News 2014
January
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by IFC for the evaluation of investment climate reforms in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Sudan
  • Luxembourg: Alberto Bolognini presents the results of the study on the utilization and impact of the European Community Health Indicators to DG SANCO and representatives of EU Member States
  • European Commission: completed the study on Marie Curie researchers and their long-term career development
February
  • Rwanda: field mission in the framework of the evaluation of IFC's investment climate reforms in selected African countries
  • Washington: visit to the IFC in the framework of the evaluation of assistance to SME for the African Development Bank
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati cooperates with CSES on a study on business licenses in EU countries
March
  • Ethiopia: completed study for the IFC on administrative obstacles to SME financing
  • European Commission: Published the study on Marie Curie researchers and their long-term career development
  • Liberia, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone: field missions in the framework of the evaluation of IFC's investment climate reforms in selected African countries
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati cooperates with Panteia on a study on women entrepreneurship in EU countries  
April
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANCO for the Ex-post evaluation of the Health Program 2014-2020 (TEP leading firm)
May
  • South Sudan: field mission in the framework of the evaluation of IFC's investment climate reforms in selected African countries
  • London: visit to the EBRD in the framework of the evaluation of assistance to SME for the African Development Bank
  • European Parliament: completed the impact assessment of the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (CEPS leading firm)
June
  • Morocco, Ghana and Togo: field missions in the framework of the evaluation of assistance to SME for the African Development Bank
  • European Center for Disease Prevention and Control: presentation of the interim report for the agency's second independent evaluation  
  • Moldova: Economisti Associati (leading firm) in association with AGREX NGO, awarded a contract for an SME segmentation study aimed at preparing the ground for a new World Bank-funded project
  • European Parliament: Economisti Associati cooperates with CSIL on a study on EU Industrial Policy
July
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANCO for the ex post outcome impact evaluation of the ex-smokers campaign (TEP leading firm)  
  • ECOWAS: presentation of results of study on investment climate in the ECOWAS region at a stakeholders' workshop in Lome
  • Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya: field missions in the framework of the evaluation of assistance to SME for the African Development Bank
  • Washington (IFC) and London (DFID): presentation of key results of the evaluation of IFC's investment climate reforms in selected African countries
August
  • European Commission: completed the study on the EU furniture market commissioned by DG ENTR (CEPS leading firm).  
  • Moldova: field mission for the SME segmentation study aimed at preparing the ground for a new World Bank-funded project  
September
  • World Bank: completed the evaluation of IFC's activities in the area of business taxation reform
  • European Center for Disease Prevention and Control: presentation of the final report for the agency's second independent evaluation
  • Ethiopia: field mission for the preparation of an SME credit line for the Italian Development Cooperation
  • European Union: Economisti Associati awarded a contract by Tech4Dev for the development of a software and related capacity building for development assistance reporting in selected EU Member States
October
  • World Bank: Published the executive summary of the evaluation of IFC's activities in the area of business taxation reform.
November
  • Moldova: presentation of preliminary results of the SME segmentation for the World Bank and launch of the SME field survey.
  • Ethiopia: second field mission for the preparation of an SME credit line for the Italian Development Cooperation.  
December
  • African countries: completed the evaluation of AfDB's assistance to small and medium enterprise.
  • Ethiopia and Tanzania: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by the African Development Bank for the evaluation of the country strategies for the 2004 - 2013 period.
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANCO for a study on animal welfare policy indicators.
  • European Commission: completed the evaluation of the European Commission Traineeship Scheme for DG Education and Culture (TEP leading firm).
  • European Center for Disease Prevention and Control: published the final report for the agency's second independent evaluation.