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Highlights of the financial year, 2011
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Annual Report 2011
7-9 North St David Street EdinburghUnited Kingdom EH2 1AW
Tel: +44(0)131 524 9640Web: www.upperquartile.co.uk
Upper Quartile Annual Report 2011
Background
Upper Quartile is an international management and economic development consultancy based in Edinburgh. We
specialise in providing creative advice in the most challenging business and economic environments. All of our partners
are experienced international development and management professionals who have worked at senior levels in the
public and private sectors.
Our clients include international NGOs, the UN, government agencies and global companies. Our scope of work
embraces economic reconstruction in hostile regions, advice on economic development and reform, and business
strategy and benchmarking. We also continue to work with a wide range of companies and government agencies in
our home market in the UK.
The common theme is our ability to deliver clear, pragmatic solutions to problems that are complex, highly uncertain
and, occasionally, chaotic. We have three main areas of expertise:
Our Partners and senior staff are accustomed to working alongside the military, to coping with uncomfortable working
conditions and to supporting national and regional governments to build their own skills. As conflict-affected
economies recover, livelihoods, trade and investment opportunities begin to develop. With our local knowledge and
network of contacts, we are able to advise small companies and global companies on doing business in these economies
and are currently working with Business Development Service (BDS) providers as well as energy, logistics and
engineering companies.
You can find out more about Upper Quartile by visiting our website at www.upperquartile.co.uk
Post-conflict
Reconstruction
We continue to advise anexpanding range of Governments, international and private companies on strategic development, project design, FDI and trade promotion, and monitoring and evaluation in fragile and post conflict states
Economic Development
& Reform
We offer advice on overall corporate strategy, research and analysis, project design and evaluation. All our partners have at least 25 years working at senior levels in economic development and understand the unique challenges and accountabilities of organisations in this area. Our work has included monitoring and evaluation, strategic development, project design, FDI
and trade promotion
Business Strategy
We provide strategic business planning advice to multipleclients focussed on driving business growth. Much of this advice focuses on investment by multi-nationals in transitional and fragile economies
Upper Quartile Annual Report 2011
Where we work
IRAQUpper Quartile is a 50% owner of the Iraq Business NewsPreparation of Investment Policyfor IraqBusiness Regulation and Business Environment improved
AFGHANISTANProvision of technical support for DFID alternate livelihoods programmeAgricultural Value Chain analysis for MAIL (CARD F programme)Counter Narcotics review in Helmand
TANZANIASenior Civil Servant skills development programme
UKManagement of European Social Funds – Rural Training and developmentDevelopment of commercial income streams for British Universities Business and Social Enterprise Development
GAMBIAReview of investment opportunities for bulk breaking of sea / air cargo
KOSOVOSupport to IPAK in business planning
SERBIADevelopment of Industrial Parks / Business Zones insouthern Serbia
CROATIARemoval of immigration barriers for international staff for FDI
TRINIDADChange management in the Trade and Investment Promotion Organisation
ST HELENAChief Economist and Economic Development Support
MONTSERRATSupport for the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency
PAPUA NEW GUINEACapacity building for senior Government officials in advance of Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with European Commission
NORTH KOREAAssessment of international trade integration opportunities
CHINAEconomic impact analysis of EU / China Executive training programme
KUWAITInvestors Conference
LIBYAInstitutional Assessment of GPCETI and supporting agencies
JORDANPreparation of an economic development plan for the Aqaba Economic Free Zone