News 2006
January
- Morocco: preliminary results of study on financing of small businesses in the ICT sector presented at the 1st Regional Forum on Business Incubation
February
- Asia: missions to Bangladesh, Cambodia and Philippines within the framework of World Bank study on water and electricity sectors
- Montenegro: representative office in Podgorica becomes operational. Office Manager: Mr. Predrag Cicmil
March
- Kenya: mission within the framework of World Bank study on water and electricity sectors
- Syria: completed evaluation study for ETF in collaboration with Agorà 2000
April
- Kenya: mission within the framework of infoDev study on SME financing in developing countries
- Montenegro: presentation on credit guarantee schemes at the Chamber of Commerce
- Paris: presentation at infoDev workshop on SME financing hosted by AFD
May
June
- Cambodia: launched large scale survey of small private operators in water and energy sectors for World Bank – PPIAF
- Senegal: mission for infoDev study on SME financing in developing countries
July
- Kenya: launched large scale survey of small private operators in water and energy sectors for World Bank – PPIAF
- Portugal and Slovenia: Montenegrin delegation visits credit guarantee institutions, within the framework of EU-funded project
- Philippines and Vietnam: missions for infoDev study on SME financing in developing countries
- EU: Economisti Associati awarded a new framework contract for evaluation studies by the European Parliament
August
- Philippines: started large scale survey of small private operators in water and energy sectors for World Bank – PPIAF
September
- European Parliament: published report on EU external assistance policy and presentation of key findings before the Budget Committee
- Bosnia – Herzegovina: long term consulting assignment on SME lending for a medium sized private bank
- Italy: consulting assignment on inter-modal transport and logistics platforms for a leading European logistics operator
- Hungary: economic & financial analysis for the Budakeszi and Szazhalombatta wastewater treatment projects (Hydea consortium)
October
- Kenya and Tanzania: mission of Italian enterprises in the agribusiness sector, in cooperation with Center for the Development of Enterprise and the Italian Trade Commission
- Bangladesh: launched large scale survey of small private operators in water and energy sectors for World Bank – PPIAF
- Hungary: economic & financial analysis for the South Buda wastewater treatment project (Hydea consortium)
November
- India: preliminary findings of infoDev study on SME financing disseminated at the Global Forum on ICT in Hyderabad
- EU: awarded new framework contract for the evaluation of EU initiatives and policies (consortium led by The Evaluation Partnership)
- Montenegro: presentation on credit guarantee schemes at a conference sponsored by the Montenegrin Union of Entrepreneurs
December