Tag: Local Economic Development

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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, GTZ, DFID, UN, ADB etc.
2006 Vietnam WM Enterprise – Naturex International Consultant/, Director  Project director for 2,700,000 EUR Vietnam Private Sector Support Programme.
 The overall objective of the project is job creation via the promotion of the private sector and SME development and the integration of Vietnam into the international economy

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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.
 Provided advisory support on approach to value chain analysis, marketing strategies, economic growth for rural communities
 International Strategic Economic Advisor provides coordination, managerial, technical and policy advisory support.
 Provided strategic advice on policy dialogue, advocacy, knowledge transfer on rural economic development
 Monitored program’s operational plans & external environment and advised timely readjustment of programme activities.
 Provision of expert analysis on mobilizing government structures to provide favorable support to the business sector at local level with the view to improve good governance and economic growth, infrastructure, power, water-supply
 Investment facilitation in manufacturing, agri-processing, water-supply, export promotion, marketing etc.

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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 Sector Development strategy and operationalization plan for Tajikistan region of Gorno Badakshan.
 Attracting investment in agri-processing, tourism, water-supply, mining, private sector power-generation Pamir Energy
 Analysis of infrastructure development required to support the proposed industries / businesses;
 Design of the administrative, human resources and related financial requirements, operational implementation plan
 On basis of my proposal donors and commercial sector pledged 5M USD for development of infrastructure of Ishkashim FEZ.