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Event Nov8 :Policies for SME Growth: What Works, What Doesn’t?
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employ about half of the workforce in developing countries. SME growth may thus raise incomes for many low-income households. But SMEs often face significant constraints to growth relative to large firms ranging from excessive red tape to limited access to finance.
In this talk, Miriam Bruhn will discuss empirical evidence on commonly used policies for SME growth. Miriam will cover policies that work and policies that don’t in the areas of regulation, access to finance, and business practices. Encouragingly, evidence from Mexico, Georgia, Peru, and elsewhere shows that there are a number of programs that governments can implement to support SME growth. She will also highlight implementation challenges and caveats for some of these policies.
How to join! 12:30 – 2:00 PM, November 8, 2016
Making Power Affordable for Africa and Viable for Its Utilities
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It is possible for Sub-Saharan Africa’s poor to get access to affordable electricity and for the utilities that supply power to be profitable at the same time.
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For Africa’s power sector to work for utilities, steps have to be taken to minimize losses related to transmission and distribution of electricity, ensure customers pay their electricity bills, and raise tariffs appropriately.
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Accurate metering of individual households and sharply targeted cross-subsidies are essential to expand household access to electricity.
eC2: Tina River Hydropower Development Project
Deadline: 10-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Bank will recruit a team of engineers (a consulting firm) to assist SIG to review the basic/tender designs and cost estimates submitted by, and will be submitted by, the preferred investor, and assist SIG to negotiate the design and cost of the engineering, procurement and construction (EC) contract.
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Building Urban Resilience by Empowering Communities
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In a rapidly urbanizing world, cities are increasingly prone to natural hazards and climate shocks.
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The Habitat III conference is an opportunity for national and city leaders to discuss ways to make cities and communities more resilient to these hazards and shocks.
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One way that the World Bank has helped is through community-driven development (CDD), an approach that gives control over planning decisions and investment resources to community groups and local governments.
November Smart City events
Smart City events taking place in November! 
Ahead of the next Habitat conference, the urban world we want
There is no better way to mark this year’s World Cities Day than reflecting on the adoption of the New Urban Agenda at the recent Habitat III conference in Quito. The agenda reaffirms the political commitment to sustainable urbanization and provides a framework to guide global urban development over the next 20 years, based on a shared vision of cities that are inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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eC2: Urban sanitation studies in Kigal
Deadline: 14-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
This task will generate three key studies related to urban sanitation for two unplanned settlements in Kigali, Rwanda (each with an estimated population of 20,000 inhabitants). The three studies include: 1) Urban Sanitation Status Index; 2) Diagnostic of Small Private Service Providers; and 3) Household Behavior. Significant surveys will need to be conducted in each of the targeted unplanned settlements.
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eC2:Provision of capacity building services to Egyptian Water and Sanitation public agencies
Deadline: 15-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The academic institutes will provide capacity building services in the following areas to 3 WSCs (Sharkiya, Dakahlia and Beheira governorates), the Holding Company for Water and Waste Water (HCWW), the Egyptian Water Regulation Agency (EWRA), and the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities (MHUUC):
– Monitoring and Evaluation,
– Project Management,
– Strategic Planning,
– Asset Management,
– Operations and Maintenance,
– Procurement,
– Citizen Engagement,
– Financial sustainability
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eC2: Cotton-Apparel Value Chain in Kenya
Deadline: 14-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The consultant will work to look in depth at the cotton-apparel value chain to identify potential obstacles to greater growth. Depending on the location of the main economic activities throughout the value chain, the analysis may focus on specific geographic areas. The selected consultants will be expected to carry out a detailed mapping of the actors in the different links of the value chains. The instruments to be administered by the firm will further cover firm dynamics; costs, productivity, and jobs (scale and skills demanded); and barriers to competitiveness, value chain deepening, and job creation at each stage. In addition, the instruments will cover cross-cutting issues such as the costs of trade, as well as labor market rigidity and costs, and education and skills.
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