Turning complex policy challenges into implementable, investable solutions.
IP3 Consulting Limited is a policy and development advisory firm helping multilateral institutions, development partners, governments, businesses and research organizations design better policies, mobilize investment, strengthen institutions and deliver measurable results.
Designing the sustainable future into policy and investment.
We integrate sustainability into policy-making and corporate governance — from ESG strategy and green finance to the circular-economy investment cases that turn commitments into credible, bankable pipelines.
Resilience, built with the people it is meant to serve.
From climate economics and adaptation investment planning to evidence gathered in the field, we help institutions turn climate ambition into projects that communities can own and capital can fund.
Institutions that can deliver — powered by data and inclusive digital systems.
Empowering institutions with data-driven governance and inclusive digital ecosystems for resilient, future-ready public services.
Transforming Education System with Cutting-Edge Digital Inclusion and Ecosystem Strategies.
Our core offerings include datafication of education, mediated through technology – a transnational assemblage of people, technologies and policies that increasingly affects how national education systems are organized and managed.
What clients hire IP3 to deliver.
Six capabilities, each one built around a decision clients actually have to make — and the deliverables that carry it into delivery.
Policy, Economics & Strategy Advisory
“We need to understand the problem and choose a defensible course of action.”
Program & Project Design
“We have a mandate or funding window but need an implementable program.”
Development Finance & Private Capital Mobilization
“Public funding is insufficient; how do we make this investable?”
Institutions, Governance & Delivery
“A policy exists, but institutions cannot implement it consistently.”
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Impact
“We need to know what is working, why, for whom, and whether it can scale.”
Data, Digital & Responsible AI
“We need to modernize systems without creating new governance, exclusion or accountability risks.”
Four reasons clients choose us.
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From polycrisis to polysolutions
Complex development challenges demand integrated solutions. IP3 connects expertise across eight sectors to turn interconnected problems into practical action.
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Translation, not theory
From evidence to implementation, IP3 develops actionable policies, investment-ready projects, institutional reforms, and results-driven solutions that translate development ambitions into measurable outcomes.
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Thinking that ships
IP3 connects rigorous research, data-driven insights, and applied analysis with real-world development challenges, generating actionable evidence, decision-ready diagnostics, business cases and evaluations to inform policies, investments, and institutional reforms — not publications for their own sake.
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A convenor between worlds
Structured policy dialogue, investment forums and technical working groups that align governments, capital and implementers.
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Complex questions.
Evidence-led decisions.
Explore six analytical disciplines through illustrative public and private decisions.
Economics & Trade
Which policy options protect competitiveness as trade preferences change?
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Illustrative assumptions: FX +8%, elasticity 1.5, baseline index 100.
Explore the interactive modelFrom polycrisis to polysolutions.
IP3 works across eight interconnected sectors where economic, institutional, environmental and technological risks overlap. Eight sectors. One integrated delivery model.
Climate, Energy & Resilience
Climate commitments must become investment-ready adaptation and resilient infrastructure.
Education, Skills & Human Capital
Learning systems must produce skills for changing economies.
Health Systems & Social Protection
Coverage and protection must be fiscally sustainable and well targeted.
Digital Government, Data & DPI
Digital transformation must improve services without creating governance or exclusion risks.
Governance, Institutions & Public Finance
Policies fail when institutions cannot implement them consistently.
Economic Transformation, Trade & Private-Sector Development
Growth must create jobs through productive investment and diversification.
Sustainable Finance, ESG & Circular Economy
Sustainability commitments must become investable pipelines and credible disclosure.
AI & Emerging Technology for Public Systems
Public AI needs readiness, governance and accountability, not software hype.
Translation, not theory.
Development challenges rarely fit within one ministry, one sector or one financing instrument. IP3 brings together economics, public policy, finance, institutional analysis, technology and implementation expertise to help clients move through the full decision cycle.
Every mandate moves through the same six stages. Choose a stage to see the assignments where IP3 has done it.
Research & Diagnostics
Field surveys, institutional reviews and sector diagnostics that give a reform or programme a factual baseline.
