Annual IFC - FT (World Bank) Essay Competition 2007 - (Worldwide)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a member of the World Bank Group. IFC provides loans, equity, structured finance and risk management products, and advisory services to build the private sector in developing countries.
Every year IFC and FT organizes essay competition, and This year’s essay theme is
“Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives.” IFC and FT will publish all winning essays on their external websites and may provide publication in additional formats at their discretion.
Six awards will be granted to the top papers as judged by the Awards Committee:
1 Gold Award US$20,000
2 Silver Awards, each US$10,000
3 Bronze Awards, each US$5,000
We invite action-oriented essays that:
- Provide insight into current Private Sector Development (PSD) research
- Develop and support the implementation of leading-edge PSD initiatives
- Strike a balance between conceptual and practical considerations for private-sector involvement in developing countries, and the effect of that involvement on development
- Reflect innovative, data-supported research resulting from the author’s own professional or academic work
- Target economic & financial policymakers, the international financial community and/or international domestic investors
Deadline for submissions is on September 30, 2007.For more information on submission procedure and eligibility visit:
http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/essaycompetition.nsf/Content/Home
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