution) to the Agreement is amended to
read as follows:
"2.    The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be
financed out of the proceeds of the Financing ("Category"), the allocations of the amounts
of the Financing to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for
Eligible Expenditures in each Category:
Percentage of
Amount of the       Expenditures to be
Financing Allocated       Financed
Category               (expressed in SDR)   (inclusive of Taxes)
(1) Goods, works, consultants'             3,140,000   80% up to 01/01/2017
services and Training for Part A                    and thereafter 100%
(2) Goods, works, consultants'
services and Training for Part B
(3) Goods, works, consultants'             8849000     81% up to 11/15/2016
services and Training for Part C                    and thereafter 100%
(4) Goods, works, consultants'                         81% up to 02/01/2015
services, Training and                 2,499,611    and thereafter 100%
Operating costs for Part D
(5) Refund of preparation Advance                        Amount payable
50,389    pursuant to Section
2.07 of the General
Conditions
TOTAL AMOUNT                              16,100,000