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 SMEs, trade patterns of SMEs, percentage of GDP, breakdown per sectors in connection with regional and international market, etc.) from all 5 Central Asian countries
Identifying national and regional sectors with high growth and job creation potential.
Assessing private sector development opportunities enhanced by regional cooperation settings such as the Eurasian Economic Union and facilitated by recent GSP+ status, concerning Central Asian countries’ access to EU markets.
Analyzing characteristics, capacity and training needs of Government ministries & agencies and Business Intermediary Organizations in all 5 Central Asian countries and logistic services.
Analyzing State Owned Enterprises in each of the five countries, notably regarding their share in the economy, the sectors they are represented in, and the plans of the Governments to privatize.
Provide recommendations to be taken on board by the national beneficiaries and EU to strengthen the business climate, facilitate private sector development and improve development effectiveness of EU projects.
Analyzing the development effectiveness of the EU programmes, CAI and IFCA, in Central Asia.
May 2016 – January 2017 Turkey UNDP Regional HQ Regional Local Economic Development Adviser Provide strategic advice to country offices on building capacities to improve private sector development and productive capacity enhancement;
Provide strategic advice to country offices on building capacities to improve trade-related projects;
Propose UNDP approach to Sustainable Local Development and propose service lines for the Sustainable Development Cluster and concrete actions products, tools, platforms and instruments within the local economic development context.
Prepare methodology for operationalizing SDGs for ongoing and incoming UNDP programmes and projects;
Develop minimum standards for microfinance loans for trade, private sector development, greening agriculture, micro-insurance, developing capacities in private sector development.
Develop service-lines on building productive capacities, trade and local development for the SD Cluster;
Mapping of potential new partners, including from the private sector for the region for Turkey.
