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Leadership in Public Financial Management (LPFM) II
As a founding member of the Addis Tax Initiative, USAID recognizes that gains in development outcomes will only be maintained if strong public revenue and expenditure systems are in place in partner countries to sustain them. Nathan is helping USAID … Read More
- Advisory Services
- Compliance & Governance
- Economic Policy & Governance
- International Development
- Program Management
- Service for Project Sidebar
- Strategic Services
- Trade and Logistics
September 26, 2014
Preliminary Feasibility Study for Generacion Andina Peru
The IIC was considering investment in two run-of-the-river hydropower projects including the “8 de Agosto” (19 MW) and “El Carmen” (8.4 MW) hydroelectric plants as well as a 138 kv, 60-kilometer long transmission line that would interconnect the facilities with … Read More
- Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
- International Development
- Master Planning & Market, Financial, & Economic Feasibility Studies
- Service for Project Sidebar
September 24, 2014
Haiti Technical Assistance for Port Infrastructure and Operations Planning and Project Design
The United States government’s Haiti assistance strategy established a framework to facilitate Haiti’s recovery from the powerful 2010 earthquake. The strategy addressed reconstruction and the country’s geographic diversification of its economic activity, in order to mitigate the risk of highly … Read More
- Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
- International Development
- Service for Project Sidebar
- Transaction Advisory Services & Project Finance Structuring
September 4, 2014
Costa Rica Puerto Moín Market Study
A private developer won a concession to develop the Port of Moín, which is located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. In particular, the developer wanted to focus on the future growth potential of Costa Rican exports of bananas, … Read More
September 3, 2014
Monitoring Services of the Operation and Use of Specialized Container and General Cargo Terminal in Puerto Cortes
A private operator was awarded a 30-year concession for container terminal operations at Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Nathan was contracted by the fiduciary to verify compliance with the obligation of the terminal operator to act in accordance to the level of … Read More
- Asset Performance Assessment & Monitoring
- Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
- International Development
- Service for Project Sidebar
- Transaction Advisory Services & Project Finance Structuring
September 1, 2014
Hydropower Plant in Ecuador Nears Completion
August 20, 2014–An environmentally friendly, small-scale hydropower station in\r\nsouthwestern Ecuador will be producing clean electricity as soon as 2015, says Rafael Enríquez,\r\na Nathan Associates economist and engineer who is leading the group monitoring\r\nthe project for lenders. \r\n\r\n The objective of … Read More
August 20, 2014
Colombia Customs Clearance Receives Nathan Support
August 15, 2014?Colombia will modernize its customs procedures\r\nwith assistance from Nathan Associates. The assistance, under a two-year, $2.7\r\nmillion contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development, aims to\r\nboost Colombia?s ability to benefit from liberalized trade with the United\r\nStates. \r\n\r\n Colombia?s … Read More
August 15, 2014
Africa Summit: North Africa, Partnerships Have Roles in Continent’s Success
North Africa in general and Morocco in particular are key to\r\nAfrica?s economic development, as are public-private partnerships throughout\r\nthe continent. These are some of the takeaways from the U.S.-Africa Leaders\r\nSummit held last week in Washington, according to Nathan Associates\r\nrepresentatives who attended … Read More
August 13, 2014
Hydrocarbon Port Market Study
The main objective of the study was to determine the liquid cargoes for import and export that could potentially be handled through Sociedad Portuaria Mardique SA (SPMD). Nathan performed the analysis of the current state of oil cargo from various … Read More
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- Economic & Regulatory
- Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
- International Development
- Master Planning & Market, Financial, & Economic Feasibility Studies
- Service for Project Sidebar
August 1, 2014
Mastercard’s Fund for Rural Prosperity
Facilitating inclusive finance in Africa
The Fund for Rural Prosperity aims to improve agricultural productivity by enabling farmers and others in rural Africa to access and use the banking system: farmers need to be able to open savings accounts in order to create a reserve, buy affordable insurance to protect against unforeseen harm, and borrow at the right time in order to invest in agricultural improvement.
So far financial service providers have largely ignored smallholder farmers and others living in rural Africa, either because of distances involved, low population densities or the perception that poor people have little disposable income. However when smallholder farmers and others living in rural areas are able to access financial products or services specifically designed for their needs, they embrace and use them, giving financial service providers new clients who may remain with them for life, and who ultimately can have a positive impact on the bottom line. Meanwhile obstacles of distance and low population density can be addressed with the smart use of emerging technologies.
To accelerate the process, in 2014 The MasterCard Foundation launched a $50m challenge fund, The MasterCard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity, running two competitions per year over three years, in 24 countries. One competition seeks innovative ideas for bringing affordable and appropriate financial products and services to rural Africa. The second supports the scaling up of these ideas once proven.
Nathan is supporting KPMG in the implementation of this programme, which aims to enable approximately one million financially excluded people access to financial services in rural and agricultural areas.… Read More
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