Strengthening Governance and Institutional Capacity for Quality Infrastructure Investment in Ulaanbaatar (ADB-55216-001)

Countries
  • Mongolia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Municipality of Ulaanbaatar
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Nov 29, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Ulaanbaatar Municipal Government
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Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Fund, Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.50 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Dec 21, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Dec 5, 2022

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the project consists of the knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) aims to strengthen the governance and institutional capacity of the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) to enable effective investment in quality infrastructure that are green, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive. The TA will (i) improve the policy and regulatory framework; (ii) strengthen the transparency and accessibility of related civil services by using digital technologies; and (iii) build institutional capacity in capital investment planning (CIP), project implementation, and municipal asset management.

The TA is closely aligned with the priorities of the country partnership strategy for Mongolia, 20212024, which aims to support climate-resilient infrastructure development and enable revenue mobilization through institutional capacity and governance strengthening._The TA will contribute to achieving operational priorities 2 (on accelerating progress in gender equality), 4 (on making cities more livable), and 6 (on strengthening governance and institutional capacity) of Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)._The TA will support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 (on sustainable cities and communities) by enhancing inclusive and sustainable urban infrastructure development, and SDG 17 (on partnerships) by strengthening domestic resource mobilization. The TA will subsequently contribute to SDG 1 (on no poverty), SDG 5 (on gender equality), and SDG 10 (on reduced inequalities).

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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Project Officer: Bai Jie

Designation: Urban Development Specialist / Asian Development Bank

Email: jbai@adb.org

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