Mali - West Africa PSLO retreat in Bamako on procurement procedures

Bamako, Mali - 16 business organizations from francophone countries in West Africa for the most, were hosted in Bamako, Mali by Nonsé Traoré, PSLO for Mali  based at the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Mali (CCIM) for a week long training on procurement procedures with a particular focus on World Bank procedures and the best way for business organizations to engage their local companies on World bank financed projects through competitive bidding process.The seminar was organized by Laurence Arnould from l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and Brian Martin from Alsace International in partnership with the PSLO network and financed by the European Union CDE/Proinvest AMADE program. Participation from the World Bank included Ousmane Diagana, Mali country office manager, Cheick Traoré senior procurement specialist based in Dakar, Mahamadou Sissoko, procurement specialist based in Bamako as well as Gilles Garcia, PSLO network manager based in Paris. Responsibles from the Projects Management Units of  World Bank financed projects in Mali came also to share with the participants their experience of interacting with companies.