Reform Support Teams – Advancing Moldova’s Infrastructure Reforms

Overview
Project Summary Document

TCRS 16769

Status Approved

Location

Moldova

Business Sector

Corporate news

Notice Type

Public

PSD Disclosed

14 Nov 2022

Project Description

EBRD has provided support to the Government of Republic of Moldova with the establishment of targeted Reform Support Teams (RSTs) in key government ministries. In response to a request from the Government of Moldova, EBRD has structured a pilot project to support the government’s reform capability and policy actions to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the EU candidacy status, the RST pilot phase was successfully initiated in 2023 with funding from the Government of France.

To continue support a significant programme of reforms towards the EU aspiration efforts, and address new challenges posed to Moldova by the war on Ukraine, the EBRD provided Moldova with a €300 million loan in June 2022, complemented by a €200 million loan in October 2023 as a part of Moldova Support Platform to boost its energy security by acquiring strategic gas reserves.

However, supporting the Government in delivering successfully on its reform agenda will be a critical factor for success in maximizing the transition impact of these transactions. While the challenges are significant, the EU’s June 2022 decision to grant Moldova candidate status offers an important window of opportunity and should provide a strong impetus to the government to accelerate critical reforms and enhance Moldova’s resilience.

The Reform Support Teams (RSTs) have initially been piloted in the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Property Agency, and State Chancellery with the provision of up to 20 experts for up to 3-years. The RST programme has to date embedded 22 experts in the State Chancellery and Prime-Minister’s office (SC), Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Ministry of Energy, Public Property Agency (PPA), and we have expanded to the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization. However, the government has requested the EBRD to urgently provide it with significant additional short term policy advisory and implementation capacity (beyond that provided through this pilot phase of the RST project). This will enable the government to accelerate progress on Moldova’s EU approximation requirements. Attracting experts to RST programme will enable capacity of the government to enable smooth and efficient the EU accession negotiations.

With the support from the Türkiye-EBRD Cooperation Fund Account, the EBRD will develop a pool of short-term experts, who could support the Agency of Public Property and other relevant ministries in the EU acquis screening process and the EU accession negotiation on SoE reforms.

The experts will be hired through competitive processes in line with EBRD’s procurement policies and procedures, in close cooperation with the Government. Recruitment campaigns will be targeted towards members of Moldova’s diaspora community in particular.

Understanding Transition

Further information regarding the EBRD’s approach to measuring transition impact is available here.

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

For business opportunities with EBRD (not related to procurement) contact:

Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

For state-sector projects, visit EBRD Procurement:

Tel: +44 20 7338 6794
Email: procurement@ebrd.com

Enquiries

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

For business opportunities with EBRD (not related to procurement) contact:

Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

For state-sector projects, visit EBRD Procurement:

Tel: +44 20 7338 6794
Email: procurement@ebrd.com

General enquiries

Specific enquiries can be made using the EBRD Enquiries form.

TCRS 16769

Status Approved

Location

Moldova

Business Sector

Corporate news

Notice Type

Public

PSD Disclosed

14 Nov 2022

Project Description

Understanding Transition

Further information regarding the EBRD’s approach to measuring transition impact is available here.

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

For business opportunities with EBRD (not related to procurement) contact:

Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

For state-sector projects, visit EBRD Procurement:

Tel: +44 20 7338 6794
Email: procurement@ebrd.com

Any competitive selections for business opportunities relating to this project will be published on the EBRD's website: Consultancy Procurement Opportunities.

General enquiries

EBRD project enquiries not related to procurement:
Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

Access to Information Policy (AIP)

The AIP sets out how the EBRD discloses information and consults with its stakeholders so as to promote better awareness and understanding of its strategies, policies and operations following its entry into force on 1 January 2020. Please visit the Access to Information Policy page to find out what information is available from the EBRD website.

Specific requests for information can be made using the EBRD Enquiries form

Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)

If efforts to address environmental, social or public disclosure concerns with the Client or the Bank are unsuccessful (e.g. through the Client’s Project-level grievance mechanism or through direct engagement with Bank management), individuals and organisations may seek to address their concerns through the EBRD’s Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM).

IPAM independently reviews Project issues that are believed to have caused (or to be likely to cause) harm. The purpose of the Mechanism is: to support dialogue between Project stakeholders to resolve environmental, social and public disclosure issues; to determine whether the Bank has complied with its Environmental and Social Policy or Project-specific provisions of its Access to Information Policy; and where applicable, to address any existing non-compliance with these policies, while preventing future non-compliance by the Bank.

Please visit the Independent Project Accountability Mechanism webpage to find out more about IPAM and its mandate; how to submit a Request for review; or contact IPAM via email ipam@ebrd.com to get guidance and more information on IPAM and how to submit a request.

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Reform Support Teams – Advancing Moldova’s Infrastructure Reforms

Project Description

Understanding Transition

Business opportunities

Enquiries

Business opportunities

General enquiries

Project Description

Understanding Transition

Business opportunities

General enquiries

Access to Information Policy (AIP)

Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)