World Bank

Ghana_Technical Assistant to identify the Institutional and Regulatory gaps and Recommendations for Strengthening the Sector

The main objective of this assignment is to undertake a diagnostic study of the current challenges, lessons learned, and provide recommendations for the strengthening of the sector after the completion of the resolution of the SDIs in 2019. The project will be expected to come out with recommendations to enhancing the regulatory and supervisory framework for SDIs and Credit Unions, to promote consolidation and reduce regulatory arbitrage.

Kyrgyz Republic_Development of the Financial Sector: “Strengthening the legal, regulatory, and supervisory framework for banks, micro finance organizations (MFOs), and credit unions”

Kyrgystan_Consulting company for conduction of training “Banking Risks and Banking Supervision”

Financial Sector Support Project: Banking Supervision

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has undertaken the Financial Sector Support Project (FSSP) with the financial assistance of International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank in order to maintain the stability and efficiency of the financial system of Bangladesh. One of the major objectives of FSSP is to strengthen the supervisory capacity of BB.

Technical Assistance to pre-selected microfinance banks to develop and pilot housing microfinance lending operations in Nigeria

In the context of high economic growth, Nigeria's key challenge is to make its growth more inclusive. Despite the rapid growth, direct indicators of social welfare, such as poverty levels, have shown limited improvement. Given the fact that Nigeria’s population is growing significantly, improving access to finance for housing is vital. Informal housing is most prevalent as more than 80% of the population lives in unplanned settlements with poor living conditions.

Ghana_Ghana Financial Sector Development Project

Short Term Technical Assistance to design agency banking business model including

WAEMU Affordable Housing Finance

La Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire de l'UEMOA (CRRH-UEMOA) est une institution financière bancaire dont l'objectif principal est le refinancement de prêts au logement.

Small and Medium Enterprises Access to Finance Project

The development of a large, competitive and innovative SMEs sector is one of the key elements of Lao PDR’s long-term development strategy. As in other countries in the world, SMEs create most of the private sector jobs in the economy and are a critical element for poverty alleviation and shared prosperity. Despite impressive macroeconomic performance in the past years, most firms in Lao PDR still remain small.

Afghanistan_Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

The Da Afghanistan Bank, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have received financing from the World Bank towards the implementation of the Financial Sector Repaid Response Project (FSRRP) and intends to use part of the proceed of the grant towards payment under which this Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) is being issued.

Afghanistan_Strengthening Internal Audit & Adoption of Risk based Internal Audit at Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) under the Financial Sector Rapid Response Project (FSRRP)

The Da Afghanistan Bank, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, have received financing from the World Bank towards the implementation of the Financial Sector Repaid Response Project (FSRRP) and intends to use part of the proceed of the grant towards payment under which this Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) is being issued.