Funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) the Regional Agricultural Development Program, East (RADP-E) was a five-year activity designed to expand sustainable, agriculture-led growth in eastern Afghanistan. Through RADP-E, Crimson supported improved access to finance for agricultural cooperatives and agribusinesses in eastern Afghanistan, under a subcontract to DAI.

The purpose of the Financial Access for Investing in the Development of Afghanistan (FAIDA) project was to build a sustainable, diverse and inclusive financial sector that meets the needs of micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) and supports MSMEs in creating new jobs. Joining the Chemonics International consortium in August 2011, Crimson supported FAIDA by building the capacity of FAIDA’s financial institution partners in the development of innovative loan products; by improving access to finance for business growth; and by working to build a robust insurance sector.

The goal of the Investment Climate Improvement (ICI) Project was to assist the Palestinian Authority (PA) to adopt and implement the laws, regulations, policies and procedures required to improve the business climate and promote domestic and foreign investment, bring the trade regime into compliance with the requirements for full membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and improve revenue yield from domestic taxes in order to move toward a more sustainable fiscal position. Crimson supported the efforts of the ICI project under a subcontract to Chemoincs International, by providing expertise in fiscal policy reform and business enabling environment.

As part of the Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (CLIR) IQC, this USAID-funded activity was designed to assist the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia in the development of the nation's commercial court and in the establishment of an anticorruption court. The project supported reforms in these specialized courts, with emphasis on improving operational capacity, increasing government transparency, developing case management capacity and facilitating public access to information. Crimson experts contributed to the project in the areas of court administration and reform, under a subcontract to Booz Allen Hamilton.

Crimson completed a detailed study for the IFC on the development of debt capital markets in Bangladesh, focusing on issuance of corporate bonds and asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities). This included a thorough analysis of the current state of the Bangladesh debt market, profiles of institutional investors and analysis of secondary markets as well as analysis of the current legal and regulatory environment. The study also provided recommendations for removing critical impediments and actions to be taken in the short, medium and long term to improve the functioning of both primary and secondary markets.