Reform Support Teams - Advancing Moldova's Infrastructure Reforms (EBRD-16769)

Countries
  • Moldova
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Borrower
Government of Moldova
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jan 2, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Nov 14, 2022


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of the project is to support the Government of Moldova to prioritise, develop, adopt and implement policy reforms in the energy and infrastructure sectors, public property management, and strategic planning and coordination with the Cabinet of the Prime Minister.

The experts will provide strategic advisory and implementation support on energy sector and SOE reform projects, including successful implementation of conditions for EBRD loan disbursements. The experts will also help enhance stakeholders’ knowledge and awareness of EU and Moldovan energy and transport sector policies and legislation, as well as provide day-to-day operational support to the Ministry/Agency on areas of priority for EBRD and the government, most notably, in the transport and energy sectors and in reforming state-owned enterprises.

TC 1: A team of four experts will be embedded in the State Chancellery focusing on Legal aspect of the policy, energy and transport, state property management, and institutional transformation/deregulation and will have a coordinative role focused on areas of priority for EBRD (energy security and market reform; SoE reform; institutional capacity building) and its specific transaction-linked policy dialogue objectives.

TC 2: The RSTs will comprise of 8 experts embedded in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development focusing on energy (heating, electricity, gas, energy efficiency/RE) and transport (railways, roads, ports, financial modelling). The Experts will provide policy advice and implementation support to the MoIRD and the State Chancellery of the Government and Prime Minister’s Office on the implementation of key energy and transport sector reforms and support at securing the achievement of the National Energy Action Plan.

TC 3: A team of 8 experts will be embedded in Agency for Public Property (APA) with the objective to support the Government to prioritise, develop, adopt and implement its reforms in the state property management sector concerning state-owned assets and enterprises, as identified in the National Development strategy “Moldova 2030”. The Experts will support the Agency for Public Property (APP) in the drafting of new laws on state property management, as well as supporting efforts to evaluate and optimise SOE property management through the implementation of necessary corporate norms to help enhance competitiveness in the economy.

Investment Description
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You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

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