IBI offers solutions to governments that are seeking to improve their country’s economic performance through enhanced private sector competitiveness, value chain development, and natural resources management. We focus on opportunities for creating jobs and enhancing livelihoods in the following technical areas:

Growth Poles and Growth Corridors

IBI helps answer the questions: Where are a country’s or region’s most suitable areas for multi-sector growth? Why? And what implications does this have for planning and attracting investments in multi-use infrastructure? Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), economic analysis, and participatory appraisals, we analyze and graphically portray diverse types of spatial and quantitative data to better facilitate consultation, participation, decision-making, and investment programming.

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Natural Resource Management

IBI specializes in providing strategies for the sustainable use of natural resources. In the case of non-renewable resources, such as minerals, IBI can advise clients how to negotiate optimal concession agreements and convert these resources into long-term capital assets, preserving their value for future generations while earning dividends to use for current needs.

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Tax Policy

IBI recognizes that fostering an environment conducive to private sector growth requires prudent tax policies that address the needs of myriad stakeholders. Simplified and transparent tax codes are among the best ways of ensuring a thriving private sector.

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Trade and Value Chains

IBI has provided targeted technical assistance on overcoming barriers to trade at both the local, national, and regional levels. Our approach includes getting policy right, but also going beyond policy to provide capacity building at the firm and cluster levels to identify opportunities and make use of comparative advantages.

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Small and Medium Size Enterprise Development

IBI has developed over the years an outstanding experience in SME development,  drawing on broad market building, trade facilitation, communications, and management and leadership development experience.

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