EVENT
WORKSHOP ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK PROCUREMENT AND FINANCING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND POLICIES FOR THE MENA REGION
13-14
May 2024
TIME:Day 1: 10:00 – 17:30 (GMT+2)
Day 2: 10:00 – 15:30 (GMT+2)
LOCATION:CAIRO, EGYPT and VIRTUAL
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Co-organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance, African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank, The World Bank, and Egyptian Federation for Construction & Building Contractors, this workshop explored how contractors, suppliers, consultants, and potential project developers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region can successfully participate in multilateral development bank (MDB)-financed infrastructure projects.
The workshop was hosted in Cairo, Egypt, taking into account its importance as regional hub for companies in the infrastructure sector, as well as online. It is the second workshop in a series that seeks to promote the use of MDB standards to ensure infrastructure projects are high-quality and sustainable.
AUDIENCE
Participants included MENA-region contractors, suppliers, consultants, and potential private sector or state-owned enterprise project co-investees.
FORMAT
This two-day hybrid workshop in Cairo and online via Zoom featured presentations and discussions in English, with simultaneous Arabic translation. Participants engaged through small group discussions and question-and-answer sessions at the end of each panel discussion.
Workshop presentations and related-knowledge products will be made available on the MCDF JIGSAW platform.
AGENDA
Day 1: Monday, 13 May 2024
9:30–10:00
(CAIRO TIME)
(CAIRO TIME)
Registration
Versailles Ballroom Foyer, Level 4
10:00 – 10:40
Opening Remarks:
Atter Hanoura, Director of the Central PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt
Welcome Remarks:
Eng. Mohamed Sammy, Chairman, Egyptian Federation for Construction & Building Contractors
Strahan Spencer, Head of the Platform Team, MCDF
Quan Zheng, Director General, Strategy, Policy and Budget Department, AlIB (video recording)
Mourad Chouaiekh, Country Operations Manager, Cairo Regional Hub, IsDB
Abdourahmane Diaw, Country Manager of the Egypt Country Office, AfDB
Majed Elbayya, MENA Regional Procurement Manager, The World Bank
10:40 – 11:00
Group Photo and Coffee Break
Versailles Ballroom, Level 4
11:00 – 12:00
Session 1: MDB Roles and International Business Opportunities
Moderator: Eng. Mohamed Sammy, Chairman, Egyptian Federation for Construction & Building Contractors
Speakers:
Majed Elbayya, MENA Regional Procurement Manager, The World Bank
Anand Kumar Srivastava, Chief, Procurement, New Development Bank (online)
Taha Elfeel, Field Procurement Officer, IsDB
Guoping Yu, Senior Procurement Specialist, AIIB (online)
Ibrahim Hamid, Procurement Specialist, AfDB
In this session the participating MDB’s will provide an overview of both their primary operational role and the potential international business opportunities in the MENA region and beyond associated with their project financing. The objective of the session is to provide the workshop participants with information that will better enable them to pursue appropriate international business opportunities under MDB operations.
12:00 – 12:30
Question and Answer
12:30 – 13:00
Coffee Break
13:00 – 14:00
Session 2: MDB Procurement Policies and Regulations
Moderator: Ian Nightingale, Senior Procurement Consultant, MCDF
Speakers:
Majed Elbayya, MENA Regional Procurement Manager, The World Bank
Aya Amer, Field Procurement Officer, IsDB
Hongbin Jiang, Principal Procurement Policy Specialist, AIIB
Andreja Neral Lamza, Senior Procurement Specialist, European Investment Bank (online)
Clement Ahossi, Procurement Division Manager, AfDB (online)
This session will provide an oversight of the procurement framework (policies, regulations, and directives) of each the participating MDBs. Following the relatively recent introduction of the new principle-based approach to procurement policy for project procurement, the MDB’s will share their experiences to date as to how this is working from a project implementation perspective.
