Services

Koios Associates offers companies a systematic, analytical and data-oriented approach to international market entry, sourcing and investment decisions, complemented by on-the-ground strategic, analytical and operational assistance in turning those decisions into profitable operations.

Koios helps clients integrate new market opportunities into global supply chains by helping them determine where and how to source production and whether, where and how to invest internationally. Koios focuses on linking marketing strategy to supply chain management strategy in a value chain, or what some analysts have called a “demand chain,” approach.

Our unique Trade and Investment Decision Support System^SM (TIDS) helps our clients understand and identify new and growing market expansion opportunities, understand trade barriers and market access agreements, and identify the most competitive locations in which to make a product or provide a service. Using TIDS^SM Koios also helps national and regional export development and investment promotion agencies to craft targeted promotion strategies based on a true understanding of the drivers of their national or regional competitive advantages.

Koios complements its data-driven analysis with a global network of regional, country, industry and functional specialists who help our clients translate analysis into action.

Koios services include:

Special Economic Zones and Spatial Development Initiatives

• National and sub-national spatial development strategies
• SEZs, free zones, EPZs, industrial estates, logistics hubs, technology parks planning
• Demand assessment, feasibility studies, infrastructure assessment, master planning, legal and regulatory frameworks, public-private partnerships, management and governance structures, marketing and promotion

Investment Climate/Business Environment

• Investment Climate and Administrative Barriers to Investment Diagnostics
• Business Registration and Licensing
• Tax and Customs Policy and Administration
• Trade Facilitation
• Investment Sectoral Competitiveness Analysis
• Training, Capacity Building, Institutional Reform 

Market Entry

• Market Evaluation: Size, Segmentation and Growth
• Market Intelligence and Competitor Assessment
• Market Access Conditions and Barriers to Trade
• Export Opportunity Mapping

Outsourcing and Location Strategy

• Whether, Where and How to Outsource
• Competitiveness Benchmarking
• Value Chain Analysis and Integration

Setting up and Operating in International Markets

• Market Entry and Negotiation Assistance
• Dealing with Government
• Partner Selection

Finance

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Valuation and Due Diligence
• Financing Strategies
• Privatization

Promotion Strategies for Trade Promotion and Investment Promotion Agencies

• Market Identification
• Competitive Benchmarking
• Investor Targeting Strategies
• Export Development Strategies
• Organizational Design
• Training and Capacity Building