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Social Investment & Employment Promotion Project (SIEP)

The proposed additional loan for Bulgaria social investment and employment promotion project will help finance the costs associated with a scaled-up Community Infrastructure for Development component and additional implementation time of this well-performing project which would allow the component's implementing agency - the Social Investment Fund (SIF) - to adapt its structure, programs and procedures for the purposes of accessing other sources of funding for its activities, particularly European Union structural funds. Currently the World Bank and the government are the main financiers of the Bulgaria SIF. The government sees the social inclusion project framework as developing into an instrument for facilitating the use of European structural funds. However, the European structural funds are expected to become accessible in late 2007 or 2008. In order to maintain the institutional capacity and allow it time to adjust to the requirements of the European Union, the SIF would need a full investment program in 2007 and 2008.**

Last Updated July 30 2010

Basic Information
Project Status	Closed
Region	Europe And Central Asia
Country/Area	Bulgaria
Major Sector (Sector) (%)	Health and other social services (Other social services) (50%)
	Water, sanitation and flood protection (General water, sanitation and flood protection sector) (20%)
	Health and other social services (Health) (15%)
	Education (General education sector) (10%)
	Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Sub-national government administration) (5%)
Old Major Sector	Social Protection
Old Sector	Social Assistance
Env Category	F
Project ID	P069532
Bank Team Lead (Last Name, First)	Pojarski, Peter Ivanov
Approval Date	17-DEC-2002
Closing Date	31-DEC-2009
Borrower	REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Implementing Agency	N/A

Financial
Main Loan/Credit #	46811
IBRD Commitment *	50
IDA Commitment *	0
IBRD + IDA Commitment *	50
Grant Amount *	0
Total Project Cost *	66.74
Product Line	IBRD/IDA
Lending Instrument	Specific Investment Loan

Development Outcomes And Goals
*Targeted Thematic Outcomes...*	Supporting this Broader Dev't Goal
Improving labor markets	Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Participation and civic engagement	Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Access to urban services and housing	N/A (CAP)
Municipal governance and institution building	N/A (CAP)

Available Project Documents***
For a short project overview, please consult the Project Information Document if available.

	Loan Agreement (), Vol. -12-JUN-2007
	Project Paper (PJPR), Vol.1 -22-FEB-2007
	Loan Agreement (), Vol. -29-JAN-2003
	Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1 -21-NOV-2002
	Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -03-OCT-2002
	Environmental Assessment (EA), Vol.1 -30-SEP-2002
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -12-FEB-2002

Contract Award Information

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*Commitment at Board in USD$ millions. Does not reflect any cancellations. Pipeline and dropped projects display the forecast amount. Total project cost includes non-Bank funding.

** The project summary is drawn from the PAD, SAR, or PGD abstract and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature.

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