$382m ‘Karachi Mobility Project’: WB rates implementation progress as ‘moderately unsatisfactory’

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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of the “Karachi Mobility Project” worth $382 million, as moderately unsatisfactory. The bank’s official documents revealed that the effective date of the project was November 26, 2019, however, only $18.88 million i.e. 4.9 per cent of the total $382 million was disbursed so far. The implementation of the project has accelerated, especially following the hiring of the project management’s core team. Recruitment of additional staff to support the Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) and public-private partnership (PPP) transaction service is…

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