An exchange resource for expertise, knowledge and procurement, serving professional advisors and firms working on aid-funded and private sector projects in the emerging markets and developing countries.
Services and site currently under development. Services include: on-line searchable directories of independent consultants and consulting firms where consultants can post their CVs or list firm for free (fee is payable to search consultants list); latest industry news – up-to-date snapshot analyses of 200 countries, latest daily news from 150 countries; consulting best practice guides; handbooks, consulting practice resources.
Permanent online surveys are being run that cover the following topics:
- Development consulting fee rates survey – average fee rates earned by/paid to consultants and firms specialising in different sectors, from different bilateral and multilateral development organizations, based on their nationality, experience, size (of firms)
- Country ratings – ratings/rankings of emerging market and developing countries on their receptiveness to change; work environment for consultants; quality of local professional support; cost of living; etc
- Donor/multilateral ratings – ratings/rankings of the main multilateral banks, bilateral donors and development agencies on factors such as realism in setting project objectives; quality of project managers; fee rates; time taken to pay fees, etc.