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Updated on June 24th, 2014:
The objectives are to: (a) increase access to basic municipal services in selected residential areas of Kabul city; (b) redesign KM’s financial management systems to support better service delivery; and (c) enable enable early emergency response in the event of an eligible emergency. The loan was signed on 11 April 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125597. US$ 110.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Kabul Municipality (KM), Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: (93-20) 210-1350, E-mail: nawandish@km.gov.af, Contact: M.Y Nawandish, Engineer
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The objectives are to support: (a) implementation of Kabul Municipality’s multi-year urban upgrading program for the delivery of basic municipal services to under-serviced areas; and (b) increase the internally generated revenues of select Districts of Kabul Municipality. Decision Meeting scheduled for 17 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125597. US$ 100.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Kabul Municipality (KM), Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: (93-700) 285-259, E-mail: arcwahid@hotmail.com, Contact: Abdul Ahad Wahid, Engineer.

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