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Breaking Down Barriers: Unlocking Africa’s Potential through Vigorous Competition Policy

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  • A new report finds that reducing the price of food staples by 10% could lift nearly half a million people out of poverty in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia alone.
  • African countries have much to gain from promoting competitive markets. Cartels, anticompetitive business practices, and rules that shield markets from competition are significant issues that increase prices for a variety of products.
  • Competition authorities have made progress in recent years, but many challenges remain. A starting point is to remove barriers to competition in critical sectors, such as cement, fertilizers and telecommunications.

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NEW World Bank Procurement Video

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How to bid, finding opportunities, what makes a successful bid!

i-love-procurement2In this video, Christopher Browne, Chief Procurement Officer of the World Bank shares reasons why businesses should consider bidding on World Bank projects, where to find opportunities to bid, key innovations under the World Bank’s new Procurement Framework, and advice for developing a successful bid. Starting in 2016, the World Bank is implementing a new Procurement Framework. Value for money, sustainable development and integrity are the vision of the new approach. The new Framework will help clients get better development results as it gives the World Bank the space and capacity to significantly increase its support to help countries develop their own procurement systems. For the first time, the World Bank will allow any contract award decisions to be based on criteria other than lowest price, including quality and sustainability.

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eC2:Technical Assistance to Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) Services in Rivers State, Port Harcourt

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Deadline: 05-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This assignment aims at supporting Rivers State to conduct an assessment of the urban sanitation situation for the city of Port Harcourt and to develop appropriate sanitation solutions for improving the waterstandard of fecal sludge removal, transport and disposal services by developing sustainable and affordable fecal sludge management solutions at city level and in low incomes areas. These solutions will inform the future development of a comprehensive and integrated sanitation master plan for the whole city. The present assignment is divided into two (2) components as follows: Component 1: Updated diagnostics and preliminary recommendations at city level and in low income areas; and, Component 2: Detailed pilot project design in selected areas.

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TOR for Risk Resiliency and Sustainability Program Project Development

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Deadline:  28-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this assignment is to support the GoP in the formulation of the RRSP program through the technical and logistic preparation of the development of the Business Case & Knowledge, Scope, Content & Approach, Execution Processes & Modalities, Monitoring & Evaluation Framework, and Consultative Process.
The firm will liaise between the GoP and the World Bank and other Development Partners through close interaction and engagement with the inter-agency RRSP Steering Committee and the inter-agency Technical Working Groups and DENR Program Development Secretariat.

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WBG Jobs in GP WATER and Disaster Risk Management

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This post is written in Dutch due to the fact that we are looking for Dutch speakers for the jobs advertised below.

Uiterste reactiedatum is 24 juni.

In het kader van het strategische partnerschap tussen Nederland en de Wereldbank op het gebied van water zijn momenteel vijf functies binnen de Wereldbank beschikbaar.

De Wereldbank Groep zoekt voor deze vacatures naar deskundigen met grote kennis van zaken, stevige internationale praktijkervaring en een persoonlijkheid waarmee je binnen de Wereldbank Groep impact kunt hebben.

Success in a nutshell-NL4WorldBank Newsletter June 2016

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This morning the second edition of 2016 NL4WorldBank was published. In this edition the focus is on a Dutch company success story as well as the new develoScreen Shot 2016-06-09 at 8.24.08 AMpments in procurement and App’s.

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A Focus on Green Buildings to Give the “Edge” to Tackling Climate Change

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In the global effort to minimize the effects of climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, buildings can play a vital role.EDGE

They account for 18 percent of total emissions today, and are responsible for 60 percent of the world’s electricity usage, 25 percent of water usage and 40 percent of materials.

Those figures are certain to rise. By 2050, two billion more people will live in cities, a 50 percent increase from today.

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Transformation in Bank Procurement underway

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Progress continues in the World Bank’s ongoing preparations to implembanknotes_640ent a new Procurement Framework in July 2016, an initiative aimed at modernizing procurement under Bank projects to better meet the needs of client countries.

Nearly a year after multiple rounds of detailed stakeholder consultation informed the Board’s approval of, the new Policy, work is ongoing to prepare for launch of the new Policy on July 1, 2016. It provides both borrowers and Bank staff with the tools to better serve the needs and aspirations of Clients and, thus, the mission of the Bank.

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TIPS

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The World Bank Group project cycle takes years, influencing the proces requires a lot of patience; below a number of helpful tips:

  • Build a large network including all relevant stakeholders; local government project authority, (local) World Bank staff and offices, local business, and the Dutch embassies.
  • Follow projects and follow-up with (local) World Bank Staff on a regular basis.
  • Be patient and approach from a problem solving perspective within the country of execution.
  • Maintain regular contact with local and federal government agencies discussing future projects.
  • Visit the World Bank Group HQ in Washington, D.C. with concrete deliverables.
  • When in Washington, D.C. be sure to be up to date on the recent developments concerning prourement, structure and general news.

 

Questions about doing business with the World Bank Group? Contact the World Bank Liaisons at the Netherlands Embassy in Washington, DC.