Washington is not only the capital of the USA but also the seat of several international development and financing institutions - including the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). All organizations fund a large number of different projects every year, covering a wide range of topics: education, energy, urban development, health, administrative reforms etc. 

 

In the 2015 financial year alone, the World Bank spent more than 42 billion US dollars on project loans, grants, investments and guarantee commitments for developing and emerging countries. This generates more than 100,000 contracts with the private sector each year with a total value of over 25 billion US dollars. With their products and their expertise, German companies have a good chance of successfully bidding. Knowledge of the internal functioning of the institutions, contacts to the specialist employees of the banks and an understanding of the sometimes complex award procedures are essential.

 

The workshop gives a first impression of which strategies a company can pursue in order to be able to successfully participate in projects financed by the World Bank. The workshop speakers are representatives of German companies that have already done so, as well as representatives of international financing institutions.