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ENI Region
Assessment of USAID Enterprise Restructuring Activities in ENI
Eccles Associates was contracted by USAID to complete a rapid assessment of enterprise restructuring projects in the Czech Republic, Kazakstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. The focus of the assessment was to review and compare the objectives and key components of the above projects, with particular reference to the projects in Macedonia, Moldova, and the Slovak Republic, and to provide recommendations for future project design.
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Kyrgyz Republic
Streamlining the Structure of Management for Social and Economic Development
Eccles Associates contracted with the Kyrgyz Presidency, on the recommendation of the World Bank, to review the administrative structure of the Executive Branch and economic management of the Government and to suggest ways to make the Government more effective, efficient and flexible, based on the experience of social and economic transformation in other countries. The consulting team devised and recommended a basic structure for economic ministries including status, mission, and organization. Their examination included conducting top-level meetings with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Prime Minister and members of the Presidium; reviewing economic legislation and the regulations of Republic's economic ministries; and issuing practical recommendations aimed at streamlining and strengthening the operations of the Government's ministries.
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Ukraine
Strengthening Ukrainian Agricultural Commodity Exchanges
An Eccles Associates agricultural trade economist studied export patterns for agricultural products, detailing opportunities and constraints for expansion of business on 25 commodity exchanges in Ukraine.
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ENI Region
Assessment of USAID Enterprise Restructuring Activities in ENI
Eccles Associates was contracted by USAID to complete a rapid assessment of enterprise restructuring projects in the Czech Republic, Kazakstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. The focus of the assessment was to review and compare the objectives and key components of the above projects, with particular reference to the projects in Macedonia, Moldova, and the Slovak Republic, and to provide recommendations for future project design.
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Estonia
Acceleration of Large Scale Privatization
Under a project financed by USAID, an Eccles Associates' investment banking consultant provided technical assistance to the Privatization Agency of Estonia on implementation of the existing tender process. Specific tasks included: analyzing the status of enterprises and their prospects for sale; analyzing the financial condition of enterprises and advising on necessary balance sheet and income statement revisions; and structuring financial arrangements with multiple buyers, including restructuring and division of enterprises. In addition, the investment banker provided negotiating assistance to finalize the tender process for enterprises offered to investors and conducted pro-active investor search efforts to complement the Agency's normal campaign to expand investment opportunities in Estonia.
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Russia
Voucher Auction
Under subcontract on a USAID funded privatization project, Eccles Associates advised the Russian government on development of an effective secondary market and helped establish mechanisms for regulation, including creation and management of a regulatory unit for voucher investment funds that became the first component of the "Securities and Exchange Commission" in Russia. The voucher auction system in Russia served to accelerate the privatization of large scale enterprises throughout the country and facilitated future trading of shares.
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Russia
Registrar Consulting Center
As a subcontractor on the USAID funded Transfer Agency and Registrar Project, Eccles Associates assisted in developing generic procedures, policies and controls for the setting up and running of third party registrars; developing a database of computer software packages for third party registration; and developing educational documentation explaining the requirements of registration.
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