Geospatial Infrastructure and Valuation Enhancement Project (GIVE) (WB-P180409)

Countries
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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
C
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Voting Date
May 16, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 24.90 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)
$ 45.00 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 Aug 6, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 3, 2023

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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 development objective is to improve the accuracy and accessibility of land administration information in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH).

The project aims to address key challenges in land administration in FBiH by focusing on three main objectives: (i) establishing spatial data infrastructure, (ii) developing building registers, and (iii) refining real estate valuation methodologies. These efforts will boost the interoperability of key geospatial datasets and harmonize land records, which will contribute to a better business environment, data-driven urban planning policy, and improved seismic and climate-related risk assessments—all essential for building a more sustainable, resilient future for the country’s people.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The Project does not include any activities that may have a physical footprint or have direct or indirect environmental impacts. The main objective is to support (i) development of spatial data infrastructure (ii) develop building register (iii) mass valuation of real estate and (iv) build capacities in areas of SDI implementation, cadastral and land registration harmonization, building register creation and real estate mass valuation in the Federation of BiH. With no activities that would pose direct or indirect environmental implications, the associated environmental risk is assessed as low.

The Project's social risk is rated as low. The Project will focus on, inter alia, establishment of a building cadaster for government stakeholders. This activity will be for buildings/facilities (e.g., apartments, business buildings premises) and will not include individual houses or land, avoiding therefor private ownership issues which are more prevailing when dealing with the latter.

Investment Description
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A proposed loan in the amount of EUR 23.1 million (US$24.9 million equivalent).


Contact Information
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World Bank

Paul Scott Prettitore
Senior Land Administration Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Srdan Amidzic, Minister, samidzic@mft.gov.ba

Implementing Agencies

Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs of the Federation of BiH
Zeljko Obradovic, Director General, zeljko.obradovic@fgu.com.ba

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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