Mongolia Employment Support Project

Abstract*

The development objective of Employment Support Project for Mongolia is to provide jobseekers and micro-entrepreneurs in Mongolia with improved access to labor market opportunities. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Supporting client-centric public employment services, aims to address job-search constraints related to incomplete information and poor labor market transparency by supporting client-centric public employment services... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective (PDO) is to provide jobseekers and micro-entrepreneurs in Mongolia with improved access to labor market opportunities and to provide temporary relief to eligible workers in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P159215
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Yang Huang
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance

Country
Mongolia
Disclosure Date
November 2, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 27, 2017
Effective Date
November 20, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 25.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 25.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
June 29, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2022

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender53%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs81%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs81%
- FY17 - Skills Development38%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development53%
- FY17 - MSME Development53%
FY17 - Jobs31%
- FY17 - Job Creation31%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	25.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	25.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	25.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	25.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	8,363.63
May 4, 2023	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	-21,106.44
May 4, 2023	IDA-59740	Loan Cancel	657,255.50
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	5,525.79
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	400,502.78
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	88,397.23
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	88,397.23
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	144,176.08
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	144,173.55
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	3,140.82
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	393,451.47
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	86,504.12
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-59740	Int Charges	86,504.12
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	159,163.98
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	95,498.40
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	95,498.40
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	2,939.81
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	156,206.73
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	90,773.33
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	90,773.33
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	3,413.30
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	3,413.30
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	88,777.50
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	88,777.50
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	147,962.52
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Int Charges	726.69
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	400,870.40
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	157.04
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	157.04
Jun 23, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	182,909.27
Aug 28, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	865,530.60
Aug 31, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	2,652,522.50
Oct 16, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	3,171,288.00
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	29,602.73
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	29,602.73
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	29,269.69
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	615.80
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	615.80
Aug 12, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	2,360,072.20
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	856,757.56
Dec 7, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	2,785,259.20
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	135,160.00
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	82,885.24
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	82,885.24
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-59740	Int Charges	21,559.50
May 11, 2018	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	2,500,000.00
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-59740	Int Charges	4,733.55
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-59740	Int Charges	4,733.55
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-59740	Int Charges	7,889.22
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	252.48
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	252.48
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	8,832.66
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	8,832.66
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	15,009.40
Sep 27, 2019	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	3,500,000.00
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	9,005.33
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	9,005.33
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	15,008.85
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-59740	Int Charges	131.28
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	1,073.42
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	389,563.78
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	84,386.52
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	84,386.52
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	140,644.20
Apr 27, 2017	IDA-59740	Loan Commitment	25,000,000.00
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	130,159.54
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	83,908.90
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Int Charges	83,908.90
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-59740	Loan Repay	386,924.62
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	18,889.72
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	18,889.72
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-59740	Int Charges	31,744.65
Jun 24, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	1,158,079.90
Jul 1, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	1,108,371.80
Jun 19, 2020	IDA-59740	Loan Disb	4,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-09-20
Procurement	Satisfactory	2022-09-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-09-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2022-09-20
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-09-20
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-09-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-29-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-26-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	High	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiaries who received temporary relief from their voluntary social insurance contributions Value 0.00 132903.00 0.00
Date March 31, 2020 December 31, 2022
Comment

Beneficiaries of micro-entrepreneurship support whose micro-enterprise is still in business, at least 6 months after receiving a micro-loan	Value	0.00	95.50	60.00
	Date	December 1, 2016	December 31, 2022	September 30, 2021
	Comment

Beneficiaries who received temporary relief from their voluntary social insurance contributions (female) Value 0.00 77932.00 0.00
Date March 31, 2020 December 31, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries receiving labor intermediation services in an upgraded labor and social welfare office (overall) Value 0.00 36416.00 18000.00
Date December 1, 2016 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries receiving labor intermediation services in a renovated labor and social welfare office (female) Value 0.00 19299.00 10000.00
Date December 1, 2016 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiaries of micro-entrepreneurship support program (number) Value 0.00 1401.00 1100.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022
Comment
Labor Demand Study released Value 0.00 1.00 0.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022
Comment
Labor and social welfare offices renovated Value 0.00 14.00 14.00
Date December 1, 2016 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment
Labor Market Monitoring Bulletins released Value 0.00 8.00 3.00
Date December 1, 2016 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of micro-entrepreneurship support program- Female (number) Value 0.00 725.00 550.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries satisfied with project financed micro-entrepreneurship support Value 0.00 87.30 0.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022
Comment
Volume of World Bank funding for lines of credit Value 0.00 3594718.00 3790000.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022 September 30, 2022
Comment
Volume of micro-loans issued to end borrowers Value 0.00 3594718.00 3700000.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022
Comment
Grants to labor and social welfare offices issued Value 0.00 11.00 11.00
Date December 1, 2016 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022
Comment

Labor Demand Study released	Value	0.00	1.00	0.00
	Date	December 1, 2016	June 30, 2022
	Comment