Finance


3 Lessons from Jordan on Using Asset and Liability Management to Encourage Local Economic Development – News and Blogs (Chemonics)

Sharp increases in population growth globally are stretching local governments tasked with providing services to their constituents. How can municipalities pay for this dramatic increase in service and the infrastructure needed to attract new businesses and spark local economic development? By first maximizing the amount of money they can legally […]


What Is Needed to Mobilize Commercial Finance for the Water Sector? – News and Blogs (Chemonics)

Michael Ashford, Lance Morrell, and Owen Scott provide a three-step approach for donors to recommit themselves to support governments, due to a large financing gap in causes that address water and sanitation needs in low- and middle-income countries. The international development community must more effectively use limited concessional financing to […]


Public Utility Financial Assessment and Business Planning in St. Maarten

FEI was contracted to perform financial assessment and business planning for electricity and water utility in St. Maarten. The project aimed at strengthening the institutional and financial capacity of NV GEBE to provide efficient and sustainable services. Lance Morrell conducted an institutional and financial assessment of the Government-owned water and electricity […]


FEI Lands Contract with World Bank to Support Ghana in Assessing Capacity of Local Governments to Borrow for Capital Projects

A team led by FEI supported Government in assessing the capacity of selected municipalities to borrow funds from private financial institutions through the proposed Local Government Lending Agency.  Based on extensive historical and forecasted financial data and analyses of performance, the study provided recommendations and action plans to guide the […]