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Posted on August 17, 2007
World Bank Group
Opportunities Seminar
September 18, 2007
Please join the Government of Alberta in a morning seminar to learn about the World Bank Group opportunities for law firms and how you can expand your business and work with international financial institutions.
Mr. Mahesh Uttamchandani, Senior Counsel and Head of Global Insolvency & Creditor Rights Initiative of the World Bank will be Calgary on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 to speak at this morning seminar on how you can engage these institutions through insolvency, creditor rights, energy and infrastructure work, legal and judicial reform and alternative dispute resolution projects and how you can work directly with institutions such as the World Bank and International Finance Corporation. Aside for the presentation, Mr. Uttamchandani will also be available for one-on-one meetings following the presentation.
More detailed information on the presentation, one-on-one meetings and registration details can be found at: http:\\www.pslocanada.com
Posted on July 27, 2007
Energy Mission to the
World Bank and the
Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, D.C.
September 25-28, 2007
The Canadian Private Sector Liaison Officer (PSLO) Network for the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank is organizing an energy focused mission to the headquarters of each institution in Washington, DC from September 25 - 28, 2007. This will be an opportunity to learn what the Banks are doing on various topics in the energy sector including energy generation, regulatory issues, clean energy and extractive resources. The mission will allow participants to identify specific opportunities, meet key contacts at the two Banks and learn about financing instruments available for the energy sector.
For more information and registration, please contact Shane Jaffer: shane.jaffer@gov.ab.ca.
Posted on July 27, 2007
ICT
in Africa
Montreal, QC
September 24-25, 2007
As the countries of Africa move to modernize and develop their local economies, world agencies and African governments are placing an emphasis on information and communication technologies (ICT). This represents billions of dollars in contracts aimed specifically at ICT companies over the next few years.
TechnoMontreal, in conjunction with CCAfrica will be hosting ICT in Africa this September at the Palais de Congrès in Montreal. The conference will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the development of Africa through ICT. The numerous discussion panels, workshops and presentations will enable participants to learn, network and establish partners to pursue opportunities in the ICT sector in Africa.
For more information and to register, please visit: http:\\www.contactmontreal.com.
Posted on July 27, 2007
ADB Supporting Education
for Kyrgyz Republic's
Children with Special Needs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had approved a $1-million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction to help the Government of Kyrgyz Republic address the educational needs of children with special needs in order to better prepare them to become active members of society and reduce their vulnerability to poverty. The funds from this untied facility will be provided by the ADB to support the Improving Access to Quality Basic Education for Children with Special Needs Project.
The ADB-supported project will specifically address factors issues such as poor policy, legal, institutional, and planning frameworks; lack of awareness among parents and communities; inadequate teaching skills, educational standards and curriculum; and scarcity of special learning materials, equipment, and facilities.
For further information, please visit the ADB website: http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007.....
Posted on July 27, 2007
World Bank funding for
Water Resources and Ecosystems
in Niger Basin, West Africa
The World Bank is extending funding to development efforts in the Niger Basin in West Africa. The Niger Basin Water Resources Development and Ecosystems Management program is designed to achieve a sustainable increase of the water resources productivity, boost hydropower generation and foster economic growth in area. A US $500 million recently approved aid package will be used to strengthen the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) and to rehabilitate the Kainji and Jebba hydropower plants in Nigeria.
The program will also provide rehabilitation, optimization and development of regional water infrastructure including the strategic selection and planning of new dams and provide sustainable management of selected degraded ecosystems and rehabilitation of small water infrastructure to support irrigation schemes, watershed restoration and agro-forestry.
For further information, please visit: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS....
Posted on July 27, 2007
CIDA contributes $19.5 million
to IDB-financed
infrastructure program
in Haiti
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is contributing a CAD$19.5 million grant to a program financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve basic infrastructure in Haiti with an emphasis on the rehabilitation of roads and to encourage greater participation of Haitian women in projects supported by the program.
CIDA's resources will expand a transparent and flexible facility that helps Haitian ministries and decentralized government agencies undertake medium-size infrastructure projects (ranging from US$200,000 to US$3 million) in areas they can have a high economic impact and raise the quality of life of the local population. The program can finance works on a broad range of infrastructure, including roads, bridges, ports, airports, cargo terminals, irrigation ditches, potable water and sanitation systems, public marketplaces and abattoirs.
For further information, please visit the IDB's website at: http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/articledetail.....
