Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) specializes in supporting governments that are modernizing public-sector institutions, particularly in the areas of procurement, customs, tax, trade facilitation and financial management.
Our dynamic public-development approach responds to economic, technical, and social needs, modified to meet the country's cultural values. With our technical assistance, we look to create sustained development within the public sector and civil-service structure. Our areas of expertise include:
Procurement Reform
Our services include procurement assessment and planning, legal and regulatory framework advisory services, organizational advice, sensitization training and monitoring and evaluation. This technical assistance provides the highest level of procurement value and skills transfer while attaining transparency, competitiveness, accountability, and efficiency for development programs.
Trade Facilitation
By improving the performance of revenue and customs departments, we assist countries to benefit from international trade, meet global standards and enhance their international reputation. We bridge the gap between policy and practice, developing workable strategies that meet international standards. Our work leads to enhanced trade flows, sustained increases in fraud detection, efficiency, accountability and revenue collection because we tackle the technical, organizational and institutional aspects of change.
Financial Management & Institutional Development
Crown Agents USA provides services to build financial institutional, organizational and human capacity. We provide value-for-money assessments, aid effectiveness evaluations, project management training and monitoring and evaluation services. In addition, Crown Agents has designed a course to provide the theory and practice of integrated Public Financial Management (PFM). Over weeks participants are taken through the essentials of economic, accounting and management theories essential to understanding the current issues in public financial management and discuss optional solutions.