Local Economic Development

International Consultant/ Project Director

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, …

Professional Experience

Economic Development Expert UNDP Strategic Advisor,

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. …

Professional Experience

Team Leader, FEZ – Free Economic Zones Development

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 …