What you receiveInstitutional Reform- Institutional diagnostics
Digital & AI Transformation- DPI diagnostics
- AI readiness
Evidence & Evaluation- Baselines
Project Preparation- Feasibility studies
Proven in 8 assignmentsPolicy Intelligence
Political-economy, trade, tax and regulatory analysis that shows which reforms are feasible and what they would change.
What you receiveStrategies & Policy Frameworks- Sector strategies
- Reform road maps
- Policy briefs
- Regulatory frameworks
- Theories of change
Digital & AI Transformation- Digital strategy
Proven in 8 assignmentsPreparing for a changing trade landscape.
Greening trade and investment policy.
Background for a country economic memorandum.
Putting services-trade rules into data.Technology for the smallest farms.Value chain mapping for 10 selected industries
Market demand and supply-chain mapping for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steelSystemic Design
Policy instruments, strategies and institutional arrangements designed together, so a reform has an owner and a way to run.
What you receive- Draft Statutory & Regulatory Instruments
- Institutional Operating Charter & KPIs
- Inter-Agency Steering Protocol
- Sovereign Risk Allocation Matrix
Delivery Architecture
Financing, programme and infrastructure design that makes a plan fundable and ready to implement.
What you receiveInvestment & Finance- Bankability assessments
- Blended finance structures
- PPP advisory
- Financial models
- Climate finance strategy
Project Preparation- Investment concepts
- Risk registers
Digital & AI Transformation- Data governance
- Service design
Proven in 6 assignmentsImplementation Management
Hands-on programme and project delivery, with milestone tracking and capacity transfer to national teams.
What you receiveProject Preparation- Implementation plans
Institutional Reform- PFM reform
- Governance frameworks
- Capacity development
- Change management
Learning & Scale
Monitoring, evaluation and learning that show what worked, and the basis for extending it.
What you receiveEvidence & Evaluation- MEL frameworks
- Impact evaluations
- Learning agendas
- Dashboards
Project Preparation- Results frameworks
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2022Research & Diagnostics
What will make a green transition possible?
Client: Embassy of Sweden in Bangladesh and the Centre for Policy Dialogue
ImpactTurned evidence from 400 firms, 120 interviews and 8 focus groups into policy briefs on the barriers to green transition, including a proposed carbon (green) tax and renewable-energy incentives.
What IP3 didLed the survey "Barriers to Green Transition" — 400 firms, 120 KIIs, 8 FGDs.
Open record: Securing Green Transition of the Textile and Readymade Garments Sector in Bangladesh -
2021Research & Diagnostics
Mapping productive capacity gaps.
Client: UNCTAD and the Centre for Policy Dialogue
ImpactPinpointed the binding constraints on Bangladesh’s productive capacities and set out country-specific policy recommendations for graduation with momentum.
What IP3 didAnalyzed productive capacities, PCI scores, performance, and critical binding constraints on fostering productive capacities and structural economic transformation, including institutional limitations and policy implementation gaps.
Open record: Productive Capacities Gap Assessment for Bangladesh -
2022Research & Diagnostics
Appraising secondary and madrasah education.
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactGave feasibility reports decision-grade returns analysis — ENPV, FNPV, EIRR, FIRR and benefit-cost ratios — stress-tested across scenarios, in Planning Commission format.
What IP3 didConducted risk (uncertainty) and sensitivity analysis by varying key assumptions across scenarios.
Open record: New Secondary and Madrasah Education Projects in Bangladesh -
2019
Research & Diagnostics
Understanding the future of manufacturing.
Client: The World Bank
ImpactProduced quality-controlled firm-level technology-adoption data across eight manufacturing sectors for a World Bank policy report and its dissemination seminars.
What IP3 didProvided training to firms for survey implementation and guided survey teams for questionnaire programming, administration, monitoring and data-quality control.
Open record: Bangladesh 4: Gearing up the Future of Manufacturing -
2013Research & Diagnostics
Counting the cost of cargo loss.
