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eConsultant2: Assessment of the Impact of IFC Investments in the Development of Oil and Gas Sector of Ghana
Deadline: 13-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Assessment of the Impact of IFC Investments in the Development of Oil and Gas Sector of 
Ghana.This project aims to assess the jobs and GDP impact of IFC projects in oil and gas sector in Ghana. The project is funded by Lets Works funding window that aims to generate new methods and approaches to measure, understand, and strengthen the creation of more, better, and more inclusive jobs.
eConsultant2: Post program evaluation – Investment climate reform program financed by SECO
Deadline: 09-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
This is an assignment to conduct a post program evaluation for the investment climate reform projects financed by SECO in Africa. Continue reading
Upcoming events
We are almost half way through 2016 so to better prepare you for doing business with the World Bank we have updated the list of the ”most relevant” events for the Dutch private sector below.
We understand that it may be difficult to attend the events in person but not to worry the majority of the events will be broadcast by live stream.
Please email us if you plan on attending and with any questions you may have.
World Bank Raises 2016 Oil Price Forecast, Revises Down Agriculture Price Projections
Posted 26 April, 2016
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2016— Amid improving market sentiment and a weakening dollar, the World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $41 per barrel from $37 per barrel in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook, as an oversupply in markets is expected to recede.
eConsultant: Supporting Resilience to Coastal Hazards in Vietnam
Deadline:20-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The World Bank is in the initial stages of working with Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development for the identification of preparedness and risk reduction measures for coastal hazards. This assignment can be seen as a first step in establishing an overview. Later on, activities to come to design guidelines, feasibility studies and possibilities for Public Private Partnerships are foreseen
eConsultant2: Design Review for a Phased Rehabilitation & Extension of Monrovias Sewerage System
Deadline: 11-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
This consultancy has three main objectives: (a) Update the information about the current 
piped sewerage system and treatment plant of Monrovia (Liberia), in particular carry out a customer enumeration, compile a map of the existing system as well as estimate the demand and willingness to pay for piped sewerage; (b) Assess the technical options and associated costs for a rehabilitation of Monrovias piped sewerage system, and its phased extension to priority areas, recommending a technical solution;(c) For the recommended approach, prepare a detailed design and costing, including draft safeguard and tender documents, for Phase 1 i.e. the rehabilitation of the existing system and important minor extensions up to a budget of US$ 20m.
Leaders Aim to Put a Price on Half of All Global Carbon Emissions
Ten leaders, including Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, have laid out goals in a joint vision statement to expand carbon pricing to cover 25 percent of global emissions by 2020, and achieve 50 percent coverage within the next decade.
Currently, some 40 governments and 23 cities, states and regions put a price on carbon pollution, accounting for 12 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. This marks a three-fold increase over the past decade.
eConsultant2: GFF: Innovative Finance for Health Landscape Analysis
Deadline:14-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Firm will be hired to do a landscape analysis of private investors, both global and local,
who are already active in the health and/or RMNCAH space in developing countries, and identify possible opportunities to leverage GFF and partner resources and financing instruments to encourage more pro-poor, bottom of the pyramid investments to maximize health impact. Private sector for the purposes of this analysis will include investments into both for-profit and not-for profits (including NGOs).
eConsultant2: Soil and Leaf Testing:KTDA Tea Zones
Deadline: 05-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
IFC is working with KTDA to carry out soil and leaf testing across the 67 factories. The project will collect a statistically valid set of soil and leaf samples from each major soil type. Analysis of these samples will identify macro and micro soil nutrient deficiencies, which will be addressed through the development of improved fertilizer blends and application recommendations.
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