City Bus Access Project (WB-P156126)

Countries
  • Bhutan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Thimphu
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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
Apr 7, 2016
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
Government of Bhutan, Thimphu Thromde, City Bus Company
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 4.45 million
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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported
Converted using 2016-04-07 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jul 21, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Nov 24, 2015


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Project Description
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This project provides funding for the expansion of public transportation in Bhutan's capital city, Thimphu. Specifically, the project will finance the expansion of bus services in the city.
Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank Contact: Dominic Pasquale Patella Title: Sr Transport. Spec. Tel: 458-4619 Email: dpatella@worldbank.org Contact: Dechen Tshering Title: Disaster Risk Management Speci Tel: 5739+124 Email: dtshering@worldbank.org Contact: Tenzin Lhaden Title: Operations Officer Tel: 5739+130 Email: tlhaden@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Name: Ministry of Finance Contact: Lam Dorji Title: Secretary Tel: 975332722 Email: secretary@mof.gov.bt Implementing Agencies: Name: Thimphu Thromde Contact: Mr. Kinzang Title: Coordinator Tel: 975-1760-1601 Email: kinzang@thimphucity.gov.bt Name: City Bus Co. Contact: Pasang Tshering Title: Manager Tel: 97517603500 Email: pasangtdorji@gmail.com ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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