14:00 – 14:30
Question and Answer
14:30 – 15:30
Lunch
Versailles Ballroom, Level 4
15:30 – 17:00
Session 3: MDB Standard Procurement Documents
Moderator: Ian Nightingale, Senior Procurement Consultant, MCDF
Speakers:
Mohamed El Hafedh Hendah, Senior Procurement Specialist, The World Bank
Ibrahim Hamid, Procurement Specialist, AfDB
Guoping Yu, Senior Procurement Specialist, AIIB (online)
Taha Elfeel, Field Procurement Officer, IsDB
This session will discuss standard procurement documents used by participating MDBs, including case studies on (i) best tender practice, (ii) common mistakes made by tenders during tender submission, (iii) tender environmental and safeguard considerations and implications; and (iv) issues arising from contract implementation such as dispute resolution and contract payment.
17:00 – 17:30
Question and Answer
Day 2: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
09:30 – 10:00
(CAIRO TIME)
(CAIRO TIME)
Registration
10:00 – 10:15
Recap of Day 1/Overview of Day 2
Ian Nightingale, Senior Procurement Consultant, MCDF
10:15 – 11:00
Session 4: MDB Anti-corruption and Integrity Requirements and the Rights of Bidders
Moderator: Hongbin Jiang, Principal Procurement Policy Specialist, AIIB
Speakers:
Ezzeddine Nciri, Director, Integrity and Ethics Department, IsDB (online)
Andrew Mendoza, Senior Integrity Specialist, AIIB
Yash Gupta, Lead Procurement Specialist, The World Bank
Oluwafemi Ladapo, Chief, Litigation and Quality Assurance, Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption, AfDB (online)
This session will discuss the anti-corruption and integrity requirements of MDBs for infrastructure contractors, including: (i) prohibited practices that MDBs screen for (including fraud, corruption and collusion); (ii) investigation and debarment processes; and (iii) integrity compliance support provided by MDBs to help companies to strengthen their compliance systems. It will also cover the rights that bidders have throughout the bidding process and in the event of any integrity investigation.
11:00 – 11:30
Question and Answer
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30
Session 5: Opportunities and Policies for Private Sector Co-Investment with MDBs
Moderator: Atter Hanoura, Director of the Central PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt
Speakers:
Kenan Jusufpahic, Lead PPP Investment Officer, IsDB (online)
Tarek Ammar, Business Development, Client Relationship Advisor & Private Sector Specialist, AfDB
Sherif Sharobeem, Deputy Director, Business Development, Orascom Construction
Marwa Khalil, Investment Officer, IFC
Yash Gupta, Lead Procurement Specialist, The World Bank
Strahan Spencer, Head of the Platform Team, MCDF
This session will cover: (i) how EPC contractors can move up the value chain to become project developers; (ii) the opportunities for project finance from MDBs, what MDBs look for when selecting projects and partners, and case studies of this; (iii) how MENA-region developers can mitigate their risks when investing in infrastructure projects overseas, and (iv) MCDF’s JIGSAW digital platform to facilitate the matching of projects with MDB financing.
13:30 – 14:00
Question and Answer
14:00 – 14:30
Closing Remarks from the Organizers
Atter Hannoura, Director of the Central PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance, Egypt
Strahan Spencer, Head of the Platform Team, MCDF
Hongbin Jiang, Principal Procurement Policy Specialist, AIIB
Aamir Ghani Mir, Manager, Project Procurement and Financial Management Division, IsDB (online)
Hamdi Shehata, Egyptian Federation for Construction & Building Contractors
14:30 – 15:30
Lunch
SPEAKERS PROFILE
Opening Remarks
Welcome Remarks:
SPEAKERS
Andreja Neral Lamza
Senior Procurement Specialist, European Investment Bank
Sherif Sharobeem
Deputy Director, Business Development, Orascom Construction
Aamir Ghani Mir
Manager, Project Procurement and Financial Management Division, IsDB
Concept Note: Workshop on Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Procurement and Financing Business Opportunities and Policies for the MENA Region
ORGANIZING PARTNERS
- Egyptian Ministry of Finance
- Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF)
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
- Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
- The World Bank
- Federation for Construction & Building Contractors
CONTACT
If you would like to learn more about the workshop, please contact the Egyptian Ministry of Finance’s Ahmed Abdel Wahab (abdelwahab@mof.gov.eg) and MCDF’s Jenny Lou Fernandez (jenny.fernandez@themcdf.org).