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eConsultant2: Short Term Consultant (STC) Agrifinance Specialist

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Deadline: 30-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC is seeking to employ a Specialist on a Short Term Consultant basis, with extInternational_Finance_Corporation_Logoensive experience in agricultural finance, risk management, and SME finance. He/She will support the Program in designing, implementing and managing client advisory services projects in Sub Saharan Africa, with a focus on French speaking countries in the region. He/She will report to the Program Lead and will work closely with the Senior Agrifinance Specialist, the Investment Officers and other Advisory Services staff.

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eConsultant2: ASSESSING CAPTIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR A CLIENT IN FOOD INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

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Deadline:  23-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
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IFC is seeking a consultant to assess technical and financially viable captive energy options for supply of uninterrupted electricity from solar/hybrid sources to the existing facility and a new setup outside Lahore possibly comprising of frozen bakery unit, juice and pulp extraction plant, controlled atmospheric storage (CAS) for fruits, bakery and snack food products unit.

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eConsultant2:Project Coordinator for the Reducing Health Risk Factors in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project

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Deadline:  30-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The overall goal of the project is to reduce health risk factors for non-communicable medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, that account for two thirds of deaths worldwide. The leading causes of ill-health and disability in the country reported as having one of the highest rates of smoking prevalence in the world are found to be tobacco and alcohol abuse, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. The goal of this project is therefore reduction of these risk factors by promoting tobacco and alcohol control, improving diet and physical activity.

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eConsultant2: Developing and conducting training course on water utility finance for World Bank staff

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Deadline:  19-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Water Global Practice is seeking a firm to adapt and expwaterand a 3-day training course for World Bank staff on financial analysis of water utilities. Consultant shall use existing materials and enhance this with other relevant material developed inside and outside the World Bank to create a comprehensive four day course on financial analysis of water utilities for non-finance specialists.

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eConsultant2:Improving and expanding the use of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR)

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Deadline:  17-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Within this context the participating countries have requested the WSP support to waterconsolidate and expand the use of SIASAR. In response to this request, the Bank approved a Technical Assistance through WSP aimed to support the consolidation and expansion of SIASAR as a decision-making tool for policy formulation, planning, and resource allocation, thereby improving the quality and sustainability of RWSS service provision.

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eConsultant2:Consultancy service for analysis of off-grid solar market in Zambia and suitable market-based options for scale-up

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Deadline:  23-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment is to assess bottlenecks along the supply-chain that contribute to the lack of Lighting Africa-approved products available on local market, and document the main light-bulb-297489_640obstacles preventing large-scale commercialization of both solar-lanterns and SHS in Zambia, and recommend the most realistic market-based mechanism(s) that will lead to scaling up uptake of solar products through private sector investment. For the proposed option(s), the consultant should assess the required trial period and recommend way forward for a long-term sustainable program.

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WB Blog: Three innovations to drive infrastructure development

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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

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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.

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eConsultant2: Comprehensive retail study and value chain analysis for off grid lighting products in Ethiopia

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Deadline:  12-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)light-bulb-297489_640

IFC is seeking to conduct a comprehensive retail, supply and value chain analysis of the market for offgrid lighting products in Ethiopia.

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Financing for Development Course

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To sign-up for this free online course visit:

https://www.coursera.org/course/fin4devmooc

What exactly is financing for development? How can the new global development agenda be financed? Learn more by signing up for this free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Financing for Development which launches on November 16. A certificate of accomplishment — issued by the World Bank Group in partnership with Coursera — will be received by those who successfully complete the course requirements.

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