Azerbaijan : COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
The COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support program provides budget support to meet Azerbaijan's development financing needs, arising from the pandemic response measures. The program is aligned with the country's overarching development objective that the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on the population's health, incomes, and economic opportunities as well as macroeconomic stability are mitigated. The program has three outputs: (i) COVID-19 response and health system strengthening measures implemented, (ii) social protection for the poor and vulnerable households expanded, and (iii) affected sectors supported to prevent job losses from the economic downturn.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Sood, Priyanka
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Azerbaijan -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program | ||||||||||||
| Project Number | 55073-001 | ||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Azerbaijan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP5: Promoting rural development and food security OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural production Education / Education sector development - social protection initiatives Finance / Inclusive finance Health / Disease control of communicable disease - Health system development Industry and trade / Industry and trade sector development Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management - Reforms of state owned enterprises |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||
| Description | The COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support program provides budget support to meet Azerbaijan's development financing needs, arising from the pandemic response measures. The program is aligned with the country's overarching development objective that the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on the population's health, incomes, and economic opportunities as well as macroeconomic stability are mitigated. The program has three outputs: (i) COVID-19 response and health system strengthening measures implemented, (ii) social protection for the poor and vulnerable households expanded, and (iii) affected sectors supported to prevent job losses from the economic downturn. Identifying the risk that the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, global economic slowdown, and fall in oil prices could hurt the growth prospects, necessitating more financial resources than originally envisaged, based on the program's theory of change, the outputs contribute to achievement of the expected outcome that the COVID-19 outbreak is more effectively managed and its adverse social and economic impacts are reduced. The design and monitoring framework presents the relevant indicators reflecting the pandemic response measures. The program is aligned with the ADB's country partnership strategy, 2019-2023 for Azerbaijan and the government's development strategy. | ||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely impacted Azerbaijan's economy and its population. To mitigate these impacts, the government has adopted emergency pro-poor countercyclical pandemic response measures to strengthen the health system, expand social protection, and support macroeconomic stabilization and job creation. The proposed program will support the government's measures and financing needs to help mitigate the adverse health, social, and economic impacts of the crisis, while targeting the poor and vulnerable groups and ensuring gender mainstreaming. Azerbaijan meets all the criteria required to access the CPRO under the Countercyclical Support Facility. The program's support for the government's wide range of countercyclical health, social protection and macroeconomic stabilization measures is fully aligned with the cross-cutting operational priorities of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Strategy 2030 such as (i) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities, (ii) accelerating progress in gender equality, (iii) promoting rural development and food security, (iv) strengthening governance and institutional capacity, and (v) fostering regional cooperation and integration. |
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| Impact | Adverse impacts of COVID-19 on (i) the population's health, incomes, and economic opportunities, and (ii) the country's macroeconomic stability, mitigated. |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | COVID-19 outbreak more effectively managed and its adverse social and economic impacts reduced |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | COVID-19 response and health system strengthening measures implemented Social protection for the poor and vulnerable households expanded Affected sectors supported to prevent job losses from the economic downturn |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Sood, Priyanka |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office (SG-PSMG) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 26 Dec 2022 |
| Fact Finding | 08 Feb 2021 to 09 Apr 2021 |
| MRM | 28 Apr 2021 |
| Approval | 07 Jul 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Jul 2021 |
Loan 4082-AZE
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Jul 2021 | 03 Nov 2021 | 08 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 250.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 250.00 | 15 Sep 2023 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 15 Sep 2023 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
TA 6743-AZE
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 250,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 250,000.00 | 15 Sep 2023 | 160,935.32 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Completion Report | Project/Program Completion Reports | Sep 2023 |
| Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) for Loan 4082-AZE: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Nov 2021 |
| Supporting the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Jun 2021 |
| COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Gender Monitoring Matrix | Gender Action Plans | Jun 2021 |
| COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Jun 2021 |
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ADB Approves $250 Million Loan to Support Azerbaijan’s COVID-19 Response
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $250 million loan to the Government of Azerbaijan to help implement its comprehensive plan to mitigate the adverse health, social, and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| International Program Evaluation Expert (Technical Resource Person) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Debt Management Specialist (Natl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Social Security System Specialist (Natl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Fiscal Management Specialist (Natl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Health Insurance Specialist (Natl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Debt Management Specialist (Intl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Natl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Social Security System Specialist (Intl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Fiscal Management Specialist (Intl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Health Insurance Specialist (Intl) | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
Procurement Plan
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