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Social Protection Project

The objectives of the Social Protection Implementation Project for Macedonia are to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of social protection system through improved administration and long-term sustainability of the pension system and improved targeting and administration of cash benefits. The restructuring includes: (i) extending the closing date of the loan by eleven months; (ii) increasing the disbursement percentage of eligible expenditures to 100 percent; and (iii) reallocating funds within categories of schedule one of the loan agreement.**

Last Updated September 04 2010

Basic Information
Project Status	Active
Region	Europe And Central Asia
Country/Area	Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of
Major Sector (Sector) (%)	Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Compulsory pension and unemployment insurance) (80%)
	Health and other social services (Other social services) (20%)
Old Major Sector	N/A
Old Sector	N/A
Env Category	C
Project ID	P074358
Bank Team Lead (Last Name, First)	Plevko, Snjezana
Approval Date	13-MAY-2004
Closing Date	31-MAY-2011
Borrower	GOVERNMENT OF MACEDONIA
Implementing Agency	MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Financial
Main Loan/Credit #	47320
IBRD Commitment *	9.8
IDA Commitment *	0
IBRD + IDA Commitment *	9.8
Grant Amount *	0
Total Project Cost *	11.18
Product Line	IBRD/IDA
Lending Instrument	Specific Investment Loan

Development Outcomes And Goals
*Targeted Thematic Outcomes...*	Supporting this Broader Dev't Goal
Other social protection and risk management	Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Social risk mitigation	Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Public expenditure, financial management and procurement	Public sector governance (CAP); N/A (GPG)
Other public sector governance	Public sector governance (CAP)

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

	Project Paper (PJPR), Vol.1 -14-JUN-2010
	Project Paper (PJPR), Vol.2 -14-JUN-2010
	Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1 -16-APR-2004
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -20-FEB-2004
	Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -20-FEB-2004

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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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