Economic Policy Reform and Competitiveness Project

	Chemonics International Inc.
	AECOM International
	Dexis Consulting Group
	Crimson Capital
	Open Society Forum

Chemonics International Inc.

Chemonics International is a global consulting firm promoting economic growth and higher living standards in developing countries. With offices on five continents and over 2,000 employees, we are one of the world's largest firms focusing exclusively on international development. From business to finance, governance to health, we help our clients make decisions that better people's lives.

Chemonics began its work 30 years ago in such far reaching corners of the globe as Afghanistan and Cameroon. Our projects now span five continents and all sectors of international development:

	Agriculture / Agribusiness
	Democracy & Governance
	Environment
	Finance and Banking
	Health
	Humanitarian Response
	Private Sector Development

Today, 2,000 strong, we are men and women in Senegal, advising credit unions as they increase lending to thousands of small borrowers. We are in the Philippines , introducing treatment options to combat tuberculosis. We are engineers in Egypt , using new technology to lower pollutants from Cairo 's cars and buses. And in Bolivia , we are foresters, helping establish some of the most far-reaching environmental laws anywhere in the developing world.

Our mission
In these and other ways, we are promoting meaningful change by helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives.

Our work
Chemonics performs its work under contract to the U.S. Agency for International Development and other bilateral and multilateral aid donors. In Washington D.C. and more than 90 countries, we offer management services, technical assistance, research, training, and special expertise in communications, grants management, procurement, and performance monitoring.

We also play an important role as proponents of a strong U.S. international assistance program. Under the auspices of several different advocacy groups, we form coalitions to advance our views on the importance of international development to world peace and stability. Our partners include other development practitioners, private voluntary organizations, and many U.S. corporations.

Excellence and integrity
Experience in 135 countries teaches us to value solutions that cross many disciplines. We understand complex environments, incorporate diverse voices, and integrate strategies from many sectors. This approach has proved to be the most effective way to confront deeply rooted development problems.

Chemonics professionals embody these values and help make us a leader in the industry. With diverse backgrounds and abilities, we offer:

	Excellence, and integritycore values for our staff and our firm
	Mastery of one discipline and applied knowledge in related fields
	Attention to the details of project management
	Understanding of the broader context that frames the lives of beneficiaries

A thriving knowledge culture
As individuals, our experts navigate across technical, management, and cultural terrain. Collectively, they form a thriving knowledge culture. From U.S. offices to overseas locations, from entry-level staff to the executive team, our professionals come together in practice networks to exchange information and add value to an ever expanding knowledge base.

Working together virtually and face to facevia conferences, publications, the media, and the Webthe members of our practice networks:

	Share ideas and resolve common problems
	Cull, review, and test best practices
	Work across geographic and technical boundaries to disseminate innovations
	Steward knowledge by adding value and continually advancing our profession

Responsive service
Chemonics makes continual operational investments to raise the bar for responsive service. Current innovations target the Web-based integration of all business and financial management systems and greater connectivity for sharing knowledge among staff, clients, and beneficiaries.

New investments reinforce an already solid core of technologies, management practices, and staff training programs. Geared to critical stages in the project cyclefrom recruiting to work planning to monitoring and evaluation Chemonics' systems are among the best in the industry.

As a for-profit firm, we also marry excellence and value. We set the highest possible performance standards. We innovate to create efficient solutions and make the best use of scarce resources.

Chemonics by numbers
Every day, all over the world, we see evidence of the impact of our work. As a result of our efforts:

	Foreign direct investment in Jordan rose by $34 million following customs automation and the creation of special industrial zones.
	Water utilities in Indonesia established 60,000 new connections, bringing clean, running water to 350,000 people.
	Reconstruction of cyclone-damaged roads in Madagascar increased market access for 150,000 farmers.
	1,600 kitchen gardens in Nepal planted crops rich in Vitamin A, causing night-blindness in pregnant and lactating women to fall 65 percent.
	Urban land sales in Ukraine generate $28 million per year that local governments use to fund social and economic programs.
	Bolivia has 7.5 million hectares of sustainably managed forest. Nearly 2 million hectares one-third the world total for tropical forest have been officially certified for good forest stewardship.

Dexis

Dexis Consulting Group advises emerging-market governments and business-service organizations on investment-promotion and industry-competitiveness strategies. The firm's expertise has been applied in over 30 countries in Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa . Dexis was established by a former World-Bank staff member with experience in consulting and industry.

We focus on:

The firm's clients include investment and export development agencies, free zone authorities, industry associations, privatization agencies, regional economic development agencies, competitiveness councils and planning ministries.

Dexis works with clients through direct government contracts as well as bilateral and multilateral agencies such as United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB). For USAID contracts, Dexis is a minority-owned small business, as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and qualfies under small business set-aside.

Crimson Capital

Crimson Capital is an international leader in economic development in emerging markets generating innovative approaches, building local capacity, and connecting people, businesses and organizations with the know-how and resources they need. Since 1991, Crimson has provided technical assistance and training on over 35 international development projects in 24 countries, privatized and restructured over 500 enterprises, and generated over $7 billion USD in FDI, exports, and finance. Our philosophy is based on mutual understanding, long-term, practical solutions, and crafting sustainable, distinct programs to meet each particular development challenge.

Key Areas of Expertise

• Finance/Banking/Microfinance (debt financing, working capital, trade finance, leasing, factoring, regulation & supervision, credit policy and risk scoring, loan workouts, private equity, venture capital)
• SME Development (including Business Development Services (BDS), Associations)
• Competitiveness (value chain & cluster development, quality improvement, market-driven product development and exporting, financial & operational restructuring)
• Sectors include manufacturing, agribusiness, electronics and IT, research & technology, commercialization, utilities, textiles, tourism, finance, construction, logistics and services
• Foreign Direct Investment & Trade/Export Development
• Privatization (industry, energy, ICT/telecom, transport, water, agribusiness)
• Enabling Environment Legal, Regulatory & Policy Development
• Local Capacity Building & Training (including Business Service Providers (BSPs)

Open Society Forum is a new initiative of the Mongolian Foundation for Open Society. The goals of the Open Society Forum are to provide both physical and virtual space for high-quality policy research and analysis, broad public access to information and resources about policies, law and regulations, and a venue for public engagement in the policy formulation and implementation monitoring process. An important outcome of the Open Society Forum will be to influence Government and donor policies in areas that reinforce and support the values of an open society.

Key Areas of Expertise:

• Governance
• Economic Policy
• Social Policy