The number of foreign workers in Abu Dhabi, the largest of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is expected to nearly double in the next 6-8 years as the industrial, services, and construction sectors expand. The government is … Read More
In early 2005, Nathan Associates did extensive field work to design a long-term project for developing tourism in the three northern provinces of Mozambique (Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa). These provinces have abundant natural and cultural resources that can attract … Read More
As part of a USAID project, Nathan Associates determined how the price, time, and reliability of logistics system of the Maputo Corridor affected importers and exporters. We determined corridor status and identified limitations and constraints in infrastructure, regulations, and institutional … Read More
Cambodia’s garment sector employs more than 270,000 people, mostly young women from the countryside, earns more than $2 billion in exports annually, and contributes about $400 million per year to the country’s GDP. How can the sector keep up this … Read More
The purpose of this project, which followed on Nathan’s Mozambique Mainstreaming project, was to increase international market access for Mozambican products, and reduce the costs of doing business in Mozambique. Lower costs enable local firms to become more efficient and compete against … Read More
In the early 2000s, given Nigeria’s highly dependence on the oil economy and low levels of economic growth, the Government of Nigeria launched the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS). This strategy aimed to help diversify the economy, boost non-energy … Read More
For a coalition of asbestos defendants involved in asbestos tort litigation our experts developed cost estimates for various asbestos litigation reform proposals. Work included projecting the number and cost of future asbestos claimants under various legal scenarios and medical criteria; … Read More
Nichols, et al. v. SmithKline Beechman Corporation, Civil Action No. 00-6222, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania In April 2005, U.S. District Court Judge John R. Padova approved a $65 million settlement in a class action … Read More
Nathan Associates, with assistance from Constella Futures and The Cadmus Group, managed Phase I of the ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility. The Facility helped the ASEAN Secretariat address immediate obstacles to integration. It provided technical assistance, training, time-sensitive policy … Read More
Nathan Associates was one of two firms that implemented the Enterprise Benchmarking Program (EBP) for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank. The program developed a model to benchmark the attractiveness of locations competing for investment in … Read More