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Competitiveness Enhancement Project 
 
The Competitiveness Enhancement Project will assist Moldova in enhancing competitiveness of enterprises through improvements in the business environment and making adequate standards, testing and quality improvement services available to enterprises. The project consists of the following components: (i) This component will contribute to the overall government effort in the area of improving business environment and provide strategic input, including continuous support for developing regulatory reform strategy, building institutional capacity for deregulation, and introducing Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) in the legislative process of Moldova. (ii) Addresses product quality obstacles faced by enterprises competing in domestic and international markets related to poor metrology, standardization, testing and quality (MSTQ) infrastructure and services. (iii) This component will help promoting the use of MSTQ services by enterprises, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), through the use of the Matching Grants Facility (MGF). (iv) This component will contribute to improving access to finance of private enterprises (mostly SMEs). The project will finance costs of project management, monitoring, financial management, audits and other activities related to overall project management, monitoring and coordination.** 
  Last Updated  September 02 2010
Basic Information
Project StatusActive 
Region Europe And Central Asia 
Country/AreaMoldova 
Major Sector (Sector) (%) Industry and trade (General industry and trade sector) (40%) 
  Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Central government administration) (30%) 
  Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Law and justice) (20%) 
  Finance (Micro- and SME finance) (8%) 
  Finance (Banking) (2%) 
Old Major SectorN/A  
Old SectorN/A  
Env CategoryC  
Project IDP089124 
Bank Team Lead (Last Name, First)Melecky, Martin  
Approval Date27-OCT-2005  
Closing Date30-JUN-2012  
BorrowerGOVERNMENT OF MOLDOVA  
Implementing AgencyMINISTRY OF ECONOMY  

Financial
Main Loan/Credit #46550  
IBRD Commitment *
IDA Commitment *9.8 
IBRD + IDA Commitment *9.8 
Grant Amount *
Total Project Cost *14.3 
Product LineIBRD/IDA 
Lending InstrumentSpecific Investment Loan 

Development Outcomes And Goals
Targeted Thematic Outcomes...Supporting this Broader Dev't Goal
Standards and financial reportingDevelop global partnership for development (MDG); N/A (CAP); International financial architecture (GPG)
Export development and competitivenessDevelop global partnership for development (MDG); N/A (CAP); N/A (GPG); Trade & integration (GPG)
Small and medium enterprise supportN/A (CAP)
Other financial and private sector developmentN/A (CAP)
Regulation and competition policyInvestment climate (CAP)
Available Project Documents***
For a short project overview, please consult the Project Information Document if available.
 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -11-MAY-2010 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -01-MAY-2010 
Project Paper (PJPR), Vol.1 -25-SEP-2009 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -31-MAR-2009 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -31-MAR-2008 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -20-NOV-2007 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -01-OCT-2007 
Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -22-DEC-2006 
Credit Agreement (), Vol. -14-NOV-2005 
Agreement (), Vol. -14-NOV-2005 
Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1 -26-SEP-2005 
Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -03-AUG-2005 
Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -01-AUG-2005 
Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -09-NOV-2004 
Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -09-NOV-2004 
 
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.

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