Maxwell Stamp Limited - Bangladesh

Maxwell Stamp Ltd. is one of the leading international economics consultancies in the Asian region. Established in 2002, the organization has over 16 years of experience in 20 countries and territories. The firm’s track record in transition and developing countries is unparalleled in the Asian region. MSL has implemented/ is implementing a number of development projects Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam. The company has a successful track record with ADB, DFID, World Bank, IFC, IDB, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP, UKTI, ILO, DFAT, WFP and JICA.

Over the years, MSL has developed its reputation for providing quality services to the client. Maxwell Stamp was awarded the Top Industry Award (British Expertise Award) 2008/09 for its successful project management and completion of the UKAID funded largest flagship program in Bangladesh titled Chars Livelihood Program with a value of GBP 50 million for phase 1. The consortium was contracted to design, implement and monitor the 6-year, GBP 81.7 million second phase of the program which took off from the existing setup without delaying a single day during the transformation. The overall 12-year program began in 2004 and continued till 2010 for phase 1 and ended in 2016 for phase 2.
Furthermore, MSL was also adjudged ADB’s Top Bangladeshi Technical Assistance (TA) Consultancy Firm for 3 consecutive years (for the period of 2005 – 2009, 2006 – 2010 and 2007-2011). MSL was also ranked as the second Bangladeshi TA Consultancy Firm for the period of 2008-2012 and 2009-2013 as per the ADB’s Fact Sheet for Bangladesh published in every April from 2010 to 2014 respectively.

MSL is careful to adopt a very practical approach, which focuses specially on assisting in the implementation of the recommendations we propose. The result of this approach is that we are able to deliver quickly obtainable “realistic and sustainable” benefits to the client. Drawing on a broad base of international experts, MSL has assisted numerous governments to strengthen their public institutions, and reform and liberalise their economies to promote productivity and sustainable growth. MSL’s principal strength is its understanding of the government and how it operates and decides how to improve performance with maximum effect. Consequently, it has invested heavily in developing its expertise in the areas of capacity building, regional cooperation and institutional development.
MSL’s project inputs comprise of capacity building, human resource development, systematic introduction of sustainable technologies, provision of recommendations on management processes and organisational structures, promotion of regional cooperation and integration, and procurement services. MSL has a high degree of client focus and an exemplary quality assurance approach to project management, which pervades through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects. As an established international consultancy based in Bangladesh, the firm is able to draw on an unrivalled range of technical skills and experience.

In addition, Maxwell Stamp provides administrative and financial reporting services of an international standard through its substantial information processing, data analysis and report production facilities. Projects are staffed by appropriate experts selected on the basis of their expertise, cultural sensitivities and command of the institutional change methodologies developed by the company.