Welcome to Koios Associates

Koios is an international advisory and consulting firm based in Boston, USA and registered in both Delaware (USA) and Mauritius. We advise private sector clients and industry associations on international market entry, export expansion, value chain and supply chain development, foreign direct investment decisions and processes, public-private partnerships, and raising capital. We also help national and municipal governments and agencies improve their business environment; attract domestic and foreign investment; increase competitiveness of local industries; support small and medium enterprises; promote and expand exports; create public-private partnerships for infrastructure development (with a special concentration on industrial parks and special economic zones); and restructure, commercialize, and privatize state-owned enterprises and assets. We have experience in over 40 countries, mainly in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, and sector/industry experience in financial services, transport, mining, telecommunications, agribusiness, industrial infrastructure, and renewable energy. 

Koios Associates helps its clients succeed in emerging markets by using data, instead of guesswork, to develop and implement solutions to their most important strategic marketing, sourcing and investment challenges.

We have developed a unique way to help clients understand and manage global opportunities and threats, using powerful analytical tools and the world’s largest trade and investment databases.

Koios combines quantitative and strategic analysis with implementation assistance  based on detailed local knowledge and a network of associates and strategic partners in emerging economies worldwide.

With Koios’ assistance, our clients make the right decisions, execute them flawlessly, and increase their competitiveness in regional and global markets.

"Inspiration is needed in geometry, just as much as in poetry." Alexander Pushkin

"It's tough making predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra 

Current and Recent Projects

Special Economic Zones (World Bank): Koios Associates is providing ongoing assistance to the governments of Albania, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia on the development of industrial parks and special economic zones, focusing on demand and needs assessment; legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks; and marketing and promotion strategies.

Cameroon National Private Sector Development Strategy (World Bank): Koios Associates, in affiliation with Ios Partners, recently completed an assignment to draft a new private sector development strategy for the national Competitiveness Committee, focusing on development of growth poles and corridors, special economic zones, public-private partnerships in infrastructure development, and enhanced investment and trade promotion.

Mali - Piloting Reform Through the Development and Management of Industrial Zones (World Bank): Following previous work on industrial zones development in Mali for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Koios consultants are currently assisting AECOM International Development on the development of an industrial park adjacent to the Bamako International Airport.

Afghanistan investment Climate Facility (DFID): Koios consultants recently designed a $100-million DFID-led multi-donor facility to fund and deliver technical assistance aimed at improving the environment for private business investment and operations by removing key legal, regulatory and administrative constraints; developing infrastructure through public-private partnerships; and facilitating dialogue between Government and the private sector.

Poti, Georgia Industrial Estate (Private Client): Koios Associates carried out a demand assessment for a proposed new 400-hectare industrial park adjacent to the Port of Poti.

Jordan Enterprise Strategic Plan and Organizational Redesign (European Union): Koios Associates, as a subcontractor to Progeco, participated in a strategic reficusing and organizational redesign of Jordan's trade and small enterprise promotion and development agency, aimed primarily at increasing capacity to analyze key export markets with respect to trade preferences, market access, and product standards, and to help Jordanian companies identify and pursue specific business opportunities.

Palestine Enterprise Development Assessment (USAID): As subcontractors to DAI, Koios consultants assessed Palestine's trade and investment competitiveness and scope for economic development and diversification in the current political environment, and provided recommendations for future USAID private sector development assistance, focusing on increasing competitiveness through development of cross-border value chains, enhancement of trade and investment promotion and facilitation capacity, icreasing access to finance, and improving the overall business climate.