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<p>OSSI RAHKONEN</p>
<p>Project Manager/Transport/Telecommunications
Economist</p>
<p>Mr. Rahkonen has a wide range of experience gained over nearly 40 years as
a Transport and Telecommunications Economist and Project Manager engaged in
the preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects all over the world.
These projects have been financed by both private institutions and World Bank/IFC.�
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<p>Mr. Rahkonen has extensive
experience in project preparation, appraisal, management and finance with both
international lending institutions and private companies. He has worked both
for international consulting firms and the government of Finland in design and
implementation of transport projects. He is also experienced in assisting private
companies in undertaking infrastructure projects financed by international institutions.
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<p>EDUCATION</p>
<p>Mr. Rahkonen holds an MA
degree in Political Science with majors in International Economics and Statistics
from the University of Turku. He completed post-graduate studies in Economics
and Statistics with a major in Transport at the University of Helsinki and received
extensive management training from the World Bank.</p>
<p>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE</p>
<p>Mr. Rahkonen has been involved
in providing technical assistance for transport and telecommunications projects
in many countries in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as China, India, Indonesia,
Thailand, and the Philippines. He has broad experience with projects such as
these:</p>
<p>Feasibility Studies and
Evaluation of Transport Projects </p>
<p>
Evaluation
of all modes of transport in Zambia and </p>
<p>
Evaluation
of the largest FINNIDA-funded development project (the Pha Rung Shipyard) in
Vietnam. </p>
<p>
Feasibility Studies of� State Highway Projects in Jaipur and
Haryana, India,.</p>
<p>
Feasibility Studies for� highway projects in Dacca, Bangladesh
and various areas in China.</p>
<p>
Feasibility Study of� the South Rail Project in the Metro-Manila
Region in the Philippines, (a privately sponsored major transport project to
connect Manila with Batangas Port) </p>
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Feasibilty
Study of alternatives to the Buenos-Aires-Colonia Bridge (a 45-km Bridge over
Rio Plata, Argentina).</p>
<p>Transport Sector Planning</p>
<p>
National
Transport Sector StrategicPlan and Infrastructure Master Plan in Tanzania</p>
<p>
Country
Economic Report and Transport Sector Review , Kazakhstan. </p>
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<p>Public-Private Partnerships
</p>
<p>
Pre-feasibility Study of� obtaining private concessionary financing
the main transport artery of Pakistan </p>
<p>Due Diligence and Risk
Assessment</p>
<p>
Due
Diligence Studies of Telecommunications projects in Tatarstan, </p>
<p>Mr. Rahkonen served as Director Of the Finnish Trade Center, Embassy Of Finland
To The U.S. The focus of his work was to find opportunities for Finnish companies
to participate in� international development projects. This involved both informing
suitable companies, identifying projects and marketing the companies in the
development agencies.� He also mobilized co-financing for projects involving
these companies. He also carried out consulting assignments in infrastructure
and telecommunications. </p>
<p>For the World Bank he served
in a variety of positions including Transport Economist, Country Economist,
Regional Development Advisor and Assistant Secretary of the World Bank. In these
positions he carried out a number of assignments, including preparation and
appraisal of infrastructure projects, transport sector studies and policy analysis
and bank missions to more than 20 countries. He prepared a Special World Bank
Report on the Construction Industry in Developing Countries.</p>
<p>Prior to the World Bank
Mr. Rahkonen worked for two large, international engineering companies: (Hoff
& Overgaard and Kampsax). In this capacity he carried out feasibility studies
for transport sector projects and provided technical assistance to governments
in several countries. He worked in the highway, rail, port, inland waterway,
inter-island shipping, telecom and multi-modal transport sectors. </p>
<p>For the Finnish government, Mr. Rahkonen worked as Chief of the Investment
Evaluation Section of the National Board Of Highways and Waterways. During that
time, he helped to introduce economic evaluation procedures for all road and
port investment proposals. This was the first time that quantitative forecasts
and cost-benefit analyses were used.� Mr. Rahkonen managed a staff of 10 graduate
engineers, economists and social scientists. </p>
<p>A detailed CV is available
on request from PM Global.</p>
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