Business Diagnostic Analyst

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Georgia Project Name: The Relief and Recovery for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Project No: P173975 Loan No. 9239-GE Assignment Title: Business Diagnostic Analyst Reference No. GE-EG-CS-IC-13; GE-EG-CS-IC-13-01 Enterprise Georgia (EG), within the Relief and Recovery for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Project supported by the World Bank (WB) intends to apply part of the loan proceeds for consulting services of Business Diagnostic Analysts (2 National Consultants). The Project Development Objective for the Relief and Recovery for MSME operation is to provide relief to MSMEs and support their recovery, including by strengthening the enabling environment for access to finance. Project Description The Project will be implemented nationwide and will consist of four components: Component 1 – Financial relief and recovery for MSMEs Component 2 – Digital payments & financial infrastructure upgrading Component 3 – Project management and Monitoring Component 4 – Contingent Emergency Response Component A substantial portion of the Project activities fall under Component 1. Component 1 will be implemented by EG, which is a governmental economic development agency operating under the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. It comprises of the following sub-components: Sub-component 1.1 will provide micro-grants to finance working capital and fixed assets for micro and small firms. Sub-component 1.2 will co-finance interest payments on loans underwritten by participating financial institutions (PFIs). Sub-component 1.3 will provide partial credit guarantees for loans issued by PFIs. Sub-component 1.4 will provide technical assistance for COVID-proofing and digitalization of MSMEs. Objectives of the assignment This subcomponent 1.4 finances: (i) Consulting services provided by selected consultants to firms to increase their resilience by providing consulting services and...