Posted on July 27, 2007
The Millennium Challenge Corporation
signs agreement
awarding $506.9 million
in grant funds to Mozambique
The U.S. government will provide $506.9 million to Mozambique to boost economic growth and curb poverty in the African nation. The funding includes $203.6 million for water and sanitation projects, and $176.3 million to build roads. The rest will support efforts to increase agricultural production and improve property rights.
Further details are available on the Millennium Challenge Corporation's website: http://www.mcc.gov/press/releases/2007/release....
Posted on July 6, 2007
IFI
Bootcamp
Vancouver, B.C.
September 9-12, 2007
The Canadian Private Sector Liaison Officers will be holding a "Bootcamp" training session for those companies and individuals who are looking at increasing their chances at winning projects funded by the World Bank and other multilateral development agencies.
This three day training course is small - maximum of 25 participants - residential, and provides an interactive atmosphere where you can raise the issues that affect you in your working in the development sector.
This year we expect senior participants from the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank as well as companies and consultants from Canada and Europe. Speakers and programs will be updated on:
http://www.pslocanada.com as they are confirmed.
With the attendance limited to 25, please reserve your place as soon as possible.
For more information please contact: Shane Jaffer at shane.jaffer@gov.ab.ca or (403) 297-6592.
Posted on July 6, 2007
IDB Business Seminar
Series Presentations On-line
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Seminar presentations for the June session on Capital Markets and Financial Instruments for Development are now available on the IDB website. If you attended this business seminar or were interested but unable to attend, the presentations heard during this event (and any others in the IDB Business Seminar Series) can be found on-line at: http://www.iadb.org/biz/previous.....
Depending on your specific area of expertise, the speakers listed are excellent contacts within the Bank and can prove to be useful in pursuing future opportunities.
Posted on July 6, 2007
User Guide to
Project Preparation in Africa
Available
A guide to infrastructure project preparation facilities in Africa has been produced by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), and funded by a grant from the Private-Public Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF).
The guide is intended to help project sponsors prepare infrastructure projects by providing, in one place, basic information on the function of facilities designed to help with "project preparation activities", and on how to access technical assistance funding and services.
The guide can be downloaded at: http://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents....
Posted on May 14, 2007
Seminar:
How to Do Business
with the AfDB
June 11-19, 2007
Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in a series of seminars on "How to Do Business with the AfDB" at four locations across Canada this June. The presentations by the Bank's experts will be aimed at companies that export or are ready to export to Africa and would like to become better acquainted with the AfDB's procurement rules, existing sources of information on business opportunities generated by the Bank, and its priority sectors of involvement.
Opportunities to invest and propose projects directly to the Bank in many sectors, including for infrastructure projects, will also be discussed, as the Private sector division of the Bank can become an active financial partner in these types of projects.
Andrew Hupfau (andrew.hupfau@international.gc.ca), Commercial Liaison Officer with the AfDB at the Canadian Embassy in Tunis, will accompany the mission.
2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Canada's membership in the AfDB Group, which has enabled Canadian firms to bid on projects funded by the Bank throughout the African continent. Canadian companies saw great success in this market in 2006 (with a six-fold increase in the value of contracts won over 2005) and participation at one of these seminars is a way to ensure that your company can take advantage of these opportunities.
Depending on your location, please contact the following for more information:
Calgary - June 11, 2007
Shane Jaffer
Alberta Economic Development
shane.jaffer@gov.ab.ca
Toronto - June 13, 2007
Nola Kianza
Canadian Council on Africa
nola.kianza@ccafrica.ca
Vancouver - June 15, 2007
Yvonne Deboer
Vancouver Regional Office
yvonne.deboer@international.gc.ca
Montreal - June 19, 2007
M. Etienne Langlois
Conférence de Montréal
e.langlois@conferencedemontreal.com
Posted on May 4, 2007
International Development Days
Competing in the Global Marketplace:
Developing Countries can be
Your Biggest Asset and Opportunity
May 22-24, 2007
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) will present International Development Days 2007 (IDD) and New Brunswick Manufacturing Days 2007 jointly in one comprehensive event in Fredericton, New Brunswick. IDD is Canada's premier event for companies interested in developing country markets.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.cme-mec.ca/idd
Posted on May 4, 2007
Urban Development Mission
to the World Bank and the
Inter American Development Bank
May 30 - June 1, 2007
Washington, DC
The World Trade Centre Montréal will be leading a trade mission to the headquarters of the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. Organizations, firms and consultants from across Canada with expertise in transportation, infrastructure, energy, water and sanitation, waste management and geomatics are invited to participate in the mission. The Multilateral Development Banks provide over $5 billion in funding each year to help emerging countries adjust to the global phenomenon of migration to urban centres.
