World Bank-MPD Large Project Finance Workshop: Day 1
May 31, 2007
8:00 Registration
Introduction - Opening Statements
9:00 Peter Nicholas, Country Program Coordinator, World Bank
9:15 H.E. Aiuba Cuereneia, Minister of Planning and Development
Morning Session: World Bank Group Financing
Supporting Private Investment: World Bank Group Products
9:30 Presentation 1: Partial Risk Guarantees and Enclave Projects of the World Bank’s regular lending window (IBRD) (Suman Babbar, WB)
9:45 Presentation 2: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Guarantees (Jason Lu, MIGA)
10:00 Presentation 3: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Equity Investments, Lending and Technical Assistance (Babatunde Onitiri, IFC)
10:15 Presentation 4: IFC Sub-National Finance (Robert Heffernann, IFC)
10:30 Presentation 5: Credits of the World Bank’s soft lending window (IDA) (Peter Nicholas, WB)
10:45 Presentation 6: Carbon Financing (Antonio Nucifora, WB)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Case Studies
Presentation 7: Nam Theun2 Hydropower Project, Laos (Suman Babbar, WB)
Presentation 8: Sasol Gas Pipeline Project, Mozambique (Suman Babbar, WB)
12:15 Open Discussion
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session: Public-Private Partnerships
13:30 Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): a Win-Win Proposition
Presentation 9: PPP Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, WB)
Presentation 10: PPP Options (T.J. Ramushu, VP, Loita Group)
Presentation 11: Setting up PPP Framework in Maputo (Jacinto Loureiro, CMM, and Samuel Levy, Sal&Caldera)
14:30 Developing Public-Private Linkages in Mozambique
Presentation 12: Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative (Brenda Horne, CEO, MCLI)
Presentation 13: Beira Rail Concession (Anil Bhandari, WB and D.K.Rudola, CCFB)
Presentation 14: PPP Lessons Learned in Southern Africa (Alastair Campbell, Standard Bank – Johannesburg)
Presentation 15: MOMATitanium Beach Sands Mine (Gareth Clifton, Manager for Kenmare Resources)
Presentation 16: Sasol/Mozal/IFC Linkages Program (Babatunde Onitiri, IFC)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:45 Open Discussion and Wrap-up
17:00 Cocktail Reception
World Bank-MPD Large Project Finance Workshop: Day 2
June 1, 2007
9:00 Introduction
Peter Nicholas, Country Program Coordinator, World Bank
9:15 Presentation of Future Large Infrastructure / Mineral / Energy Projects
Presentation 17: Energy Projects– Nazario Meguigy, Director of Planning, Ministry of Energy
Presentation 18: Minerals Projects– Obele Matine, Director National Adjunto, Ministry of Mineral Resources
Transport Projects–
Presentation 19: Nacala Port: Fernando Couto, Corredir de Desenvolvimento do Norte
Presentation 20: Beira Port: Carlos Mesquita, Executive MD, Cornelder de Mocambique
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Panel Discussion of Financing Modalities for these Projects
Session Chair: Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, Infrastructure Finance,WB
Panelists: Suman Babbar, Infrastructure Finance, WB
Jason Lu, Senior Underwriter, MIGA
Saleem Karimjee, Infrastructure Lead, Africa Dept, IFC
Nazario Meguigy, Director of Planning, Ministry of Energy
Obele Matine, Director National Adjunto, Ministry of Mineral Resources
12:15 Closing Remarks
Peter Nicholas, Country Program Coordinator, World Bank
H.E. Aiuba Cuereneia, Minister of Planning and Development
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Opportunity for brief private meetings with Government and World Bank Group officials to discuss the projects and financing options