- Date: June 12, 2015
- Location: Conference Room 6 (UNHQ CB), UN headquarters
- Time: 1:15 – 2:45 pm (EST)
- Event website: http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/06/12/trackinguhc
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Vanuatu signs US$59.5 million aviation agreement with World Bank
Original article at http://goo.gl/cag8HE.
Aviation sector receives critical upgrade
PORT VILA, June 3, 2015–The Vanuatu Government today signed a US$59.5 million credit agreement with the World Bank to improve the safety and efficiency of its aviation sector – a critical pillar in Vanuatu’s continued social and economic development, and a key part of its disaster management and recovery activities.
Project website: http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P154149?lang=en
Discussing Green Growth at the Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit
- Economic growth in Indonesia has been rapid, but it has led to environmental degradation and will be counter-productive in the long-term.
- Indonesia must shift from a ‘brown’ to a ‘green’ growth model to ensure a sustainable growth that would benefit everyone.
- The 2015 Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit will seek ways to mainstream green growth in infrastructure development, with the private sector and government working together.
Four new ambulance boats for Bangladesh
The Dutch firm Dutch Health has delivered four new ambulance boats to Bangladesh.
See the making of these boats!
This delivery is a direct result of the World Bank tender Dutch Health won previously to deliver six boats to Bangladesh:
User and customer of Dutch Heatlh Water Ambulances are very satified with the excellent operations of 6x Rescue Eagle 1 in the remote water rich areas of Bangladesh.
As this are the first of its kind in the country, Dutch Health is developing and adapting its Rescue Eagle 4 for especially Search & Rescue Operations. It will be adapted to the functional requirements of the client and will service in times of flood and evacuations.
It will serve beyond normal patient transport.
Interview with Paul Polman
Inspirational speaker, great CEO and a Dutch citizen who received the second annual Holland on the Hill Heineken Award on May 15, 2015, for his entrepreneurial endeavors in both the Netherlands and the United States.
Below he answers questions about the upcoming World
Economic Forum on Africa, taking place in Cape Town on 4th and 5th June.
Latvia Health Infrastructures and Human Resource Maps and Investment Plan
See full tender here: #1187437 Latvia Health Infrastructures and Human Resource Maps and Investment Plan
Expression of Interest Deadline: 15-Jun-2015
eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Tender notification: # 1187437
Assignment Countries:
- Latvia
World Bank App – A to Z
Description
The World Bank Group A to Z app allows users to easily swipe through entries, and search for essential information about the mission, policies, procedures, products, and services of the new World Bank Group.
We believe that this app is especially interesting because it provides information about events taking place at the World Bank
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4th NL4WorldBank newsletter posted
The Fourth NL4WorldBank newsletter was published and distributed on Monday, June 1st . The newsletter features the exciting announcement of the signing of an MoU on agriculture as well as an informative post on ” missions to the World Bank ” . The most popular blogposts of the last three months, the latest updates on the eConsultant platform and a number of interesting eConsultant2 tenders are also published.
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Go on a mission to the World Bank ; The future
Missions are an integral part to working with the World Bank and understanding how it functions. They give companies the opportunity to meet decision makers, ask questions and attend seminars such as a “procurement” seminar which could provide you with the information to help to win future World Bank Projects.


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