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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UNDP Vietnam seeks 01 International consultant - international inputs to development and application of the Financial Institutions Rating in Vietnam.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The overall objective of the assignment is to contribute to the development and application of the Financial Institutions Rating in Vietnam as a tool for managing and policy making on banking sector:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Provide relevant national policy makers with updated knowledge on financial institution rating as a tool for managing, and policy making on banking sector<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Providing relevant technical staff with in-depth technical understandings and skills necessary for applying/conducting the financial institution rating<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Discus financial rating models that are used by other countries, their success and failure lessons. Discuss on how the tools work before and after the economic crisis, why AAA rated banks still collapsed during the crisis.
How to avoid false rating and provide transparency in the process and the record of rating and how to properly use the tools.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Provide recommendation on specific practical financial institution rating model to be applied in Vietnam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Providing methods and techniques needed for policy-making bodies’ staff to advise and monitor policy-banking/credit market in Vietnam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Detailed recommendations/roadmap on how to use the Financial Institutions Rating in practice in Vietnam<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Full solicitation documents can be obtained by visiting UNDP website at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4463&languageId=1">http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4463&languageId=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested offerors are invited to submit CVs and financial proposals to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">72 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel. (84-4) 3 9421495<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Telefax number: (84-4) 3 9422267<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">
nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline for submission:<span style="color:#1F497D"> <b>17 September 2012</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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