International Development Expert
Browsing Category
SOVEREIGN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL – Has an aim to ensure the principles of good, happiness, prosperity, accountability, participation in the economic institutions, governing, policies and administration of the sovereign state. Sovereign economic development in a sovereign state is every possible economic development that ensures welfare, survival and betterment of the sovereign nation and is …
I understand that many of you share my view that we had enough of simply explaining and complaining how bad the global neoliberal order is, since most of the people around the world already understand this very well and have felt its negative impact on their own skins. What we need is to move forward …
Goran Sumkoski – Independent development expert, scholar, mentor, trainer and lecturer on economic, political and social development, author of the Sovereign Development Doctrine, founder of Sovereign Statecraft Lyceum, taught and conducted research at universities on three continents, having worked with governments, presidents, businesses and people in 30 countries across the world as a director, consultant, …
Team Leader, Private Sector Development Study for Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan January 2017 – 2018 Central Asia EU – DEVCO Identifying the private sector features and using latest statistical data on the private sector (e.g. number of SMEs, size and definition of SMEs, employment by SMEs, financial situation of …
1997 –present UK, Naturex International Consultant/ Project Director Implementing, backstopping for Private Sector Development, investment attraction, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, health, SME, training projects in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam. Working with partners such as OSCE, EC, USAID, UNDP, SDC, SECO, …
May 2016 – January 2017 Turkey UNDP HQ Economic Development Adviser for Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union and Turkey. Provide strategic advice to country offices on building capacities to improve private sector development, trade, investment and productive capacity enhancement; Provide strategic advice to country offices on building capacities to improve trade-related projects; Propose UNDP approach …
2016 Kyrgyzstan International Monitory Fund (IMF) IMF International Economic Expert Public Investment Management Assessment in the Kyrgyz Republic Follow up on the data request sent to the authorities in November 2015 and gather the remaining information ahead of the Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA), 2016; Identify gaps in the preliminary answers to the PIMA …
2015 – 2016 Kyrgyzstan Asian Development Bank Team Leader, Project for Improving the Effectiveness of International Development Funds Provide training to Government and ministries on best practices of Project Management Produce Development Effectiveness Guidelines and Manual for all Investment Implementation Producing sets of legal and regulatory acts for improved efficiency of project …
2013 – 2014 DC Washington DEC/World Bank Visiting Expert to World Bank DEC Visiting Expert as part of a program to foster knowledge sharing between researchers and operational staff to conduct 2 months research with the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC), chaired by the World Bank Chief conomist Kaushik Basu. Publish a paper and help …
2009 -2011 Tajikistan UNDP Strategic Advisor, Economic Development Expert Strategically positioned UNDP interventions for working in Private Sector Development, and Local Economic Development with national & local government Developing institutional capacity, design regulatory reforms and improved governance initiatives for government ministries, national level agencies as well as regional and local level government outlets. …
2011 – 2014 Bangladesh India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka World Bank Group/IFC Regional Program Manager for Investment Climate/Business Environment in South Asia Managing 6.5 M USD program per year and 10 staff on time within budget and with highest standards of outcomes. Managing complex stakeholders’ relationship between government officials, businesses, international donor community and …
2010 – 2011 Philippines ADB Team Leader, Key Expert in Internal &External Communication Improved implementation of ADB Communication strategy in complex international organization with diverse staff Developing institutional capacity for inclusive and culturally and gender sensitive working environment in ADB ADB key leaders and managers helped to review current implementation of communication strategy. Improved ability …
2010 – 2011 Tajikistan OSCE Team Leader, Free Economic Zones Development Identification of main economic sectors for Tajikistan’s Ishkashim Free Economic Zone on Pamir; Definition of opportunities of potential domestic & international trade, with Afghanistan, Pakistan and China; Study of international investment opportunities, factors positively and negatively impacting international investment. Private …
2009 – 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany European Commission Naturex Consulting, BBC WST Team Leader, Transformation of Bosnian State Owned Institutions 535.000 EUR EC funded project: Establishing the Public Broadcasting System of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Providing restructuring plan for the Public Broadcaster with 2,000 employees in cooperation with management. Restructuring plan on …
2006– 2009 Kyrgyzstan GTZ Strategic Advisor, International Business Council of Kyrgyzstan Providing strategic and operational guidance to the private sector of all Kyrgyz-based local and foreign businesses. Member of President’s Investment Council, PPD platform sponsored by EBRD. Member of Supreme Economic Council advising the Kyrgyz Prime Minister. Member of the government-business …
2008 – 2009 Central Asia Naturex Lecturer, MBA program of American University Teaching at MBA level courses of Strategic Management and Business Negotiations. Overseeing master thesis of number of students. Providing advice to AUCA Business Clinic in market analysis, project proposals and fundraising. Establishing sustainable and ongoing links between AUCA and …
2004–2005 Uzbekistan Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Switzerland Swiss-based CIMERA Consulting Project Director, Media Project in Central Asia Building a network of partners among leading regional media organizations for improving quality of journalism. Regional project director and team leader managing long term Access to Information project with three country offices and over 60 highly professional employees. …
2004–2005 Afghanistan, European Commission Senior EC Consultant Restructuring Radio Television Afghanistan and Bakhtar News Agency EC project: Identification mission into restructuring state-owned RTA / Bakhtar agency, Senior EU Consultant Economist into public broadcasting services. Project size was 200,000 EUR. Project resulted in proposal for EC engagement in restructuring Afghan public media with investment …
1995 – 2002 London, United Kingdom BBC World Service Editor, Journalist, Producer Producer, editor of BBC World Service flagship Newshour programme, interviewed number of presidents, prime ministers, including Mary Robinson, Evgeniy Primakov, Robin Cook on international political and economic issues. Provided advice to government officials, corporations, on political and economic situation in the …