For further information, see: http://www.btmm.qc.ca/urban_mdb
Posted on May 4, 2007
IDB's 2006 Annual Report
and Procurement Figures
The Inter-American Development Bank's 2006 Annual Report and Procurement Figures are now available online. Many of these recently approved projects may be of interest to Canadian firms active in the region as these projects will continue to result in procurement opportunities over the coming months.
To view the IDB's annual report visit: http://www.iadb.org/exr/ar2006/....
A comprehensive list of approved projects for each country in the region can be viewed at: http://www.iadb.org/exr/ar2006....
For more detailed information on the IDB procurement figures, all contracts awarded can be viewed at: http://www.iadb.org/procurement/
Posted on May 4, 2007
Africa Business Forum
2007
June 5-7, 2007
Washington, D.C.
Canadian firms interested in doing business in Africa are invited to the Africa Business Forum 2007 be held from June 5-7 in Washington, DC. The Forum, organized by the Africa Trade and Investment Council, in conjunction with the World Bank-IMF Africa Investment Club, will provide an opportunity for foreign investors to operate in Africa and encourage African and foreign businesses to forge partnerships. Held at the IMF Headquarters, the forum is primarily for networking purposes among firms looking to do business, advertise their business, or expand business in Africa.
For further information or to register, please visit: http://www.africabusinessforum.com
Posted on April 13, 2007
China:
World Bank
Loans US$96 million
to Clean Up Pearl River
The World Bank approved a US$96 million loan to the People's Republic of China for the Second Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project. The project will help reduce water pollution in the Pearl River system through key initiatives that include wastewater treatment and sludge disposal, industrial pollution control, water quality monitoring, sediment removal from waterways, and flood protection and river embankment improvements. The project will also support staff training, research, "green" economic planning, and provide technical assistance to enhance operational and business management capacities.
For more information, please see:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS....
Posted on April 13, 2007
India:
ADB Loans US$50 Million
for Infrastructure Development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited of India recently signed a US$50 million loan to support infrastructure development. This loan also enables the company to offer dollar denominated sub-loans to eligible sub-projects in the infrastructure sector. Funding supports India's strategy to encourage private-sector participation in infrastructure development, and frees up government resources to invest in social development and other projects.
More information is available at:
http://www.adb.org/media/Articles/2007....
Posted on April 13, 2007
Africa:
World Bank's US$45 million Supports
Agricultural Productivity Program
The World Bank approved three International Development Association (IDA) credits equivalent to US$45 million to support the first phase of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP). Funding is for programs in three West African countries with a focus on roots and tubers in Ghana (US$15 million), rice in Mali (US$15 million), and cereals in Senegal (US$15 million). The WAAPP will also generate and disseminate improved sustainable agricultural technologies.
For more information, please go to:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS....
Posted on April 13, 2007
ADB's
Asian Development Outlook 2007
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released it's flagship economic forecasting publication titled Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2007, which projects developing Asian economies to expand at 7.6% in 2007 and 7.7% in 2008. This year's publication includes comprehensive analysis of 43 developing economies in Asia and the Pacific, and examines medium-term trends and prospects by sub region - East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central and West Asia, and the Pacific. ADO 2007 also includes a special chapter on growth amid change in developing Asia.
For more information or to access the report, please visit:
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007....
Posted on April 13, 2007
Kenya:
World Bank Updates Strategy
and Approves New Financing
The World Bank's recently updated Kenya strategy will now guide their relationship to June 2008. The strategy continues to emphasize strong partnerships with other development agencies but now includes an understanding reached on deepening partnerships beyond the executive branch of Government, to include the judiciary, professional bodies, and civil society organizations.
The Bank also approved financing of US$154.5 million to support new livelihood opportunities for some of the poorest Kenyans, and to encourage better management of the forests and water catchments on which their livelihood depends. Funding specifically supports the Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project and the Natural Resource Management Project.
For more information, please go to:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS....
Posted on April 13, 2007
BECC-NADB Approves
US$54.55 million for
U.S.-Mexico Border Region Projects
The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB) approved water infrastructure projects in New Mexico, Tamaulipas, and Texas. The three projects, estimated at US$54.55 million, are aimed at improving water treatment, wastewater collection and solid waste disposal services that will provide long term benefits to border residents in Lordsburg (New Mexico), Matamoros and Valle Hermoso (Tamaulipas), and Pharr (Texas).
Further project details are available at:
http://www.nadbank.org/Reports/Press_Releases....
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