Malawi remains one of the least developed countries in the Sub-Saharan region, with a GDP per capita of $260. It ranks 153 of the 169 countries, according to UNDP Human Development Indicators. The economy remains highly dependent on agriculture, which … Read More
Nathan, with funding from USAID and in partnership with the TADAT Secretariat, has supported Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) assessments in seven countries, including in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Armenia, Guatemala, and Nigeria. Nathan has also supported training for … Read More
Jamaica’s strategic geographic location along the main shipping lanes that utilize the Panama Canal, combined with its proximity to North American markets, provide an opportunity to position the country as a globally competitive logistics hub. In order to enhance economic … Read More
September 30, 2015—Experts in gender, labor, and inclusive development gathered Tuesday at Nathan Associates to assess women’s economic progress in the 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was hammered out in 1995. Moderator Louise Williams, a Principal Associate in … Read More
September 23, 2015 A new website will give female entrepreneurs throughout the Asia Pacific region ready access to information, networks, and potential markets. The Women’s Entrepreneurship in APEC initiative, or WE-APEC, last week officially introduced the website, which offers a … Read More
September 22, 2015 A new guidebook offers policy choices for promoting women’s health as a way to advance economic growth in the Asia Pacific. The APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economic Policy Toolkit, released last week in Manila, outlines five areas … Read More
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group, commissioned an end-of program evaluation of the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF), an 8 year fund with two halves of operation. The first which took place prior to … Read More
With the outlook for exports in Panama diminishing each year, Puerto Armuelles sought alternatives for the development of trade activity through private investment, with the goal of developing a logistics corridor in the region. With this objective, Nathan was tasked … Read More
June 1, 2015 The Kiribati government has sold Telecom Services Kiribati Ltd. (TSKL), the state-owned telecommunications monopoly, in a privatization move for which Nathan Associates Inc. advised the island nation. The government of the Republic of Kiribati completed the sale … Read More
Nathan was retained to carry out the first in a series of studies undertaken by the Southern Africa Resource Center of the African Development Bank to systematically measure and monitor the efficiency of primary border posts in the southern Africa … Read More