Deadline: 24-Mar-2022 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of this assignment is to assist IFCs CF (FIs) in the Africa Region, to develop and grow their agri supply/value chains, cooperatives and FPOs (referred to as segment) portfolio and pipeline of eligible CSA assets.
Deadline: 21-Mar-2022 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The consulting firm/company will have a proven track record of providing across-the-board advisory and/or operational support to a public land and building monetization organization in India and overseas. The consulting firm/company is expected to provide intellectual leadership to the technical report and its related activities.
Deadline: 
28-Feb-2022 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the study is to provide an in-depth analysis and diagnostic to identify gaps (e.g. strategy gaps, types of investments needed and agro-logistics inclusion) and opportunities in cold-chain infrastructure on the agricultural sector in Guatemala, including investment, technology and spatial gaps, energy savings and GHG reduction potential, and refrigerants used in the cold-chain, identifying opportunities to fill these gaps within the recently approved Responding to COVID-19: Modern and Resilient Agri-Food Value Chains projects. The analysis will further assess opportunities for reducing food losses through adopting improved, efficient cooling technologies, as well as for investment in improved cooling technologies, also based on national and regional policies related to cold chain logistics.
Deadline: 24-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
This assignment comprises market studies on both the development of third-party logistics (3PL) infrastructure and services as well as temperature-controlled logistics (TCL) in Chile and Central America.
The main objectives of this assignment are to:
(i) identify existing suppliers of 3PL and TCL services and their growth plans;
(ii) identify key constraints and growth drivers for the sectors serviced by providers; and
(iii) outline potential private investment opportunities to develop 3PL and TCL solutions in these markets. These assessments should ultimately recommend strategies to invest in existing players to help them scale up their operations, including suggestions of services to be offered, potential partners, assets to be used, clients to be attracted, geographical area and type of goods to be serviced and a high-level roadmap for implementation in a phased manner.
Deadline: 24-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
IFC has been actively partnering with insurers in the emerging markets to increase womens access to insurance and boost their employment opportunities in the insurance sector. In order to develop and roll out suitable solutions in partnership with the local insurance industry and strengthen market capacity for sustainability in these three target markets, the Global Index Insurance Program (GIIF) and the IFC Womens Insurance Program, are jointly conducting a diagnostic study to identify the insurance needs of rural women, the existing barriers preventing access to insurance, and potential solutions that can be designed through an IFC advisory project. The study will be conducted in Nigeria, Zambia and Sri Lanka. The diagnostic will be done through surveys and in-depth interviews with i) Rural women farmers, ii) rural agribusiness WSMEs, iii)insurance companies (review and analysis of existing gender approaches and current agricultural/ health/ life schemes).
Deadline: 31-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The objective is to generate knowledge to support PICs to better implement policies for reduction of single-use plastics and strategies for adoption of less environmentally damaging alternatives. To achieve this objective, the consultants will assess the economic, policy, and institutional needs for supporting reduction of plastics pollution through potential policies to limit the import, production, sale and use of single-use plastics and identification and assessment of environmentally sustainable and economically feasible alternatives. This will involve assessing the scale of single-use plastics waste; an analysis of economic, social, and environmental costs of single-use plastics and potential alternatives; and identification of policies, incentives and market-based instruments that can effectively incentivize greener choices and steer economic activity towards less environmentally damaging practices and products; and/or to provide disincentives to discourage the demand for plastics products that have adverse environmental impacts.
Deadline: 16:00 hours GMT on 21st May, 2021
The Government of Ghana intends to initially select Applicants for Deferred and Routine Maintenance Dredgingof the Odaw Drainage Basin in Accra under a Performance Based Contract. The contract has a duration of four and ahalf years, split in one or two years of deferred maintenance dredging and three or four years of routine maintenancedredging. The geographical scope of the contract includes the Odaw river from Caprice to the sea (comprising linedand unlined sections), and the main Odaw River tributaries (the South Kaneshie, Cemetery and Mataheko drains, thefirst section of the Nima drain, the Agbogbloshie drain and the Odawna drain). The dredging works will be procuredunder a Performance Based Contract (PBC). Applicants must show proof of experience in urban dredging/dredgingof drainage channels/dredging of shallow channels/dredging in environmentally environmental sensitive areas to beinitially selected. Experience in PBC will be an added advantage. It is expected that the Request for Proposals will bemade in May 2021.
Deadline: 
11-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The International Finance Corporation: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries to reduce poverty and improve peoples lives. In addition to its investment work, IFC provides advisory services to several clients to support them in meeting specific development goals. IFCs advisory support to the financial sector is implemented via its Financial Institutions Group and is organized around the following main themes: Innovation/Base of Pyramid: including Microfinance, Mobile Financial Services, Housing Finance, Rural Finance. Banking Services: SME Finance, Sustainable Energy Finance, Insurance, Agri finance, Leasing, Trade Finance, Gender, Risk Management, and Corporate Governance. Financial Infrastructure: Credit Reporting, Collateral Registries and Secured Transactions, Securities Markets
Deadline: 03-May-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The assignment objective is to provide technical capacity support to the World Bank providing technical specifications for state-of-the-art SCADA system to be implemented in Vietnam, battery storage and HVDC lines to inform the World Bank due diligence in a new investment in Vietnam.
Deadline: 29-Apr-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Government of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (GoL), with financing from the World Banks International Development Association (IDA), is implementing the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR) Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management (SEA DRM) Project with Additional Financing. The Project adopts a comprehensive approach to DRM through activities in target areas related to urban flood risk management, hydromet modernization and early warning systems, and financial preparedness.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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