REQUEST FORM FORMULAIRE DE REQUÊTE

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1 REQUEST FORM FORMULAIRE DE REQUÊTE ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FORM, AND PROVIDED THE INTERVENTION IS ELIGIBLE, THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU THE DRAFTING OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCES OF THE INTERVENTION. L UNITE DE GESTION DU PROJET REPRENDRA CONTACT AVEC VOUS POUR LA PREPARATION DES TERMES DE REFERENCE POUR L INTERVENTION SUR LA BASE DE CE FORMULAIRE DE REQUETE SI L INTERVENTION PROPOSEE EST ELIGIBLE. NAME OF THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION: NOM DE L ORGANISATION ADDRESS: (Street, Post Code and Country) ADRESSE (rue, code postal et pays) CONTACT PERSON: PERSONNE DE CONTACT FUNCTION OF THE CONTACT PERSON FONCTION ADDRESS ADRESSE COURRIEL TELEPHONE TÉLÉPHONE FAX FACCIMILE SKYPE (if any) ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) ECOWAS COMMISSION 101 YAKUBU GOWON CRESCENT ASOKORO DISTRICT P.M.B. 401 ABUJA, NIGERIA. Mr/Mrs Name Forename. Mr. ENOBONG UMOESSIEN Mr/Mme Nom Prénom ACTING DIRECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEPARTMENT efumoessien@ecowas.int or enoecowasps@yahoo.com 00234(0) ; ; 00234(9) ; (9) ; PARTNER ORGANISATIONS: Please indicate the name of the partner organisations and contact person(s), including their adresses Merci d indiquer le nom des organisations partenaires, des personnes de contact et leur adresses ASSOCIATION OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (AIPAWAS) NEPAD BUSINESS GROUPS IN MEMBER STATES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS Page 1 of 7

2 NAME OF THE REQUEST TITRE DE LA REQUÊTE REGION/COUNTRY CONCERNED PAYS OU REGIONS CONCERNES SECTOR CONCERNED SECTEUR OU THÈME CONCERNÉ DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY AND FRAMEWORK AT ECOWAS COMMISSION FOR MONITORING INVESTMENT CLIMATE WEST AFRICA ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) X Upstream studies and Interventions on the enabling environment and State Owned Enterprises reform (Etudes en amont et interventions sur l environnement facilitant les affaires et la réforme des entreprises publiques) Studies in Investment prospects and financial system development (Etudes sur les potentialités d investissement et le developpement du système financier) Support in the follow-up of recommendations (Actions de mise en œuvre des recommandations des études déjà réalisées). Capacity to relate to relevant and topical themes (Développement d une capacité de réflexion sur des thèmes pertinents et d actualité) HOW THE PROPOSAL IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES? COMMENT LA PROPOSITION EST-ELLE SUSCEPTIBLE DE CONDUIRE A LA PRISE EN COMPTE DES RECOMMANDATIONS ET DE DEBOUCHER SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE D ACTIVITES DE SUIVI? IS THE PROPOSAL CONSISTENT, COHERENT AND COMPLEMENTARY WITH OTHER INTERVENTIONS? EST-CE QUE LA PROPOSITION EST COHÉRENTE, CONSISTENTE ET COMPLÉMENTAIRE À D AUTRES INTERVENTIONS? EXPLAIN TO WHAT EXTEND THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY KEY STAKEHOLERS? - THE CAPACITY TO MONITOR REGIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE WILL ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO ADVISE AND WORK WITH MEMBER STATES ON RELEVANT CLIMATE ENHANCING POLICY REFORMS - MONITORING OUTCOMES WILL SUPPORT A PROGRAMME TO STREAMLINE AND HARMONIZE REGIONAL BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS - ECOWAS IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CODE/ACT WITH THE SUPPORT OF ACP BIZCLIM - ECOWAS IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY - ECOWAS SEEKS TO MAKE WEST AFRICA COMPETITIVE FOR THE EPA - ECOWAS SEEKS TO MAKE WEST AFRICA THE PREFERED DESTINATION FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT - THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AIPAWAS, NEPAD BUSINESS GROUPS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE WILLING TO DEVOTE TIME, STAFF, SKILLS, ETC IN EVERY INITIATIVE TO Page 2 of 7

3 EXPLIQUEZ DANS QUELLE MESURE LA PROPOSITION EST SOUTENUE PAR LES PRINCIPALES PARTIES PRENANTES? Date : 2 nd OCTOBER, IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE REGION Page 3 of 7

