Investors, developers, chambers of commerce and development agencies need to understand the economic context in which they operate before committing to a sector, a location or a program. Our economic development studies provide that understanding. We conduct sector and value chain analyses, investment climate assessments, local and regional economic profiles, labour market studies and economic impact assessments of proposed projects.
Each study combines official statistics with primary data collected in the field, since published figures in the region are often incomplete or out of date. Findings identify where economic opportunity lies, what constrains it, and what an investor or institution would need to do to realize it. Clients have used such studies to select sectors for investment, design economic programs and present evidence-based cases to partners and financiers.
Our approach
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Framing
We define the sector, geography and decision the study must inform.
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Data collection
Official statistics from Iraqi and international sources, complemented by surveys and interviews with firms, workers and institutions.
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Analysis
Value chain mapping, constraint analysis, labour market and impact modelling.
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Recommendations
Opportunity assessment and the actions required to realize it, presented for investors, partners and financiers.
What we deliver
- Sector or value chain study
- Investment climate or local economic profile
- Labour market assessment
- Economic impact assessment of a proposed project
Who this is for
- Investors and developers selecting a sector or location
- Chambers of commerce and business associations
- Development agencies designing economic programs