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eC2: Handbook on Digital Financial Services & Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Deadline: 11-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: The objective of the assignment is to develop a handbook on digital financial services and agriculture initiatives, focusing on Sub- Saharan Africa. The handbook should serve as a practical tool for implementing DFS and agri projects on the continent. The handbook will assess failures and successes within partnership structures, and aggregate best practices from a variety of implementations at the intersection of DFS and smallholder farming. While there is a myriad of DFS and agri implementations and publications, IFCs handbook should aim to interpret and consolidate available information and translate it into actionable steps DFS providers can take to deploy successful financial or non-financial services for smallholders.

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Rebel Supports the World Bank in Developing Global Guidelines for the Management of Unsolicited Proposals in Infrastructure Projects

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RebelGroup (or “Rebel”)—the majority Dutch firm with offices in Rotterdam, Antwerp, Manila, Johannesburg, and Washington D.C.—has been advising governments on the development of infrastructure projects for 15 years. Over the past decades, Rebel has both experienced and shaped some of the major trends in the global infrastructure market—including a significant growth in the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs).

PPPs allow a government to engage a private company for the construction, maintenance, operations, and financing of an infrastructure project in a long-term contract that—through its focus on optimal risk allocation and performance incentives—maximizes value to society. PPPs have relieved many governments from the cost overruns and delays that traditionally plagued infrastructure projects, allowing more projects to be delivered on-time and on-budget.

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eC2: Support to the PPP Program in Cameroon

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Deadline: 18-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: This consultancy will support the government of Cameroon to build a moreCameroon. conducive PPP framework in Cameroon. Through a modernized PPP legal and institutional framework and enhanced capacity of PPP institutions, in particular CARPA, to identify and prepare PPP projects, the Government in Cameroon will be in a better position to attract private sector participation in infrastructure development.

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eC2: Preparation of PPP Implementation Guidelines for the Transport, Energy and Industrial Park Sectors

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Deadline: 19-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: Support will be provided to the Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation and line ministries to prepare sector-specific implementation guidelines for PPP projects in three sectors/ areas: i) energy, ii) transport, and iii) industrial park development and management.

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Meet & Greet: Stefan Peuchen (27)

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What is your role within the World Bank? How does your department contribute to reducing poverty in the world?

Ever since early 2017 I am a Financial Management Specialist within the Governance Global Practice (GGP). GGP constitutes one of 14 operational branches (Global Practices or GPs) of the World Bank. It’s development interventions result in stronger, more efficient and accountable institutions leading to enhanced service delivery. As such I am involved in designing and operating Governance projects (lending, Technical Assistance) to a range of African countries. Through a well-functioning public sector, with capable civil servants and sound and accountable public finances, client countries can better provide public services and consequently improve citizens’ socio-economic outcomes.

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eC2: PPP Capacity Building for Mass Transit Development in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Deadline: 11-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: The World Bank is seeking a consultant to (1) develop a private sector strategy that determines opportunities for private sector financing of urban transport projects in Hanoi, Vietnam and (2) build institutional capacity within the Hanoi government for implementing the private sector strategy, including PPP.

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eC2: Climate Resilient Industries Framework Development

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Deadline: 14-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: World Bank is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from qualified firms with relevant expertise to: 1) conduct an analysis, review, and presentation of case studies on good practices and lessons learned on how to strengthen resilience of industrial sectors in face of disaster and climate change impacts, and 2) develop a framework to apply and scale the know-how captured in the industrial resilience case studies and from other sources through World Banks operations in partnership with client government partners.

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eC2: Spot Checks Survey on Bangladesh National Household Database

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Deadline: 04-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: The World Bank-financed Safety Net Systems for the Poorest project aims to bangladeshx improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety nets to benefit the poorest households. Through this project, the World Bank is supporting the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, under the Statistics and Informatics Division (SID), carry out data collection activities nationwide. This will be carried out in three phases, with Phase 2 scheduled to be conducted in January 2018 in Dhaka and Chittagong Division. Continue reading →

eC2: Baseline Data Collection, Warehousing Receipt Systems IE, Senegal

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Deadline: 07-Dec-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: This contract covers baseline data collection activities including a household survey with a high frequency module, a market price survey, and some secondary data collection. The objective of this activity is to develop a methodology and implement a data collection protocol to provide the research team with baseline data on key socio economic characteristics and outcomes relevant for the Impact Evaluation of the Senegal Warehousing Receipt System Project. About 1800 households in the Dagana region of the Senegal River Valley are expected to be interviewed.

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Game-changing water solutions for the Middle East and North Africa

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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has become a hotspot of unsustainable water use, with more than half of current water withdrawals in some countries exceeding the amount naturally available. This could have serious long-term consequences for the region’s growth and stability. Solutions for narrowing the gap between the supply of and demand for water are an urgent priority.

As the Fourth Arab Water Forum gets underway next week in Cairo, Egypt, much is at stake in the region’s water management. Armed conflict and massive numbers of refugees have put tremendous additional stress on land and water resources in MENA as well as on infrastructure in communities receiving the refugees. In Jordan alone, according to the country’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation, climate change and the refugee crisis have reduced water availability per person to 140 cubic meters, far below the globally recognized threshold of 500 cubic meters for severe water scarcity.

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