In 2008, Big West of California sought Kern County’s approval to modernize its oil refinery in Bakersfield, California in order to increase the local production of clean fuels. The proposed project required the construction of new refining processing units and … Read More
Funded by UNIDO, the purpose of the Investment Map project is to profile investment opportunities in Iraq?s non-oil sector at the national and governorate levels. Nathan London worked with Iraqi counterparts, research institutions, private sector companies, and other international donors … Read More
“Refocusing the strategic direction of Africa’s largest Enterprise Challenge Fund The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) was launched in 2008 “to accelerate pro-poor growth in Africa” with the purpose of making “agribusiness, rural finance, and other rural market systems work … Read More
For Madagascar, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is synonymous with textile and apparel exports to the U.S. market. In 2001, Madagascar was second among all African nations exporting textiles and apparel to the United States. One year later, … Read More
This study elaborated on the World Bank?s country economic memorandum for Moldova by identifying constraints in the apple and ICT value chains, such as market, government and coordination failures, and recommending policy and other interventions to make the value chains … Read More
Established in February 2001, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone is a socioeconomic model for Jordan. The USAID-sponsored Aqaba Zone Economic Mobilization (AZEM) project provided services to aid the zone’s governing bodies the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) and the … Read More
A member of the WTO, Madagascar is also party to several regional trade agreements and a beneficiary of international agreements. However well intentioned, these agreements, often negotiated solely by government officials, can be unsettling for the private sector. The best … Read More
The ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (AWEN), begun more than three years ago with US Government support, is taking on a growing role in shaping economic policies so that women can benefit from and make an expanded contribution to regional growth. … Read More
Developing affordable and mutually beneficial infrastructure services and developing tools to encourage private investment and competition, requires a deep understanding of how to ensure and enable program success within complex stakeholder environments. Nathan’s proven in-house experts dig deeper, challenge assumptions, … Read More
Identifying and mitigating gaps and risks is the key to better results, optimal performance, and enhanced organizational efficiency, and the efficient flow of information is critical to communicating those results to stakeholders and audiences. Nathan’s in-house experts work collaboratively with … Read More