Many microfinance institutions need training in order to survive, and even mature institutions need help in developing products and extending operations. Through an investment facility established by the Cotonou Agreement, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides technical assistance to strengthen … Read More
To generate wealth while raising the nation’s standard of living, Sri Lanka’s industries are striving to become competitive in global markets. To encourage the pursuit of competitiveness, industry clusters those best able to understand the needs of industry and the … Read More
Estimating Demand for Interurban Rapid Transit in Mexico In May 1995, the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, awarded a Mexican corporation a concession to build, operate, maintain, and administer a rapid transit system-Tren Rapido Interurbano de Guanajuato (TRIG)-in the El Bajo … Read More
Nate Pease, et al. v. Jasper Wyman & Son, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 00-015, Knox County, State of Maine In November 2003, a Maine state court jury found three blueberry processing companies liable for participating in a four-year … Read More
Deloach, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies Inc., et al., No. 00-CV-1235 (U.S.D.C., M.D. NC) Cigarette manufacturers and leaf buyers allegedly conspired to fix prices at tobacco auctions from 1996-2000. Under a former federal tobacco program, quotas were granted on … Read More
Designing a new instrument for donors to engage with the private sector Despite recognition of the key role of the private sector, and particularly the financial sector, in generating economic growth and reducing poverty around the world, traditional approaches to … Read More
Food security in Nigeria is threatened by poor transportation, customs procedures, and policy. As a subcontractor on USAID’s Markets Program, Nathan Associates worked to ease the movement of staple crops in Nigeria by improving logistics in certain transport corridors, advancing … Read More
Nathan brought the USAID-funded Cambodian Garment Industry Productivity Center (GIPC) to full sustainability in 2011. The center helps the Cambodian garment industry rise to the challenge of global competition by raising output and lowering costs, developing the industrial skills of … Read More
The Ministry of Transport and Public Works requested support from Nathan Associates to transform the Department of Civil Aviation into an autonomous agency, the Civil Aviation Authority. Nathan Associates reviewed the organizational structure of the Civil Aviation Authority, including staffing … Read More
Through the MCC-funded Guyana Threshold Country Program/ Implementation Plan (GTCP/IP), Nathan Associates helped Guyana improve its climate for business investment and made it possible for the government to lower its fiscal deficit. Guyana has improved its performance on fiscal indicators … Read More