4 ACTIVITY INTERVENTION LOGFRAME SUMMARY OF THE INTERVENTION REQUESTED Résumé 1. INDEPTH STUDY OF THE PREVAILING INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN WEST AFRICA TO IDENTIFY THE KEY DETERMINING INDICES AND DEVELOP A MONITORING FRAMEWORK AND TOOLS 2. DEVELOP THE MODALITIES/PROCEDURE FOR THE MONITORING EXERCISE INVOLVING ECOWAS AND MEMBER STATES 3. TRAINING OF ECOWAS STAFF AND MEMBER STATES ON THE USE OF THE FRAMEWORK/TOOLS TO LIFT INFORMATION FROM THE REGION AND TRANSLATE THEM TO POLICY ADVISE TO SUPPORT REFORMS IN THE BUSINESS CLIMATE PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED : Problèmes à résoudre What is the specific problem which requires solution? THERE IS WEAK CAPACITY AT ECOWAS COMMISSION TO MONITOR THE REGIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE SYSTEMATICALY AND PROPOSE RELEVANT POLICY REFORMS PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY: But de la proposition Who are the beneficiaries and how will they benefit? How will the results of the activity solve the problem(s)? DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY AND FRAMEWORK AT ECOWAS COMMISSION FOR MONITORING REGIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE TO ENABLE REGIONAL POLICY REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND FACILITATE REGIONAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS Page 4 of 7

5 EXPECTED RESULTS : Résultats attendus What are the results expected from the activity? (one or more results will achieve the Purpose) 1. INEPTH REPORT OF THE PREVAILING BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE REGION 2. PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK, INDICES, MODALITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING CLIMATE RELATED PROGRAMMES AND OTHER DONORS ACTIVITIES: Autres programmes et activités Identify and describe the link, if any, between the proposed intervention and the activities and programmes of national/regional authorities and other sources of external assistance in the same sector. What is the added value or complementarities with the intervention requested? - ECOWAS IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CODE/ACT WITH THE SUPPORT OF ACP BIZCLIM - ECOWAS IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY COMPETITION POLICY - ECOWAS SEEKS TO MAKE WEST AFRICA THE PREFERED DESTINATION FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT OVI AND SOURCES OF VERIFICATION : Indicateurs vérifiables et sources Project objective(s) / Objectif global Project purpose / Objectif spécifique Results / Résultats What is the quantifiable evidence of the results? Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI) Indicateurs objectivement vérifiables (IOV) Sources BUILD A CLIMATE CONDUCIVE TO INVESTMENT IN ECOWAS BUILD CAPACITY IN ECOWAS AND MEMBER STATES TO MONITOR CLIMATE AND ADVISE GOVERNMENT ON REFORMS INCREASE IN LOCAL INVESTMENT AND FDI TO ECOWAS REGULAR REPORTS ON REGIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND PROPOSALS ON REFORMS REPORTS OF INVESTMENT FLOWS ECOWAS AND MEMBER STATES ECOWAS COMMISSION Page 5 of 7

6 FRAMEWORK AND MODALITIES FOR MONITORING REGIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT COMPLETE WITH MONITORING INDICES, MODALITIES AND PROCEDURES CONSULTANT/STUDY ACTIVITIES : Activités What are we / they planning to do? If any workshop/seminar, please indicate the number and type of participants expected Si un atelier/séminaire est organise, merci d indiquer le nombre et le type de participants attendus 1. INDEPTH STUDY OF THE PREVAILING INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN WEST AFRICA 2. IDENTIFICATION OF THE KEY DETERMINING INDICES OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN WEST AFRICA 3. DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING FRAMEWORK AND TOOLS 4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODALITIES/PROCEDURE FOR THE MONITORING EXERCISE INVOLVING ECOWAS AND MEMBER STATES 5. TRAINING OF ECOWAS STAFF AND MEMBER STATES ON THE USE OF THE FRAMEWORK/TOOLS INCLUDING LIFTING INFORMATION FROM RELEVANT AGENCIES AND POSTS IN THE REGION AND TRANSLATING THEM INTO POLICY ADVISE TO SUPPORT REFORMS IN THE BUSINESS CLIMATE Page 6 of 7

7 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TIMETABLE Activity Activité Month Mois (Main Deadlines in calendar weeks or months) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT: Commentaires et remarques THE PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT WORLD BANK REPORTS ON DOING BUSINESS AND GUARANTEE ACCURACY AND ACCEPTABILITY. IT WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILED AND REGION SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT FLOWS AND NECCESARY POLICY REFORMS IT WILL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH THE CAPACITY TO BUILD A REGION THAT CAN COMPETE UNDER THE EPA Page 7 of 7