COVID-19 PROJECTS UNDER PREPARATION OR IMPLEMENTATION IN ARGENTINA (MARCH 1, 2020 - MAY 1, 2021) PROJECT NUMBER PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PROJECT TYPE IMPACT CATEGORY PROJECT STATUS SECTOR APPROVAL DATE AMOUNT (IN USD MILLIONS) 1 AR-T1258 Support for government communities for practices aimed at a comprehensive response to COVID-19 challenges in Argentina The objective of this operation is to support the consolidation and/or the establishment of communities of practices to foster collaboration and knowledge exchanges among countries and subnational governments to identify, adapt, and scale-up best practices to improve critical pillars of the response to COVID-19, with the aim of improving current practices, facilitating the adoption of promising initiatives, promoting a more unified response, and reducing the fragmentation amongst different states, provinces, and municipalities. IDB Technical Cooperation C Implementation Health December 9, 2020 0.15 2 AR-T1253 Support for the Development of Social Protection Policies for Vulnerable Populations in Argentina To support the development of analytical inputs to inform the design of efficient and consistent social protection policies focused on vulnerable populations in Argentina: the implementation of a basic income and a registry of informal workers that facilitates formalization. IDB Technical Cooperation C Implementation Social Investment December 2, 2020 0.35 AR-L1327 Innovation Program for Crisis Response and Strategic Priorities Management Improve effectiveness in the coordination and management of government priorities, by strengthening key functions of the federal government. The general objective of the operation is to make Argentina more effective in coordinating and managing strategic government programs while prioritizing programs critical to the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery, by strengthening key functions and developing innovative initiatives to achieve government objectives. The specific objectives are: (i) improving the quality of planning, monitoring, decision-making, and evaluation for strategic government programs; and (ii) strengthening capacities for innovation and promoting innovative practices in public management, the private sector, and civil society to respond to the crisis and the consequences thereof. IDB Loan Operation C Implementation Reform / Modernization of the State July 29, 2020 20 AR-L1328 Global Credit Program for Reactivation of the Productive Sector The general objective of this reformulation is to support the sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as a support for employment in Argentina in the context of the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives are: (i) to support the short-term financial sustainability of MSMEs; and (ii) to promote the economic recovery of MSMEs through access to productive financing. IDB Loan Operation B13 (FI) Implementation Financial Markets June 22, 2020 500 AR-L1326 Immediate Public Health Response Project in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic to contain, control and mitigate its effect on the provision of health services in Argentina The overall objective of this project is to help reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 and mitigate other, indirect health effects of the pandemic. The project will have four specific objectives: (i) strengthen the response at the country level; (ii) improve the detection and monitoring of cases; (iii) support efforts to interrupt the chain of transmission of the disease; and (iv) improve the capacity to provide services. IDB Loan Operation B Implementation Health May 18, 2020 470 N° 3 4 5 21 DFIs FINANCING IN ARGENTINA DURING THE PANDEMIC: COVID-19 PROJECTS AND TRANSPARENCY SHORTCOMINGS