What our clients say
"The ASI team assembled at the NSU is performing an extremely professional job that receives admiration both here and abroad. The management of the project and NAD consultants, Adam Smith International, have also shown great responsibility and skill in managing this multi-faceted project."
Dr. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), President, Palestinian Authority
"... your team of technical advisers provided the utmost in professional support. ...your team showed excellent judgement and technical expertise. I commend you on your team's professionalism and dedication".
James D. Wolfensohn, Former President, World Bank
"We have formed an excellent partnership with Adam Smith International - of the many donor funded consultancy firms currently working in Afghanistan at present, they are by far the most flexible and pragmatic."
Ashraf Ghani, former Minister of Finance, Afghanistan
"As you know, we have been working closely with Adam Smith International and have found their approach to be excellent - hard-working, refreshingly pragmatic and very productive. They have built solid working relationships with government."
Nick Manning, World Bank
"The work ASI has carried out has been very useful and has significantly improved the quality of the debate amongst businessmen and politicians. The debate is no longer about whether Russia should join the WTO but rather about the terms on which accession should be negotiated."
Maxim Medvedkov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Russian Federation
"This is my fiftieth day in the office and I can already see the impact of the good work your team has produced."
Farooq Wardak, Director General, Organisation of Administrative Affairs (Cabinet Secretary), Afghanistan
"The support ASI has provided to date has been invaluable".
Arlene McComie, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Trinidad and Tobago
"The assistance we have received from Adam Smith International has been highly professional and very useful and has enabled us to move ahead much more quickly than would otherwise have been the case."
Deepak Panwar, Principal Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
"I don't often find myself in this delightful position. There are a lot of mediocre consultants in the world but very few great ones. My congratulations to ASI on an exemplary piece of work."
Donald Kaberuka, Minister of Finance of Rwanda, (now President of the African Development Bank)
"I know how incredibly hard you have worked ... and how determined everyone has been to make a difference. ...I hope you will look back with real pride on the contribution you have made, and I am very grateful to all those concerned".
Hilary Benn, Secretary of State, UK Department for International Development
"The DPE's capacity has improved greatly, enabling us to contribute more successfully to the realisation of the Government's developmental objectives. With the help from the SRPESA programme, we are now more effective in prioritising and getting implemented activities which will benefit the poorest in our society, in key sectors such as energy and transport."
Portia Molefe, Director General of the South African Department for Public Enterprise
“It is with great pleasure that I can reflect on the very helpful support the National Electricity Regulator (NER) received from ASI regarding various regulatory activities.”
Dr Wolsey Barnard, Executive Manager (Regulation), National Electricity Regulator, South Africa
“It is rewarding working with a group of well grounded professionals that understand the subject they are dealing with. The time spent with NIAF consultants is well worth it. I recommend them for other government agencies”
Engr. Abimbola Odubiyi, Commissioner, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
"We are delighted that the project has won this prestigeous award. The award win is vindication of the hard work and dedication of the project team and all those in DFID who have helped steer this important programme since 2004. Very importantly, it also shows how effective technical assistance can achieve a substantial, positive impact in Afghanistan,"
Marshall Elliott, Head, DFID Afghanistan (commenting on ASI's tax project award).
"The assistance we have received from Adam Smith International has been extremely valuable."
Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister, Zimbabwe.