Economic Growth
Emerging economies around the world must respond to the unprecedented opportunities and challenges presented by international trade, technology, and investment. When supported by balanced macroeconomic policies and responsive public sector institutions, these forces have the potential to stimulate broad-based economic growth, encourage economic inclusion of the low-income populations, create jobs, and alleviate poverty. However, success in achieving and sustaining economic growth depends on the creation of a macro-policy environment that provides and supports private enterprise and investment, backed by a public sector capable of efficiently reacting to challenges to advance economic reforms.
Around the world, AECOM International Development and its partners offer innovative solutions to design and implement integrated development approaches that encourage broad-based economic participation through initiatives to promote competitiveness, stimulate trade, and facilitate institutional reform. AECOM International Development is a pioneer of results-oriented strategies for trade and investment promotion, strengthening financial services, small and medium enterprise (SME) development, and general macroeconomic adjustment and stabilization. AECOM International Development's economic development approach is based on experience that demonstrates the importance of building public-private alliances and creating integrated linkages between economic, technical, organizational, and social factors to stimulate meaningful and lasting change in the lives of beneficiaries.
AECOM International Development's economic growth programs fall in six areas:
