Catalyzing vibrant economic growth

Cadmus is helping countries around the world build thriving economies that unlock financial opportunities for the public and private sector. 

We foster economic transformation to improve market access and enable growth

Cadmus is a trusted leader in economic development with experience in over 50 countries and multilateral and regional bodies, such as ASEAN, APEC, PIFS, SIECA, and COMESA. We advance economic growth and promote competitive, secure markets through practical, context-driven solutions in a range of technical areas including private sector development, financial market strengthening, market access, trade, critical infrastructure, legal and regulatory reform, and public financial management. Cadmus in partnership with governments, the private sector, and civil society strives for sustainable, resilient economic growth underpinned with a sound business-enabling environment, market-based ecosystem development, and a vibrant private sector.

 

Our expertise in governance, business reform, public-private partnerships (PPP), trade facilitation, and frontier markets empowers our clients to invest and achieve robust growth. We build economies that harness the power—and efficiencies—of digitization and expand opportunities to ensure widespread and equal access to the benefits of economic growth.

Economic Policy

We advance improvements in the commercial, legal, and regulatory environments, ensuring that rules are fair, understood, and enforceable for all domestic and international companies. We support countries in mobilizing domestic resources and promoting economic self-reliance.

Infrastructure Project Development & Project Finance

We analyze, facilitate, and monitor public and private investments in sustainable infrastructure—energy, ports, roads, rail, telecommunications, and special economic zones. We provide upstream and downstream PPP solutions, working across the full PPP project cycle and advising governments, project sponsors, and lenders.

Digital Economy

We empower governments, the private sector, and civil society to more effectively integrate technology and cybersecurity solutions that drive increased connectivity and flourishing digital economies. Our initiatives range from facilitating public-private investments for ICT infrastructure to refining legal frameworks for digital commerce.

Finance & Investment

We apply market-driven strategies to promote financial stability, deepen financial sector development, and expand access to underserved markets. We mobilize investment for MSMEs, agriculture, trade finance, and social inclusion initiatives while strengthening financial ecosystems and building pipelines of bankable opportunities.

Trade

Our solutions slash time and costs of cross-border trade and support secure supply chains. We specialize in reducing non-tariff barriers, compliance with trade facilitation agreements, and enabling digital trade. We enhance supply chain connectivity through strengthened regulatory frameworks, risk management approaches, and cutting-edge technologies such as trade portals and single windows to ensure seamless clearance procedures.

Our Work

Driving lasting change in Ethiopia's rural financial landscape

Cadmus implemented the market systems component of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) funded Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) program in Ethiopia, which over seven years improved the security of tenure of over 6.5 million farmers through the distribution of over 14 million geo-referenced land certificates. Cadmus’ work focused on maximizing the productivity and income benefits of rural small landholders receiving these land certificates by identifying sustainable, market-friendly solutions to allow them to further invest in their land.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

22,000+

Eight microfinance institutions disbursed 22,719 loans with a total loan value of $5.8m

86%

New loan product increased financial inclusion of rural farmers, 86% of borrowers having never accessed credit before

Services

How we're shaping what's next

By combining the right tools, strategies, and transformative technologies, we’re delivering comprehensive approaches that facilitate change and address the most critical problems facing our world today.

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Achieve the extraordinary

Our client work is often the first and largest of its kind—bar-raising, barrier-breaking, and goal-exceeding. Our dedicated experts are ready to help you achieve lasting results.