Data released by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, shows that three Dutch banks were among the largest co-investors of the IFC in Fiscal Year 2015. Additionally, of the entire IFC portfolio, two of the five largest co-financiers were Dutch. Continue reading
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eConsultant2: Small-scale water reservoirs in Mozambique
Deadline:16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
IFC and its agribusiness client in Mozambique are looking for a consulting firm with civil engineering and hydrology expertise to determine optimal locations for 100 to 150 small scale earthen water reservoirs within specific target catchments in two provinces. The location of the reservoirs will be recommended based on physical and social factors, which the consulting firm will have researched, analyzed and utilized in the development of its report.
A potential second phase of the project will include developing drawings and costs for up to 150 reservoir sites.
Jim Kim: World Bank to spend $29 billion annually on climate by 2020
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim signals that those working on environmental projects are about to enjoy their moment in the sun.
His annoucement about a major increase in the Bank Group’s financing to help countries combat climate change by building low carbon and resilient development is likely to boost support for projects related to renewable energy and energy efficiency, climate-smart transport solutions, resilient cities, the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes, enhanced water security, and agricultural practices.
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World Bank sets new povertly line at $1.90
To guide its work toward a “world free 
of poverty,” the World Bank Group in 2013 established two clear goals: end extreme poverty by 2030 and promote shared prosperity.
The poverty goal is examined from three perspectives:
- the evolution of income poverty based on the new international poverty line that has been re-estimated at $1.90 a day;
- an assessment of person-equivalent income poverty, a new indicator that combines the incidence with the depth of poverty; Continue reading
Bolivia: 350 Thousand Rural Inhabitants to Benefit from Direct Community Investments
This article originally appeared on the World Bank website. More information about the project can be found at the project website.
On August 4, the World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved US$60 million in additional financing to expand the successful implementation of the Community Investment in Rural Areas Project (PICAR). The additional financing will increase the number of beneficiaries from 150 thousand to 350 thousand, most of them indigenous, and almost half women, in La Paz, Oruro, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Pando departments.
Up until now, a good portion of the initiatives were focused on creating or improving drinking water and sewer infrastructure, irrigation and micro-irrigation canals, pedestrian and vehicular bridges, greenhouses and cattle enclosures, among others.
From ‘Aid to Trade’ agenda in Kenya: an embassy perspective (in Dutch)
This blog was published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for entrepreneurs in developing countries (www.ondernemeninontwikkelingslanden.nl) on July 28, 2015 and written by First Secretary Robert van der Hum of the Netherlands embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Almost summer vacation, almost a year that I have 
lived – with family – and worked in Kenya. A beautiful country to live in, also exciting and adventurous. And certainly very dynamic to work in Kenya: the developments occur rapidly and there is so much to do! A good moment to look back on a first year of working on the ‘Aid to Trade’ agenda, at the economic department of the embassy in Nairobi. -Remainder of article in Dutch-
NPR: how cell phone use can help determine a person’s creditworthiness
NPR’s social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam reports how financial institutions in countries where people lack financial records could look into using records on cell phone use to determine the likelyhood of a person paying back their loans. And predicting this with surprising accuracy. Continue reading
Zambia – Lusaka Sanitation Project
The Lusaka Sanitation Project for the Republic of Zambia was approved by the Board of Directors of the World Bank. This project, which will increase access to sanitation services in selected areas of Lusaka and strengthen the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company’s (LWSC) capacity to manage sanitation services, involves a total of $68.5 million, of which $65 million is provided by the World Bank.
The project will have the following three components: Continue reading
India – Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project
Original article posted on June 17, 2015 on the World Bank website.
The project is expected to benefit over 13 million people.The total value of the project is $370 million. Please find the Project Appraisal Document on the Project Website.
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2015 ─ The World Bank today approved a US $250 million credit for the Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project to restore, improve and enhance the resilience of public services and livelihoods of communities affected by cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh. The project will also increase the capacity of the state to respond promptly and effectively to an emergency.
The project will specifically benefit over 13 million people in the four severely affected districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari.
Urban Logistics in the Moroccan traditional sector
Full article in Dutch, only excerpt in English.
In developing countries the traditional 
channel plays a very large rol, with often 50% of all commercial trade being conducted through these channels. To develop a city sustainably, city logistics is an important topic in policy and rules. However, policy also needs to be evaluated in the context of the city in question, with proper data as the basis.
Below a case-study in Casablanca, Morocco, by Alain Broft.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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