Expression Of Interest For E Consultant Training Of E Commerce And Export Advisors In Mena

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18395649
1260748
World Bank
Expression Of Interest For E Consultant Training Of E Commerce And Export Advisors In Mena
ICB
Western Asia
Arab World,Middle East,Middle East and North Africa, MENA
28-01-2019

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Expression Of Interest For E Consultant Training Of E Commerce And Export Advisors In Mena Mena Is A Priority Region In Terms Of Women Economic Empowerment It Is The Region After South Asia Where The Share Of Firms With Female Participation In Company Ownership Is The Lowest With A Female Labor Force Participation Rate Of 19 Percent Female Participation In Firm Ownership At Only 23 Percent And Rate Of Female Top Managers Of Firms At Only 4 In Mena Non High Income Countries There Is Significant Scope For Improving Womens Participation In Business And Employment In Addition Access To Finance Including Trade Finance Remains An Issue For Women In Mena Where 55 Percent Of Women Led Msmes Do Not Have Access To Credit Financing And Only 4 Percent Affirm To Be Well Served By Financial Institutions To Create Develop And Grow Their Businesses This Project Is Aiming To Use E Commerce To Try To Alleviate Some Of The Constraints That Women Entrepreneurs In Mena Are Facing With Womens Businesses Being Smaller Than Mens And Less Internationalized E Commerce Can Potentially Provide An Opportunity For Facilitating Women Smes Access To Markets Although E Commerce Has Shown Potential For Smes It Comes With Its Own Challenges Such As The Level Of Shipping Costs The Availability And Cost Of International Payment Solutions A Lack Of Streamlined Customs Duties And Clearance Procedures For Low Value Items And A Lack Of Information And Capacity About Available Platforms In The Mena Region Women Have The Added Challenge Of Having Even Less Access To Technology Than In Other Regions Which Can Also Make E Commerce Challenging There Are Also Significant And Far Reaching Challenges For Women In Mena Emanating From Societal Values On Gender Equality And Gender Roles And Expectations Which Effect Womens Mobility Unpaid Work Especially Child Care And Security Scope Of Work The Assistance To Be Provided By The Firms Export Advisors Will Include Notably I Information On The Details Of Various Virtual Market Places And E Commerce Platforms In The Country Ii Support To Create Attractive And Informative Presentations Of The Services Goods Offered By The Womens Businesses And In Several Languages And Iii Managing The Client Prospect Management Relationship The Advisors Should Also Be Capable Of Supporting Women Led Smes With Obtaining A Trust Label Required By Some Platforms The Firm Will Also Be Apprised Of The Activities Carried Out Under The Other Components Of The Overall Project Particularly To Ensure The E Commerce Advisors Are Aware Of Other Services Available To The Women And To Ensure That Womens E Commerce Challenges Are Fed Back And Reflected In Any Diagnostic Or Reform Work On Business Environment Policy Under The Project

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