Across the globe, well-functioning cities do one thing really well – they bring people 
together. Social and economic interactions are the hallmark of city life, making people more productive and often creating a vibrant market for innovations by entrepreneurs and investors. No country can achieve significant economic growth without vibrant cities.
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eC2: IFC Upstream Regional Workshops: Idea Development Sessions: Vietnam
Deadline: 12-May-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
IFC is searching for a consultant that will support its Vietnam Country Leadership team in the design, preparation and facilitation of an idea development workshop to help accelerate its Upstream pipeline development efforts creating, refining and planning new opportunities in Vietnam.
Scaling up the COVID-19 crisis response now will avoid higher costs later
Much more is still needed to help developing economies in the wake of the COVID-19 
crisis. If we don’t scale up our efforts now, the damage will require a much larger response later.
eC2: Legal COVID-19 PPP Rapid Assessment – Asia, Latin America and Caribbean
Deadline: 07-May-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
To inform the Bank in the dialogue and support to governments with critical strategic short-term advice on the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, IPG and PPIAF are establishing this Rapid Response Program. The Program will help provide international best practice insights in the Banks dialogue with client countries regarding options for planning for the medium to long-term impacts on PPP portfolios and ensuring they have access to the latest information and advice on relevant topics.
eC2: Advisory Services and Analytics on Forest Smart Mining
Deadline: 14-May-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Advisory Services on Forest Smart Mining: Identifying innovative instruments that support the participation of the mining community in Nature Based Climate Solutions. The objective of this study is to identify, analyze case studies that will examine the role specific innovative net emissions mitigation mechanisms could play in incentivizing more robust participation by the large-scale mining community in forest smart mining practices.
World Bank Predicts Sharpest Decline of Remittances in Recent History
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 — Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown. The projected fall, which would be the sharpest decline in recent history, is largely due to a fall in the wages and employment of migrant workers, who tend to be more vulnerable to loss of employment and wages during an economic crisis in a host country. Remittances to low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are projected to fall by 19.7 percent to $445 billion, representing a loss of a crucial financing lifeline for many vulnerable households.
eC2: Digitizing and building exposure data sets suitable for risk modelling in the Areas of Potential Significant Flood Risk
Deadline: 11-May-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Digitizing and building exposure datasets suitable for risk modelling, to be uploaded into OpenStreetMap (OSM) and other public web data portals for the Areas of Potential Significant Flood Risk (APSFR) in Romania. Assess the data availability on OSM and any other available data sources in the country for each relevant feature for risk modelling. Develop an action plan for the data collection, to successfully develop a complete datsets on exposure suitable for accurate flood risk modelling covering the APSFR.
A Shock Like No Other: Coronavirus Rattles Commodity Markets
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 
- The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted both demand for and supply of commodities: direct effects from shutdowns and disruptions to supply chains, indirect effects as economic growth stalls. Effects have already been dramatic, particularly for commodities related to transportation.
- Oil prices have plunged and demand is expected to fall by an unprecedented amount in 2020.
- While most food markets are well supplied, concerns about food security have risen as countries announce trade restrictions and engage in excess buying.
Planning for the economic recovery from COVID-19: A sustainability checklist for policymakers
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, governments and emergency 
services are focusing on immediate needs: boosting capacity in hospitals, addressing hunger, and protecting firms and families from eviction and bankruptcy. The majority of the funds flowing so far from the World Bank, the IMF, other regional development banks, or central banks seek to provide funds for protective gear at hospitals, stabilize financial institutions, pay companies to provide goods and services to essential workers, or provide direct cash support to households.
eC2: Textiles sector Assessment and Feasibility study to implement wastewater reuse
Deadline: 07-May-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG), hosted at The World Bank , promotes multi-stakeholder platforms across 14 countries globally bringing public-private-civil society sector to work together to meet water sector challenges. 2030 WRG is working with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam Environmental Protection Administration to develop projects related to promoting water treatment, reuse and recycle. This solicitation is intended to invite competent consultants to carry out an assessment of reuse potential and develop a prefeasibility report.
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