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Call for Proposals: Capital Markets Development Trust Fund 2023 Annual Budget & Work Program

For African Government Agencies, Financial Institutions, Regional/Local Investors, Regional/Local Institutions etc

The Capital Markets Development Trust Fund (CMDTF) aims to promote the development of African capital markets by providing technical assistance. Specifically, CMDTF seeks to: improve capital marketsโ€™ regulatory and legal environment; upgrade market infrastructure; diversify products; and broaden the investor base.

CMDTFโ€™s operations complement the African Development Bankโ€™s e๏ฌ€orts to mobilize resources through domestic financial markets while advancing the Bankโ€™s High 5 operational priorities.

CMDTFโ€™s operations are financed by the Netherlandsโ€™ Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg.

As per the CMDTF Operational and Procedures Guidelines (March 2022), the Fundโ€™s Secretariat is pleased to announce a Call for proposals for the CMDTF 2023 Annual Budget & Work Program.

The terms and conditions are outlined below:

Areas Of Interventions

> Capital marketsโ€™ regulatory & legal environment (30%) โ€“ Capital markets development strategies | Capital markets framework upgrades

> Capital markets infrastructure (20%) โ€“ upgrade of stock exchanges and bond auction systems

> Diversification of capital markets products and services (30%) โ€“ Green bonds and asset-backed securities/securitization | small and medium enterprises capital markets instruments | thematic instruments

> Broadening capital marketsโ€™ investor base (20%) โ€“ African capital markets compliance with offshore jurisdictions | Capital markets data transparency | Capacity-building for institutional investors and banks.

> Knowledge dissemination โ€“ Production of flagship reports on capital markets development | Knowledge events on capital markets development in West Africa.

Targeted Recipients

> Stock exchanges

> Local/regional capital markets authorities

> Local/regional institutional investors and their regulators

> Central banks

> Regional member countries, Ministries of finances, Debt Management Offices

> African government institutions involved in capital markets development

> Ministries of regional integration

Eligible Activities

> Capital markets soft/hard infrastructure development to modernize the functioning of targeted clients /recipients.

> Workshops and seminars to build consensus/understanding/skills among stakeholders for appropriate policy, regulatory and institutional reforms.

> Policy, regulatory and institutional reforms to assist design and implement specific reforms, including studies, roadmaps, and masterplan.

> Capacity-building activities to strengthen the capacity of targeted clients in the design and execution of Capital Markets development projects and programs.

> Knowledge products and services, including sector studies, establishing trade knowledge platforms, market information systems, disseminating best practices in the field of capital markets development, etc.

Additional Projects Information

> Geographical restriction: African Development Bank regional member countries with a priority focus on West Africa

> Duration: 2023-2026

> Deadline for submission: 2 February 2023

Application Procedures

> Interested applicants are invited to complete the attached form (in French or English );

> Queries or clarifications may be sent via email toย a.kakou@afdb.org;ย h.rajhi@afdb.org; orย m.jaotody@afdb.orgย with โ€œCMDTF Call For Proposals November 2022โ€ in the subject line;

> Applications should be submitted electronically toย a.kakou@afdb.orgย orย m.jaotody@afdb.orgย orย h.rajhi@afdb.orgย withย cmdtf_secretariat@afdb.orgย andย a.attout@afdb.orgย in copy. The subject should read: [Country/Region] โ€“ย CMDTF Call for proposals November 2022;

> Proposals can be submitted in English or French.

Review And Evaluation Of Proposals

> Applications will be reviewed and graded according to the objectives and priorities of the Fund Applicants may visitย African Development Bank websiteย for further information.

> Where necessary, shortlisted applicants may be contacted for additional information;

> All applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process within three months following the application deadline;

> Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee that the project will be selected for financing.

Request forms (in French and English) are attached here.

 

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