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Tunisia – Rural Water PPP Transaction Design, Structuring and Implementation Support

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See full tender here: Tunisia – Rural Water PPP Transaction Design, Structuring and Implementation Support

Expression of Interest Deadline:  20-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1179540

Assignment Countries:

  • Tunisia

World Bank President Outlines Strategy to End Poverty, Welcomes New Development Partners

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Article was published on April 7th, 2015 on the World Bank website.

To view the webcast of the speech which is referenced by the article given by Dr. Jim Kim please click here

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2015— World Bank Group

President Jijyk-curtain-sm2015-large_0m Yong Kim today announced a broad strategy to end extreme poverty by 2030, and he welcomed emerging players such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank, established by the BRICS countries, as potentially strong allies in the economic development of poor countries and emerging markets.

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Development of National Disaster Risk Profiles for Sub-Saharan Africa: Volcanic Risk Modelling

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See full tender here: # 1178995 Development of National Disaster Risk Profiles for SubSaharan Africa Volcanic Risk

Expression of Interest Deadline:  30-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1178995

Assignment Countries:

• ET – Ethiopia
• KE – Kenya
• UG – Uganda

Assessment of post-implementation and completion results (ICR) of the Mozambique energy reform and access project

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See full tender here: # 1178032 ASSESSMENT OF POST-IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION RESULTS (ICR) OF THE MOZAMBIQUE ENERGY REFORM AND ACCESS PROJECT (ERAP) PHASE I

Expression of Interest Deadline:  14-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1178032

Assignment Countries: 

  • MZ – Mozambique

Approved project Pakistan: Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project

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The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved the Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project on March 20, 2015. The project involves a total of $242 million, of which $187 million is provided by the IDA, and $55 million by the Government of Pakistan. The stated goal of the project is to ‘improve irrigation water management at tertiary and field levels in Sindh.’ This is to be achieved through the following four components:

1) Community Water Infrastructure Improvement ($120 million);
2) Promotion and Installation of High Efficiency Irrigation Systems ($66 million);
3) Improved Agriculture Practices ($24 million); and
4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Strategic Studies ($32 million).

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Approved project: Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project

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On March 24, the World Bank Board of Directors approved the Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project. As reported before, the project involves a total of $354 million, of which the borrower brings in $106 million, and the IBRD puts in $248 million. The goal of the project is ‘to improve water and sanitation service levels, reduce open defecation, and strengthen service delivery arrangements in targeted villages in Punjab’.

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