Deadline: 04-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The focus of this consultancy is on bottlenecks in agro-logistics. The goal 
is to identify gaps and develop agro-logistics strategies for specific value chains in Rajasthan.
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eConsultant2: Development Impact Measurement of Global Seaports
Deadline: 21-Dec-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The consultant will develop a methodology note that summarizes the 
major impacts of seaports projects on host country economies.
The purpose of the assignment is two-fold:
A. To develop a methodology based on the
input-output (IO)/Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) approach specifically modified for the seaport sector that estimates the impact of these projects on GDP growth and jobs in the countries where the investment takes place.
eConsultant2: Transit Smartcard Integration Technical Assistance in South Asia
Deadline: 30-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the assignment is to inform the client countries, cities, and public 
transport operators in the South Asia region of the benefits and implementation process of transit smartcard. Particular focus will be given to the early stage efforts for the integration of smartcard systems for different modes and cities, in order to prevent the future cost for integration when several different systems are already in use.
WB Blog: Three innovations to drive infrastructure development
World Bank Blog post submitted by Teo Eng Cheong
A few months ago, I had a chance to visit the Panama Canal, which celebrated its 100th
anniversary last year. It is truly a mega-structure that is the largest infrastructure project of its time.
When I saw it, what struck me the most was – “How could this be possible”? One hundred years ago, Panama was a country that was just formed and capital markets were not very well-developed. And technology was obviously not as advanced as it is today.
PPIAF’s new call for proposals
PPIAF aims to fund more innovative ideas like this one, and its new call for proposals!
Welcomes applications for knowledge initiatives focused on addressing infrastructure challenges through increased private sector participation in infrastructure. The Fall 2015 Call for Proposals is open to submissions from World Bank Group staff and eligible external organizations such as multilateral development banks, NGOs, and other similar institutions.
Deadline: November 6, 2015
eConsultant2: Ethiopia – Development of Transit Oriented Development Implementation Program for the City of Addis Ababa
Deadline: 20-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The services include institutional development support and capacity building services to help Addis Ababa City government (AACG) achieve the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) aspects of the new Structure Plan for the city of Addis Ababa. The consultants will report to the World Bank Task Team Leader, and interact directly with the Addis Ababa Land Management and Development Bureau (AALMDB), which is primarily responsible for implementation of the structure plan, throughout the assignment. The consultancy’s main objectives are to: Continue reading
Infrastructure Financing through PPPs in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Date: October 06, 2015
Time: 10:00AM EST
Themes: Public-Private Partnerships
This webinar discusses how PPPs can be a mode for infrastructure financing, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Topics to be covered include:
World Bank Webinar: Recent Global Trends in Infrastructure Project Finance
Date: September 29, 2015
Time: 10:00AM EST
Themes: Public-Private Partnerships
In the first quarter of 2014, many emerging countries were still struggling to mobilize financing flows to infrastructure, although there were key signs of a revival. A year later, some countries and regions appear to have been successful in reviving their PPP markets, others less so. In addition, against the back drop of developments in the project finance market, international financial institutions and bilateral aid organizations discussed the future of financing of infrastructure in Addis Ababa this year. What does the future look like? This webinar looks at the current trends in PPP financing in major regions of the world from lender and MDB perspectives.
Tunisia Road Transport Corridors – Update
On June 29 we reported about the Tunisia Road Transport Corridors. This project, worth a total of $231 million, has now been approved by the World Bank Board of Directors.
The Project Development Objectives are (i) to reduce transportation cost and time and improve road safety on select road corridors between lagging regions in Tunisia and more developed areas and (ii) strengthen the Ministry of Equipment’s capacity in road asset management.
This is to be achieved through the following two components: Continue reading
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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