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WB tourism project, moderate assessment for disbursement. Municipalities that have benefited

2023-12-12 13:55:46Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

WB tourism project, moderate assessment for disbursement. Municipalities that

The progress of the implementation of the tourism project that is supported by the World Bank with a loan of 71 million dollars has been assessed as moderately satisfactory as 42 million dollars have been disbursed.

The Bank's latest assessment of the Program for Integrated Urban Development and Tourism, which affects the four municipalities of Saranda, Gjirokastër, Berat and Përmet, also highlights the concrete investments that have been made as well as those that are still in process. Thus, in the summary of the evaluation group for the project, the analysis is done according to the three components and the progress of each of them.

"Component 1. Civil works of the cobblestone road for pedestrians and car access Berat Castle and the promenade and stairs of Saranda, the integrated urban improvement and lighting in Përmet, the cobblestone street of the Gjirokastra Bazaar, the Museum System and rehabilitation works in Gjirokastër castle they have finished; The civil works of the integrated urban improvement in Berat, Saranda and Gjirokastër are being implemented.

Component 2. The works for the improvement of the tourist areas of Bênja and the panoramic points along the tourist corridor are ongoing; the design for the improvement of the tourist area of ​​Zvrnec has been finalized and the civil works have been contracted; design consultancy for the tourist sites of Gjirokastra Castle as well as Borshi Castle, Kanina Castle and Spille Cave are in progress.

Component 3. Market Research and Development Strategy Consultancy completed. Consultancy services for the destination management partnership, Market Development for Southern Albania, Tourism Product Development and the Tourism Statistics System are currently being implemented," the World Bank summary says.

The tourism project started in 2016 with a financing of 71 million dollars and became effective in 2017. Initially the first closing date was July 31, 2022 but then it was postponed to July 31, 2025 and the Bank approved a second tranche worth 34.6 million dollars for the same project. Currently, for the first project, 60 percent of the funds have been disbursed, while for the second one, which became effective in December 2022, the disbursement has not yet started, marking a value of only 0.2% disbursed.


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