According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to increase trade and transport efficiency, and strengthen quality infrastructure in the Western Balkans.

The Trade and Transport Facilitation Project 2.0, which builds on the momentum created by TTFP 1 in reducing trade costs and increasing transport efficiency in the Western Balkans, will finance critical infrastructure and IT systems to expedite the movement of goods and facilitate trade between Kosovo and its neighboring countries.

The Project’s environmental and Social risks are anticipated to be Moderate. Although the long-term impacts of the Project are likely to be positive, its activities carry several risks that are mainly generated by the activities under Components 1 and 2. The potential environmental and social risks are mainly associated with civil works for the improvement of the existing Border Crossing Points (BCP) and minor works related to improvement of the key railway crossings, safetly improvement along a road in Kosovo, upgrading the border crossing capacity include construction and/or equipment of the Rail Common Border Crossing between WB6 countries and neighboring countries The moderate risk rating is justified mainly because the likely impacts will be site specific, limited to the immediate surroundings and can be managed through the implementation of cost-effective mitigation measures. At this moment, not all locations of the Civil Works were fixed, but based on the project description of the planned activities, key environmental issues will be related to (i) waste management of construction spoils, (ii) health and safety of workers and beneficiaries of services at the facilities during the construction phase, (iii) air and noise pollution during construction (iv) erosion from earth works and run-off and labor working conditions. However, no large scale and/or irreversible adverse impact, direct or indirect, is expected to occur from activities under the proposed project. Adverse downstream impacts such as involuntary land acquisition, impacts on biodiversity and habitats are expected for TA activities. However, small infrastructure at border crossings, railway crossings, accident spots along roads and new laboratories etc.. are may involve minor adverse impacts due to involuntary resettlement, or restrictions to access.

IDA Credit: US$ 37.70 million

Grant Amount (Trust Funds): US$ 12.70 million

World Bank

Ruvejda Aliefendic
Senior Private Sector Specialist

Jan Erik Nora
Senior Transport Specialist

Alberto Criscuolo
Senior Economist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers
Dije Rizvanolli
Director of Department of financing
dije.rizvanolli@rks-gov.net

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers
Dije Rizvanolli
Director of Department of Financing
dije.rizvanolli@rks-gov.net

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