The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Western Balkans | Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 05-Aug-2019 | ISR38160 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance and Economy (Albania), Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (Serbia), Ministry of Transport and Communication (North Macedonia), Ministry of Finance (North Macedonia), Ministry of Finance (Serbia), Ministry of Finance and Economy (Albania) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Apr-2019 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 15-Dec-2025 Revised Closing Date: 15-Dec-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Proposed Development Objective is to reduce the trade costs and increase transport efficiency in Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Facilitating movement of goods across the Western Balkans:(Cost $33.80 M) Enhancing transport efficiency and predictability:(Cost $51.90 M) Enhancing Market Access for Trade and Investments:(Cost $0.30 M) Suporting Project Implementation and Coordination:(Cost $4.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is not effective yet, pending progress on the establishment of the project implementation units in each country. mpaTable Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) Status 8/5/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) mpaTableBody The project has not been declared effective, pending substantial progress towards the establishment of the PIUs in Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial -- Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate -- Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial -- Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial -- Substantial Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Moderate -- Moderate Stakeholders Moderate -- Moderate Other Moderate -- Moderate Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To reduce the trade costs and increase transport efficiency IN00732112 ►Total annual costs to export and import for all shipments of Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 224,392,589.00 -- 224,392,589.00 201,059,449.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732113 ►Cost to export (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 295.00 -- 295.00 261.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732114 Cost to export in Albania (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) 8/5/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 65.00 -- 65.00 57.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732115 Cost to export in North Macedonia (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 148.00 -- 148.00 130.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732116 Cost to export in Serbia (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 82.00 -- 82.00 74.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732117 ►Cost to import (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 374.00 -- 374.00 338.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732118 Cost to import in Albania (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 87.00 -- 87.00 79.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732119 Cost to import in North Macedonia (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 200.00 -- 200.00 180.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732120 Cost to import in Serbia (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 87.00 -- 87.00 79.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732121 ►Average freight transport time on targeted corridors (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 8/5/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Value 13.00 -- 13.00 11.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 31-Dec-2022 IN00732122 Average freight transport time on corridor Durres Skopje (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 -- 6.00 5.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732123 Average freight transport time on corridor Skopje Belgrade (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 -- 7.00 6.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Facilitating movement of goods across the Western Balkans IN00732126 ►Average time to import (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 36.00 -- 36.00 27.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732128 ►Average time to export (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 32.00 -- 32.00 25.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732130 ►Number of recommended border regulations that are adopted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732131 ►Number of firms that benefit from reformed custom/border services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 600.00 8/5/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732132 ►Percentage of cargo inspected by border agencies (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 -- 30.00 15.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732133 ►Stakeholders reporting that the design/blueprint of the NWS is aligned with their needs and their contributions in the planning process (citizen engagement) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 Component 2: Improving transport efficiency and predictability IN00732124 ►Deployment of Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732127 ►Preparation and submission to Parliament of ITS Law (North Macedonia) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1.00 Date 01-Jan-2019 -- 29-Jul-2019 26-Dec-2024 Comments: ITS Law has been prepared and submitted to Parliament (North Macedonia) Component 3: Supporting market access for trade and investments IN00732125 ►Capacity of authorities to examine barriers in trade in services through the production of an action plan to remove barriers (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 IN00732129 Capacity of authorities to examine gender-differentiated barriers in trade in services through the production of an action plan to remove barriers (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 8/5/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Value No -- No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 29-Jul-2019 29-Dec-2023 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P162043 IBRD-89290 USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0% Effective Not P162043 IBRD-89300 USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 0% Effective Not P162043 IBRD-89330 USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P162043 IBRD-89290 18-Apr-2019 06-Jun-2019 -- 15-Dec-2025 15-Dec-2025 Effective Not P162043 IBRD-89300 18-Apr-2019 07-May-2019 -- 15-Dec-2025 15-Dec-2025 Effective Not P162043 IBRD-89330 18-Apr-2019 19-Jun-2019 -- 15-Dec-2025 15-Dec-2025 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 8/5/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation (P162043) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 8/5/2019 Page 7 of 7