Client: IFC — World Bank Group
ImpactQuantified cargo loss and damage from 2007–2013 trader data across Bangladesh, India and Nepal to inform action on regional trade constraints.
What IP3 didLed research and implementation teams on ease of transaction and storage facilities for trading, to mitigate constraints in regional trade and investment.
Open record: South Asian Regional Trade Initiative — Cargo Loss and Damage Study -
2014Research & Diagnostics
Making a banking system legible to its regulator.
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactGave Bangladesh Bank and the Bureau of Statistics guidelines for compiling and analysing financial soundness indicators, built on balance sheets of 400 non-financial corporations.
What IP3 didAssessed national accounts activities with focus on financial intermediation sectors and financial balance sheet information for 400 non-financial corporations across major economic sectors in five divisions.
Open record: Strengthening Institutional Capacity to Compile and Analyze Financial Soundness Indicators -
2020
Research & Diagnostics
Bangladesh Digital and Informality Survey 2021
Client: The World Bank
ImpactDesigned and programmed the World Bank’s Bangladesh Digital and Informality Survey 2021 and analysed its data.
What IP3 didQuestionnaire and survey design, survey programming and data analysis for the World Bank’s Bangladesh Digital and Informality Survey 2021.
Open record: Bangladesh Digital and Informality Survey 2021 -
2020
Research & Diagnostics
Covid-19 impact assessment — Business Pulse Survey 2020
Client: The World Bank (EFI-SAR-FCI)
ImpactDelivered quality-controlled firm data on Covid-19’s impact for the World Bank’s Business Pulse Survey 2020 in Bangladesh.
What IP3 didSurvey materials, implementation and data quality control for the World Bank’s Covid-19 Business Pulse Survey 2020 in Bangladesh.
Open record: Covid-19 Impact Assessment — Business Pulse Survey 2020 -
2020
Policy Intelligence
Preparing for a changing trade landscape.
Client: European Commission & TIEG
ImpactIdentified where EU engagement could address the impact of Bangladesh’s LDC graduation, and which diagnostic studies were still needed.
What IP3 didIdentified possible key areas of intervention for the EU to address the impact of LDC graduation, potential loss of international support measures, and opportunities for investment and financing.
Open record: Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation: Mitigation Actions and Trade, Business, Financing and Market Opportunities for EU Engagement -
2021
Policy Intelligence
Greening trade and investment policy.
Client: The World Bank
ImpactMapped the policy gaps and institutions governing trade, investment and finance for environmental goods and services, feeding the World Bank’s Bangladesh trade and climate report.
What IP3 didPrepared "Institutional Mapping of Trade, Investment and Financing in Environmental Goods and Services in Bangladesh."
Open record: Transformative Green Trade, Investment and Transition Policy Reform Design and Implementation -
2021
Policy Intelligence
Background for a country economic memorandum.
Client: The World Bank (ESAMU-EFI-SAR-MTI Macro-Fiscal)
ImpactSupplied thematic and sectoral research and interview evidence to the World Bank’s Country Economic Memorandum preparation.
What IP3 didProduced reports for the preparation of Country Economic Memorandums for Bangladesh and India.
Open record: Country Economic Memorandums for Bangladesh and India -
2020
Policy Intelligence
Putting services-trade rules into data.
Client: The World Bank and a joint team of the World Trade Organization
ImpactPlaced Bangladesh’s applied services-trade policies and regulations in the World Bank–WTO Global Services Trade Policy Database and Index.
What IP3 didCoordinated and gathered information on applied policies and regulations across sectors and sub-sectors through desk research, interviews and analysis for the joint WTO–World Bank team.
Open record: Global Services Trade Policy Database and Index -
2012
Policy Intelligence
Technology for the smallest farms.
Client: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
ImpactShowed, ex ante, which agricultural innovations were likely to raise productivity and livelihoods for different groups of the poor, and how to roll them out.
What IP3 didAssessed (ex-ante) the likely impact of major agricultural crop innovations and productivity growth programs on workforce productivity and livelihoods across strata of the poor.
