The growth of ASEAN in the global economy represents a great opportunity for Lao, and other lower income economies. ASEAN boasts world class universities to develop new products, educated and… read more →
A big thank you to all our clients and partners in 2015. Across all countries, we worked with over 42 organisations – many of them multiple times. We worked directly for… read more →
Our first blog post explained the access to finance experienced by Private Water Operators in Cambodia. This second post details how our financial modelling and business planning helped 20 businesses… read more →
Profitable businesses frequently lack access to finance to grow, whether that be investing in productive assets (fixed assets), or financing working capital and supply chains (inventory). Businesses in Cambodia, as… read more →
In 2014 EMC hosted the inaugural meeting of SEAC (the Solar Energy Association of Cambodia). The association hopes to promotes increased use of solar energy in Cambodia, through policy advocacy, awareness… read more →
Will AEC help labour shortages in Lao PDR? We often hear that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will free up the movement of labour between ASEAN countries. This, we are… read more →
Despite improvements in Cambodia’s education system – due largely to reforms and increased government spending since 2001 – significant challenges remain, in particular a lack of access and the low… read more →
EMC does a lot of research in various aspects of economic competitiveness and in particular trade. This report by World Bank, published in 2014, draws on formative research completed by… read more →
This supply chain study is a formative quantitative and qualitative research of consumer and supply chain analysis for rural sanitation. The intention is to diagnose at a very detailed level… read more →
Sanitation microfinance has the potential to sustainably improve access to sanitation. Previous studies have shown significant increases in latrine purchases and willingness to pay, when households had access to appropriate microfinance… read more →