The SSI-Imani-FutureWorks Consortium was invited by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, to undertake a planning study of Delma Island in 2010. The project involved a number of field visits to the island and the identification of three alternative strategies for economic development. The recommended strategy, referred to as the “sustainable village”, […]
The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TTCIC) requested a study from TRADECOM to try and identify the causes that inhibit the local private sector from increasing exports of goods or services to Europe as well as the challenges faced in the European market in the context of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement. […]
Managed Feasibility study for establishment of Special Economic Zones in East Timor focusing on investment strategies, financing instruments, attracting FDI and employment creation for SMEs.
Included detailed analysis of policy options, regional trade arrangements, legal framework, implementation action plan and investment opportunities. Sectoral priority analysis and infrastructure requirements were included in the feasibility study.
Outcome of study […]
The main objective is to assist the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Government of the Lao PDR to strengthen policy development, coordination and implementation of Trade strategy. The expert also provided policy advice to AusAID on implementation of its trade sector program in Laos and facilitated coordination with other development partners as they […]
The ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE), has the overall objective to support ASEAN Economic Integration process through contributing to the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint for the realisation of the AEC.
The ARISE purpose is to enhance the capacities of the ASEAN Member States in harmonising and implementing policies and […]
The project undertook a formative or summative evaluation for selected PSO/CSO projects for TMEA in Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Rwanda.
The formative evaluations measured the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and
sustainability of the PSO/CSO projects. It assessed the programme or intervention by
examining, amongst other things, the delivery of the programme, the quality of its implementation
and the […]
Imani Development is the local implementing partner for the Business Innovation Facility (BIF) 2 in Malawi. The six-year DfID-funded programme takes a systemic approach to market development, supporting companies to develop or scale-up innovative ‘inclusive business’ models which seek to enable the poor to benefit from markets. BIF has evaluated and selected markets based on […]
Imani colleague, Cyril Prinsloo, recently collaborated with Ron Sandrey from the Trade Law Centre (tralac) on an article investigating “black holes” in trade data, with a key focus on intra-African trade. A black hole is defined in Wikipedia as a mathematically defined region of space-time exhibiting such a strong gravitational pull that no particle or electromagnetic radiation […]
Imani Development, together with our colleagues from Tutwa Consulting, administered the 2014 Business Climate Survey on behalf of the EU-SA Business Links (a precursor to the newly launched EU Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Africa). The full report can be downloaded here.
The survey concentrated on the opinions of EU companies on the investment […]
The cost of trade has generally been seen as an inhibiting factor of intra-regional trade in Africa. Considering the export characteristics of South Africa, one of the continent’s largest exporters both regionally and internationally, and the costs it faces in exporting to the region, the challenges related to prohibitive trading costs becomes apparent.
Of the top […]
