Palestinian Emergency Financing Facility (WB-P504704)

Countries
  • Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
West Bank
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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
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
Feb 20, 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 Palestine - Ministry of Finance
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 30.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 30.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Apr 3, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Feb 7, 2024

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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.

The objective of the Project is to contribute to service delivery in the West Bank.

The Project consists of the following Parts:
Part 1: Supporting Salaries of Education Employees
Provision of finance of salaries of Education Employees in the West Bank.
Part 2: Project Audits
Provision of technical assistance to carry out the Project audits.

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 environmental and social (E&S) risk of the project is assessed as moderate. The project will not support any kind of physical work or envisage any other kind of activities that may cause direct or indirect environmental impacts. The project is expected to have an overall positive impact as it will provide benefits to families of approximately 44,840 education employees.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

The Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant in an amount not to exceed thirty million United States Dollars ($30,000,000) (“Grant”) to assist in financing the Project.


Contact Information
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World Bank

Riham Hussein
Senior Governance Specialist

Jiwanka B. Wickramasinghe
Senior Financial Management Specialist

Nur Nasser Eddin
Senior Economist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Palestinian Liberation Organization
Laila Sbeih, Director General of International Relations and Projects, slaila@pmof.ps

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Finance
Laila Sbeih, Director General of International Relations and Projects, slaila@pmof.ps

Ministry of Finance of the Palestinian Authority
Ramallah
West Bank
Telephone: 970-2-297 8846 / Facsimile: 970-2-297-8845

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE 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. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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