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World Bank Iraq Trust Fund. The World Bank Dead Sea, July 19 th , 2005. Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005. World Bank Emphasizes Iraqi Leadership. The comparative advantage of World Bank financing – and the measure of its effectiveness –
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World Bank Emphasizes Iraqi Leadership The comparative advantage of World Bank financing – and the measure of its effectiveness – is in the institution building associated with its projects. Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
ITF Project Initiation By end-December 2004 (nine months after ITF inception) the World Bank and Iraqi counterparts prepared, appraised, approved, and signed Grant Agreements for nine projects… …in all 18 governorates … totaling US$366 million … obligating 93% of available ITF funds to projects Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
ITF Project Types • Seven out of 9 investment projects for US$355 million are grants to Iraqi institutions • Thus, 90% of ITF funds are managed, contracted and disbursed by Iraqi agencies (5 line ministries and the Municipality of Baghdad) • Two technical assistance projects for US$10 million provide capacity building implemented by World Bank on behalf of MoPDC • Less that 3% of ITF funds are managed, contracted and disbursed by World Bank Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
Profile of ITF Investment Projects • Six ITF investment projects are grants for large reconstruction and rehabilitation projects to be implemented over 2-3 years by Iraqi agencies. • Five of the seven projects have been operational only about 6 months. • Six out of the seven projects are geographically spread throughout Iraq. • All of the projects finance goods and works that require time for bidding, contracting, delivery, and invoicing prior to disbursements. Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
ITF Capacity Building Projects • Capacity building is built into World Bank investment projects • The ITF also finances two stand-alone capacity building projects Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
ITF Disbursement: Overview • ITF grants are disbursed in accordance with World Bank procurement policies (in line with best practice standards) • Disbursement followsproject implementation (disbursement occurs after satisfactory delivery of goods/services) Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005
Implementation Status • Implementation on the ground will continue to be challenging • World Bank will provide on-going close and pro-active assistance to implementing agencies Dead Sea, July 19th, 2005