International development is a priority for Ernst & Young. This means access to the appropriate resources, investment and focus of the organization's leadership in driving excellence. Their staff of over 141,000 ensure that the clients get consistent and dependable services, no matter where they are. We provide the right balance of international knowledge and local understanding to meet the specific needs of international development agencies, national and local governments, institutions and employers.

SERVING THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY

EY has a strong track record of operating in emerging markets and developing countries, including:

Public financial management

Working with governments around the world to reform and enhance public sector functioning and financial management

Private sector development

Improving the robustness and impact of the private sector as a means of driving economic growth and poverty reduction through SME development, regulatory reform and inclusive and accessible financing

Infrastructure

Facilitating the creation of key infrastructure to allow for the basis of economic development focusing on energy, transport and social infrastructure

Cleantech

Achieving sound economic growth based on the principles of sustainability, including low carbon growth and broader environmental and social goals

Health and education

Ensuring inclusive economic growth which also concentrates on an appropriately educated and healthy population

Monitoring and evaluation

Working with governments and donors to ensure their funding delivers results in a robust and transparent manner

REGIONAL EXPERTISE

Central and South America

EY works with international development partners and governments across Central and South America on a range of regional-specific issues across a variety of sectors. Selected projects they have been involved in include a financial audit of disaster prevention and social reconstruction in Venezuela and development of power sector assets in Mexico. They have more than 4,000 people in 59 offices across 18 countries in Central and South America. 

Africa

EY has significant experience working with international development partners and governments in areas such as governance and policy, financial sector reform and program monitoring and evaluation. Projects they have been involved in include a grant management project in Liberia on behalf of UNICEF and a change management strategy for public financial management reforms in Zambia. They have more than 4,000 people in 41 offices across 24 countries and support partnerships in the majority of other countries in Africa.

Europe

EY has strong relationships with the major European international development partners (EuropeAid, DFID and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and they have in-depth experience working on international development partner-funded projects in Eastern and Southern Europe. Projects they have been involved in include the design and implementation of the Mediterranean Solar Plan on behalf of the European Commission. They have nearly 50,000 people in 47 countries in Europe.

Asia (excluding Japan)

EY has  undertaken various projects related to national level and provincial level policy advisory, institutional capacity building, project management, competitive bid process management, public finance reforms, accounting reforms, economic development, restructuring and corporatization in a variety of sectors such as health, education, infrastructure and ICT. Projects they have been involved in include the design and implementation of a development policy support program in the Indian region of Orissa, and targeted budgetary support for poor basic education reforms in Cambodia. They have more than 21,000 people in 54 offices in 17 countries across Asia.

Middle East and North Africa

EY works with both international development partners and governments across the region supporting them with public finance reform and economic development. Projects they have been involved in include a financial and operational recovery plan for ESCOM Malawi and the Mafraq-Ghweif at Highway PPP Project between UAE and Saudi Arabia. They have more than 4,000 people in 20 offices across 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.