West African Monetary Institute wami Tender

Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Needs Assessment Study on Equity Capital Markets and Implementation Roadmap for the Four West African Countries Without Exchanges -the Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This integration project has the cooperation and active support of the West Africa Securities Regulators Association (WASRA) which comprises the Securities and Exchange Commissions of Ghana, Nigeria, and Conseil Régional de l’Epargne Publique et des Marchés Financiers (CREPMF) of the UEMOA Zone. WASRA was formed in 2015 to focus on designing the policy framework for achieving the integration of capital markets in the sub-region. The goal of the WACMI project is not only to integrate existing markets in the sub region but also to help develop capital markets of Member States that do not have formal capital markets and to help them become part of the West Africa Integrated Market. The WACMI project hereby seeks to engage the services of a qualified consultant or firm to Conduct a Needs Assessment Study on the Equity Capital Markets of Four West African Countries without active Stock Exchanges - The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The services included under this project/services are to conduct a Needs Assessment of the Capital Markets in The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It also includes the design of a detailed Road Map, complete with requirements, for setting up capital markets in these countries. This service is expected to be completed within a nine (9) month period. WAMI now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Expressions of interests should include profiles of the team that will carry out the study and their past works, describing how the firm intends to go about the assignment, what processes they will follow and requirements they have regarding timelines, rates, requests, sign-off and payments. Consultants may constitute jointventures to enhance their chances of qualification. Interested consulting firms should submit expressions of interest based on the following criteria: • Not less than seven (7) years’ experience in conducting similar assessments. • Demonstrable understanding of capital markets and their workings. • Demonstrable understanding of the financial industry in emerging markets, especially the West African sub-region. • Clearly conceptualize and explain what the assignment is and how they would carry it out. • Demonstrable ability to translate results of the study into well-structured Roadmap for the development of the equity capital market in each of the four jurisdictions. • Clearly state the cost and timelines of the study. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB),