News 2015
January
  • World Bank Group: completed the evaluation of IFC's investment climate reform programs in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Sudan.
February
  • Mauritius: Economisti Associati (lead firm) and BKP Development awarded a new contract by the EU-funded TBT program for the provision of services on Regulatory Impact Assessment.
  • European Commission: launch of the study on animal welfare policy indicators for DG SANTE.
  • UNIDO: Economisti Associati awarded new contract for a preliminary study on MSME financing, with special focus on youth entrepreneurship finance.
  • Ethiopia & Tanzania: scoping mission for the evaluation of the African Development Bank activities over the 2004 - 2013 period.
  • European Parliament: published the study on EU Industrial Policy, carried out by Economisti Associati in collaboration with CSIL (lead firm).
  • European Union: Economisti Associati cooperates with Sustainable Forest Services (The Netherlands) in the evaluation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade.
March
  • Moldova: Economisti Associati awarded a contract for the evaluation of a five-year program financed by the  Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
  • European Parliament: CEPS (lead firm) and Economisti Associati (Partner) awarded a new contract for a study on the harmonization of copyright and related rights in the information society (Directive 2001/29/EC).
  • UNIDO: Participation in a workshop on MSME financing held at the United Nations in New York.
April
May
  • European Commission Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANTE for the second intermediate evaluation of the functioning of non-food Scientific Committees.
  • Tanzania: field mission for the evaluation of the AfDB 2004 - 2013 program.
  • Moldova: field mission for the evaluation of MCC's program.
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati (lead firm) and CEPS awarded a new contract by DG GROW for a study on the impacts of EU legislation on the construction sector (Fitness Check).
June
  • Ethiopia: field mission for the evaluation of the AfDB 2004 - 2013 program.
  • Mauritius: first training session on Regulatory Impact Assessment for government officials and practitioners.
July
  • European Commission: completed the ex post evaluation of the Health Program 2008-2013 for DG SANTE (TEP leading firm).
  • Cote d’Ivoire: field mission for the evaluation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade.
  • European Commission: launch of interviews for DG SANTE's second intermediate evaluation of the functioning of non-food Scientific Committees.
  • European Commission: first stakeholders' meeting for the study on the impacts of EU legislation on the construction sector (Fitness Check).
August
  • Moldova: completion of the evaluation of the MCC's program and presentation of key findings.  
September
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati in partnership with CEPS (lead firm) and ECOFYS awarded a framework contract by DG GROW for studies on competitiveness, environment, climate change, energy and transport.
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati participates in the presentation of the preliminary results of the evaluation of the FLEGT Action Plan to the ‘ad-hoc working group on FLEGT and EUTR'
  • Mauritius: second training session on Regulatory Impact Assessment for government officials and practitioners.
  • European Commission: second stakeholders' meeting for the study on the impacts of EU legislation on the construction sector (Fitness Check).
October
  • Ethiopia & Tanzania: presentation of preliminary findings of the evaluation of the African Development Bank activities over the 2004 - 2013 period.
November
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati in partnership with CEPS (lead firm) and ECORYS awarded a contract with DG GROW for the cumulative cost assessment of EU regulation in the glass and ceramics industries.
  • Ghana: Economisti Associati in partnership with BKP Development (lead firm) awarded a contract for the evaluation of the African Development Bank activities over the 2004 - 2014 period.
  • South Sudan: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract for the evaluation of IFC's private sector development program.
  • European Parliament: consortium led by Economisti Associati and comprising CEPS, Anteja, CASE and BKP Development awarded a framework contract for ex post evaluation and impact assessment studies in the areas of development and international trade and economics.
  • European Parliament: Economisti Associati in partnership with CEPS (lead firm) awarded two framework contracts for ex post evaluation and impact assessment studies in the areas of Industry, Research & Energy and Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Security and Defense.
  • European Commission: completed the ex post evaluation of the ex-smokers campaign for DG SANTE (TEP leading firm).
December
  • European Parliament: Economisti Associati in partnership with CEPS (lead firm) awarded a framework contract for ex post evaluation and impact assessment studies in the areas of internal market and consumer protection.
  • Ghana: field mission for the evaluation of the African Development Bank activities, with focus on transport infrastructure projects.
  • European Commission: third stakeholders' meeting for the study on the impacts of EU legislation on the construction sector (Fitness Check).
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati in partnership with CEPS (lead firm) and ECOFYS awarded a study on the drivers of energy costs and prices in energy-intensive industries for DG GROW.