News 2008
January
  • Djibouti: completed World Bank project on SME financing, with final workshop chaired by the Minister of Industry
  • Turkey: promotional mission, in cooperation with the Emilia Romagna regional government
  • Croatia: fact finding mission for the ECMDDA evaluation study
February
  • Montenegro: major achievement for EAR project implemented by Economisti Associati: Parliament approves new law on banks, which includes provisions for the establishment of Credit Guarantee Funds
  • European Union: completed study on international cooperation in ICT, for the European Commission
  • Djibouti: presentation of results of World Bank project at the Assise du Commerce
  • European Parliament: published evaluation study on European Neighborhood Partnership Instrument
March
  • SADC Region: awarded contract by the EU-SADC Investment Promotion Program (ESIPP) for a comparative analysis of private sector activities across SADC countries
  • European Union: awarded new contract by the European Commission in the field of ICT (study on creative content online)
  • Italy: road show for SME internationalization projects financed by the Emilia Romagna regional government, with presentations in Ferrara, Bologna and Parma
April
  • SADC Region: work on ESIPP assignment begins, with field missions to Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia
  • European Parliament: presentation of final results of study on the European Neighborhood Partnership Instrument before the Committee for Budgets
  • European Union: won another contract with the European Commission in the field of ICT (impact assessment of critical infrastructure protection)
May
  • SADC Region: work on ESIPP assignment continues, with field missions to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Swaziland and Angola
  • EU - ACP Countries: Economisti Associati awarded assignment for the evaluation of enterprise support activities undertaken by the Center for the Development of Enterprise in the leather and building materials sectors
  • Montenegro: completion of 30-month technical assignment for the European Agency for Reconstruction, with final mission involving a workshop on credit guarantee funds
  • Italy: road show for SME internationalization projects financed by the Emilia-Romagna regional government, with presentations in Imola, Reggio Emilia and Rimini
  • Italy – South Africa: Economisti Associati’s managing director invited to chair country presentation on South Africa organized by Modena’s industrialists association
June
  • SADC Region: completion of ESIPP assignment on investment promotion, with presentation of results at ESIPP head office in Gaborone
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded a new assignment for the ex ante evaluation of Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Documents for DG Enlargement
  • World Bank: consortium led by Economisti Associati and including Microfinanza (Italy), SPGM (Portugal) and Interprojects (Germany), pre-qualified by the World Bank-managed FIRST program for the provision of consulting services in the field of banking
  • Ethiopia: consortium led by Germany’s BKP and including Economisti Associati awarded a contract for the provision of support for private sector development funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
July
  • EU - ACP Countries: field missions to Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Burkina Faso for the evaluation of activities undertaken by the Center for the Development of Enterprise in the leather and building materials sectors
  • World Bank: infoDev publishes results of study on the financing of small businesses in the ICT and ICT-enabled sector. Main report and country studies are downloadable from www.infodev.org/financing
  • Senegal: Economisti Associati asked by the Center for the Development of Enterprise to assist in the formulation of a project in the shoemaking sector
August
  • Tanzania: field mission for a road sector public expenditure review, within the framework of the EuropeAid framework contract
September
  • EU Countries: Economisti Associati in association with The Evaluation Partnership (lead partner) retained by the European Commission - DG INFSO as framework contractor for impact assessment and ex ante evaluation studies in the field of audiovisual policy
October
  • Cyprus: Economisti Associati selected by the European Investment Fund to provide assistance for the creation of a new credit guarantee scheme in Cyprus
  • EU Countries: Economisti Associati (lead partner) in association with Lear – Laboratorio di economia, antitrust, regolamentazione, retained by the European Commission - DG INFSO as framework contractor for impact assessment and ex ante evaluation studies in the field of electronic communication policy
November
  • EU – ACP Countries completion of ex post evaluation of enterprise support activities undertaken by the Center for the Development of Enterprise in the leather and building materials sectors. Presentation of final results to the CDE Board of Directors
  • Hungary: economic & financial analysis for the Székesfehérvár wastewater treatment project (Hydea consortium)  
  • EU Countries: Economisti Associati awarded by DG Enterprise and Industry a contract for the impact assessment of policy options in ICT standardization  
  • European Commission: completion of two impact assessment assignments on ICT policy for DG INFSO  
  • Turkey: investment and trade promotion mission for Italian SME in the mechanical engineering and agro-food industries. Visits to Istanbul and Izmir
December
  • European Commission: completion of ex ante evaluation of Multi-Annual Indicative Planning Documents. Presentation of results at a workshop organized at DG Enlargement  
  • EU Countries: Economisti Associati retained by the European Food Safety Authority for an organizational evaluation related to the examination of authorization dossiers  
  • Ethiopia: field mission for the assessment of competition in selected markets, within the framework of a SIDA-funded private sector development project