The Asian Development Bank is helping Mongolia restructure its banking sector, which suffers from high levels of non-performing loans, weak governance and a lack of competition. The program supports government policy actions to strengthen and stabilize the sector, including the development of an industry-restructuring plan and measures to improve governance, risk management and competition.
| Project Name | Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program | ||||||||||
| Project Number | 51054-001 | ||||||||||
| Country | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Finance / Finance sector development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||
| Description | |||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||||||||
| Impact | The program is aligned with the government's Economic Recovery Plan, 2016 and will support the government's plans for a well-developed finance sector and a stable financial system that helps the poor and vulnerable. | ||||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Strengthened and stable banking industry |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The loan was approved in May 2017 and became effective in July 2017. Subsequently all policy actions were deemed to have been met and the loan was disbursed in full in August 2017. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Framework for bank restructuring completed Financial stability enhanced Competition and governance strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | All policy actions have been met. Recruitment is underway to contract a firm to perform support for project outcomes. It is expected that the firm will be in place and a first mission can be held in October or November. Loan review mission was fielded in October and discussed with BOM and MOF the progress and plans to open an asset management company as reflected in the loan and piggy back TA. The consulting firm for the piggy back TA was already mobilized and inception mission was held in November 2017. Work by the firm is in early stages. The government has formed a working group comprised of members of the Bank of Mongolia, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | NA |
| Involuntary Resettlement | NA |
| Indigenous Peoples | NA |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Close discussion was held with the the Bank of Mongolia and the Ministry of Finance. Additional discussion was held with the Mongolian Bankers Association. |
| During Project Implementation | Continued dialogue has been held with the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Mongolia and the Mongolian Bankers Association to track policy action compliance and monitor further progress. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage TA consultants through a firm. Selection will follow ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time) using the quality- and cost-based method, with a quality cost ratio of 90:10, following a full technical proposal. The TA will provide 48 international and 31 national person-months of consulting services. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Giannetto, Giacomo G. |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Mgt, Financial Sector and Regional Coop Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance (formerly Ministry of Finance and Economy) [email protected] S.Danzangiin Gudamj 5/1, Zasgiin Gazriin II Bair, Ulaanbaatar 15160 Mongolia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 02 Mar 2017 |
| Fact Finding | 06 Feb 2017 to 17 Feb 2017 |
| MRM | 14 Mar 2017 |
| Approval | 30 May 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 23 Mar 2018 |
Loan 3533-MON
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 30 May 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | - | 03 Aug 2017 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 100.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 100.00 | 30 May 2017 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 30 May 2017 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
TA 9320-MON
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 30 May 2017 | 23 Jun 2017 | 23 Jun 2017 | 31 Jul 2019 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 30 May 2017 | 302,069.77 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Loan Agreement for Loan 3533-MON: Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | May 2017 |
| Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Apr 2017 |
| Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program: Concept Paper | Concept Papers | Mar 2017 |
| Банкны салбарыг нөхөн сэргээх, санхүүгийн тогтвортой байдлыг бэхжүүлэх хөтөлбөр : Төслийн МэдээллийнТайлан | Translated PDS | Mar 2017 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Banking Sector Rehabilitation and Financial Stability Strengthening Program: Environmental and Social Impact Matrix | Environmental and Social Impacts Matrix | Mar 2017 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
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Tenders
No tenders for this project were found.
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Contractor Address | Executing Agency | Contract Description | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 9320 | 11 Oct 2017 | KOREA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION(KOREA, REPUBLIC OF) in association with FINANCIAL ACCESS CAPITAL PARTNERS B.V.(NETHERLANDS) | ASEM TOWER, WORLD TRADE CENTER 159-1 SAMSUNG-DONG, KANGNAM-KU SEOUL 135-798, KOREA | Consulting Services | 1,259,000.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.