The proposed regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) will support the Greater Mekong Region Subregion's (GMS) transport and trade facilitation initiatives, in particular the implementation of the GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA).
| Project Name | "Early Harvest" Implementation of the Cross-Border Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion | ||||
| Project Number | 53411-001 | ||||
| Country | Regional Cambodia Lao People's Democratic Republic Myanmar China, People's Republic of Thailand Viet Nam |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Industry and trade / Trade and services |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The proposed regional knowledge and support technical assistance (KSTA) will support the Greater Mekong Region Subregion's (GMS) transport and trade facilitation initiatives, in particular the implementation of the GMS Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA). | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||
| Impact | Intermodal links, transport facilitation, logistics development, road safety and asset management promoted (GMS Hanoi Action Plan 2018 2022 ) | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Liberalization of traffic rights in the GMS increased |
| Progress Toward Outcome | A National Transport Facilitation Committee (NTFC) Senior Officials Meeting will be scheduled in 2021 on the work plan to further expand the existing implementation of the _Early Harvest Implementation of the GMS cross Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA). |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Implementation of the Early Harvest CBTA supported Capacity of the transport operators to participate in a liberalized transport sector enhanced GMS CBTA institutional mechanisms strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | The TA is still awaiting No-Objection Letter from one of the GMS Countries. Expert teams are in the final stage of mobilization to be ready for implementation upon receive of the NOL from all GMS countries. A National Transport Facilitation Committee (NTFC) Senior Officials Meeting will be scheduled in 2021 on the work plan to further expand the existing implementation of the _Early Harvest Implementation of the GMS cross Border Transport Facilitation Agreement (CBTA). |
| Geographical Location | Cambodia - Nation-wide; China - Nation-wide; Lao People's Democratic Republic - Nation-wide; Myanmar - Nation-wide; Thailand - Nation-wide; Viet Nam - Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Consulting Services | International Customs Expert International Legal Expert Team Leader/International Transport Facilitation Expert National Trade and Transport Facilitation Country Specialist National Project Analyst National Administrative/Logistics Expert Monitoring and Evaluation Firm |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Sasradipoera, Kanya S. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 22 Jul 2020 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 22 Oct 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Mar 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 22 Oct 2020 | - | 22 Oct 2020 | 31 Mar 2022 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 22 Oct 2020 | 0.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| "Early Harvest" Implementation of the Cross-Border Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Oct 2020 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Project Analyst and Administrative/logistics expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 23 Dec 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 |
| Team Leader/Transport facilitation expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 23 Dec 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 |
| Trade and transport facilitation country specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 23 Dec 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 |
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