World Bank Group financed projects

Untapped opportunities for Norwegian companies within World Bank Group (WBG) financed projects!

Did you know that the World Bank Group lends to projects within a wide variety of sectors, such as Energy and Mining, Law & Public Administration, Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry, Transport, Education & Social Services, Water & Sanitation, Trade and Finance

.. and that they lend to projects in most parts of the world? (See below)

 

Specialists from the World Bank Group’s European head office in Paris, will present an overview on how Norwegian companies can take part in the World Bank Group’s projects – focusing on Energy. The Norwegian company, SNPower, will tell us about their benefits from using the WBG’s financial services.

The Oslo Chamber of Commerce holds the World Bank Group’s representation in Norway and this meeting is a cooperation between Fokus Bank and Oslo Chamber of Commerce. The venue is at Fokus Bank’s premises, Stortingsgaten 6.

PROGRAMME (preliminary):

08.00 – 08.15:	Registration and light breakfast buffet
08.15 – 08.25:	Introductory words by OCC / Fokus Bank.
08.25 – 09.00:	Mr. Gilles Garcia, Manager, Enterprise Outreach Services, Vice-Presidency External Affairs, Word Bank, Paris: “Business Opportunities in World Bank financed projects – sector overview and specific focus Energy”
09.00 – 09.20:	Mr. Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Western Europe, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group: “The role of IFC within the World Bank Group: Focus on private sector”
09.20 – 09.40:	Mr. Olivier J.L. Lambert, Manager, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Regional office in Europe, World Bank Group: “Political risk insurance for foreign direct investment”
09.40 – 09.55:	Mr. Ole Gran, VP, Head of Finance, Statkraft Norfund Power Invest AS: “SNPower’s experience with using IFC and MIGA”
09.55	Q/A

Registration: World Bank Group financed projects

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