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: 9 | ARCHIVED on 14-Jul-2019 | ISR37976 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economic Development and Investments, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies 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 $29.20 M) Component 3: Modernizing the National Quality Infrastructure:(Cost $8.70 M) Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $2.00 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 MTR mission in March 2019 WB team noted an uptake in project implementation. Disbursement of about US$2 mln is expected by end of July 2019 under Component 1. In addition, procurement of the following items is expected to start by the end of upcoming implementation support mission in July 2019: equipment and design works for the Engineering City, Mass,Thermal Metrology Laboratory equipment, IT systems for e-accreditation. The upcoming mission will verify and assess the progress made and discuss with counterparts further actions necessary to significantly improve project performance. 7/14/2019 Page 1 of 8 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 quali IN00726535 ►1. Number of new customers for exporters generated through the foreign representative offices (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726636 ►2. Number of cluster development and research and skills development PPPs developed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726637 ►3. Number of successful investments facilitated by Development Foundation of Armenia (DFA) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/14/2019 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726638 ►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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00726639 ►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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving the Effectiveness of the Trade promotion and Quality System IN00726640 ►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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726645 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 15-Oct-2015 09-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2015 IN00726648 DLI 2. Merger of ADA and IDF into DFA 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 30-Sep-2015 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2015 IN00726650 DLI 3. Government decree issued to establish the NTO (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/14/2019 Page 3 of 8 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 30-Sep-2015 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2015 IN00726652 DLI 4. DFA 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 DFA 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726653 DLI 5. Adequate budget for DFA 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 DFA 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726655 DLI 6. Monitoring and Evaluation of DFA 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 DFA 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 Component 2: Promoting Investment and Exports IN00726641 ►2.1. Number of investment inquiries that lead to site visits generated by foreign representative offices (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726643 7/14/2019 Page 4 of 8 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 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726646 ►2.3. Share of beneficiaries of the Exporter Development Grants that access new markets and introduce new products (firm ownership disaggregated by gender) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 Component 3: Modernizing the National Quality Infrastructure IN00726642 ►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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726644 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: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were NIM staffed with anticipated to be anticipated to be organizational completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not adequately staffed 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726647 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: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were anticipated to be anticipated to be Adequate budget for completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not adequately budgeted NIM 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726649 DLI 9. Monitoring and Evaluation of NIM conducted (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) 7/14/2019 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) 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 NIM 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726651 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 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00726654 ►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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726656 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: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were NAB staffed with anticipated to be anticipated to be organizational completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not adequately staffed 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726657 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: IN PROGRESS: Actions that were Actions that were anticipated to be anticipated to be Adequate budget for completed by June 2018 completed by June Value Not adequately budgeted NAB 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726658 DLI 13. Monitoring and Evaluation of NAB conducted (monitored throughout the project period) (Text, Custom Breakdown) 7/14/2019 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) 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 NAB 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726659 DLI 14. NAB attains MLA or MRA in testing laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025 (Please see Indicator 5 in the Project Development Ojective Indicators) (Text, Custom Breakdown) 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 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 09-Jul-2019 IN00726660 ►3.1. Number of Industrial metrology laboratories built (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726661 ►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 20.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726662 ►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 60.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00726663 ►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 60.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 06-Dec-2018 09-Jul-2019 30-Jun-2020 Data on Financial Performance 7/14/2019 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure (P146994) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P146994 IBRD-83900 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 9.81 40.19 20% 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 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/14/2019 Page 8 of 8