World Bank Appraisal Mission of the West Africa Financial Sector Development Project

The West African Capital Market Development Project promotes regional integration, both in terms of infrastructure (by financing regional infrastructure projects) and financial markets, across the eight WEAMU countries. It: (1) contribute to the development of the capital market in the eight countries that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU); (2) supports key institutions in the regional financial market to improve their institutional capacity to provide access to medium to long-term commercial financing; (3) mobilizes public and private financing for the region’s infrastructure development through Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD), the Regional Development Bank of the WAEMU countries. The mandate consisted of participating in the World Bank Appraisal Mission as the « Institutional Specialist». Assess the project’s institutional set-up and its appropriateness to meet the expected objectives especially regarding capital market development. Mainly responsible for preparing the institutional arrangement to ensure key shareholders’ ownership of the process and a successful implementation of the project activities.