World Bank - Middle East and North Africa

The project MA-Second Skills and Employment DPL is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The second Skills and Employment Development Policy Loan (SEDPL) of Morocco development objective and the four pillars of the programmatic DPL series have been slightly revised to better reflect the actual reforms supported by this operation. The SEDPL2 development objective is to improve the efficiency and relevance to labor market needs of skills development Programs; improve the effectiveness of intermediation services; promote the formalization of micro-enterprises; and strengthen the labor market information system.2014-08-01T04:00:00.000Z2014-08-01T04:00:00.000ZMoroccoP144185MANEW RELEASENEW

The project EG-UT Infrastructure Development (to be dropped) has changed to Dropped. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

2014-07-31T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-31T04:00:00.000ZEgypt, Arab Republic ofP115837EGDroppedCHANGE

The project TN-Urban Dev. and Local Governance has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objectives of the Urban Development and Local Government Program Project for Tunisia are: (i) to strengthen local governments' performance to deliver municipal infrastructure, and (ii) to improve access to services in targeted disadvantaged neighborhoods. Progress towards the project development objective or PDO will be measured through a set of simple and measurable indicators; most of them will be linked to disbursements. The results framework for the program has three key results areas that are closely inter-related. Each results area is linked to Disbursement Linked Indicators, or DLIs, program actions and planned capacity support, as well as to monitoring, evaluation, and verification activities in the program. This provides a coordinated incentive for LGs to improve their capacity to plan, prepare and implement municipal infrastructure delivery with a focus on poor neighborhoods. The results framework and monitoring arrangements are provided in annex two, while the DLIs are provided in annex three.2014-07-28T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-28T04:00:00.000ZTunisiaP130637TNActiveCHANGE

The project EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Household Natural Gas Connection Project for Egypt is to assist the Arab Republic of Egypt to increase household access to reliable, lower cost, grid connected natural gas supply. The project comprises of three components. The first component, gas network expansion and household connections will finance investments necessary to expanding the gas networks in the project areas and connecting 1.5 million households to the distribution networks. It includes four sub-components: (i) gas transmission connections and pressure reduction stations (PRSs); (ii) gas distribution network and connections; (iii) strengthening capacity for connection scale up; and (iv) establishment of customer service centers. The second component, financial support for household connection charges in disadvantaged areas will expand the grid to eleven Governorates that will include relatively poorer areas of Egypt. The third component, institutional strengthening will contribute to the improvement of the governance structure and fiscal transparency and accountability at Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and will support development of the gas sector regulations. It consists of following two sub-components: (i) development of a financial management and information system (FMIS); and (ii) technical assistance for gas sector regulatory development.2014-07-25T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-25T04:00:00.000ZEgypt, Arab Republic ofP146007EGActiveCHANGE

The project RY Higher Education Quality Improvement Project - Additional Financing is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

2014-07-23T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-23T04:00:00.000ZYemen, Republic ofP150129RYNEW RELEASENEW

The project RY-Biogas Digesters: An Integrated Solution for Poverty Alleviation and Climate Change Mitigation in Yemen has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

2014-07-20T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-20T04:00:00.000ZYemen, Republic ofP119160RYClosedCHANGE

The project RY: AF-Labor Intensive Public Works has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

2014-07-20T04:00:00.000Z2014-07-20T04:00:00.000ZYemen, Republic ofP148366RYActiveCHANGE