Kazakhstan Digital Acceleration for an Inclusive Economy (DARE) Project (WB-P179204)

Countries
  • Kazakhstan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Feb 22, 2024
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 Kazakhstan - Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Communications
  • Infrastructure
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 92.43 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 136.00 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.
Bank Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Apr 13, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 30, 2023

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to support equitable access to high-quality and resilient broadband infrastructure in selected unserved and underserved areas of Kazakhstan.

The proposed Project will directly contribute to the GoKZ’s objectives to eliminate digital inequality’ and improve broadband quality to ensure 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) internet connectivity for all households at affordable prices, and indirectly to accelerating economic diversification as underpinned by resilient and affordable broadband infrastructure. The Project will also finance critical regulatory reforms to promote private sector investments in the telecom sector and strengthen foundational enablers to spur growth of new private-sector digital markets, such as cloud and data infrastructure.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The Environmental and Social Risks Rating is "Moderate" at this concept stage due to the project scope and financing activities. The DARE project will not support subprojects with major civil works; however, some activities under Component-1.2 include small matching grants to qualified Internet Service Providers for deploying backhaul and access networks to households and public institutions. Internet cables shall be installed along existing electricity poles with no or minor civil works if required. The potential environmental risks associated with these activities are mainly OHS-related and include falls from heights and electrical hazards.

Investment Description
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A PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF JPY 13,083,100,000 (US$ 92,430,000 equivalent)


Contact Information
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World Bank

Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia
Senior Digital Development Specialist

Mikhail Bunchuk
Senior Digital Development Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Kazakhstan

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Askar Zhambakin , Vice Minister, moap@mdai.gov.kz

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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