Open record: TIGA — Technology Assessment and Farm Household Segmentation for Inclusive Poverty Reduction -
2017
Policy Intelligence
Value chain mapping for 10 selected industries
Client: Korean Institute of Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
ImpactMapped value chains and competitiveness for 10 Bangladeshi industries from firm-survey evidence.
What IP3 didValue-chain mapping of 10 selected industries in Bangladesh for the Korean Institute of Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET), with a firm survey and competitiveness analysis.
Open record: Value Chain Mapping for 10 Selected Industries in Bangladesh -
2017
Policy Intelligence
Market demand and supply-chain mapping for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steel
Client: Sumitomo Corporation, Japan
ImpactSized market demand and mapped competitiveness and supply chains for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steel.
What IP3 didMarket demand, industry competitiveness and supply-chain mapping for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steel, for Sumitomo Corporation, Japan.
Open record: Market demand, industry competitiveness and supply chain mapping for hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steel -
2017Policy Intelligence
Case studies of base-of-pyramid business in Bangladesh
Client: JETRO Bangladesh
ImpactAnalysed 12 base-of-pyramid business cases for both economic profit and social value.
What IP3 didSurvey and case studies of base-of-pyramid business in Bangladesh for JETRO Bangladesh; 12 business cases analysed for economic profit and social value.
Open record: Survey on Case Study of BOP Business in Bangladesh -
CurrentSystemic Design
What should early warning cost?
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactUnder way: a costed, comparable economic and financial basis for early-warning investment decisions across the ten countries in the technical assistance’s scope.
What IP3 didDraft the facility blueprint (governance, financing instruments, eligibility, safeguards interface).
Open record: Increasing Investments in Early Warning Systems to Strengthen Climate and Disaster Resilience -
2020Systemic Design
Financing a city’s long-term vision.
Client: Dhaka South City Corporation
ImpactGave Dhaka South City Corporation’s Vision 2050 its city financing and investment plan, governance reform plan and business and revenue models.
What IP3 didPrepared the city financing and investment plan, local institutions and city governance reform plan for effective service delivery.
Open record: Vision Document 2050 — Dhaka South City Corporation Modernization -
2017Systemic Design
Equity rules for infrastructure finance.
Client: New Vision Solutions Limited with JICA & Japan Development Institute
ImpactDrafted the equity investment policy, special-purpose company formulation and shareholder and project agreements behind BIFFL and BEZA’s economic zone support.
What IP3 didPrepared documentation, SPC formulation, shareholder agreement, equity investment policy and project agreement as special assistance activities for Special Economic Zone development.
Open record: Equity Investment Policy and Guideline for BIFFL and BEZA -
2008
Systemic Design
The economics of a tobacco tax.
Client: Tobacco-Free Kids, USA
ImpactGave tobacco-tax advocacy its evidence base — price elasticity, tax administration and earmarking analysis — and drafted taxation rules and guidelines.
What IP3 didPrepared advocacy materials and drafted taxation rules and guidelines.
Open record: Policy Analysis for Tobacco Taxation -
2008
Systemic Design
Regulating power across three countries.
Client: CUTS International & Unnayan Shamannay
ImpactCompared the economics of electricity regulatory frameworks across Bangladesh, India and Nepal — tariffs, cost recovery, subsidies and PPP potential.
What IP3 didConducted comparative cost-benefit analysis of regulatory frameworks across Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Open record: Regulatory Reform in the Electricity Sector in South Asia (RESA) -
2019
Delivery Architecture
Financing greener municipal infrastructure.
Client: The World Bank and Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
ImpactGave municipal green-infrastructure planning a 10-year financial roadmap, viability tests and GIS-informed investment pipelines linked to national plans and SDG targets.
What IP3 didDeveloped a 10-year financial roadmap interlinked with national development plans and SDG targets, outlining funding mechanisms, investment strategies and revenue-generation models.
Open record: Green Municipal Infrastructure Development — Operation Support & Capacity Building of BMDF -
2019Delivery Architecture
Testing the case for a new city.
Client: Bangladesh Army & ZTENCO
ImpactGave the sponsors a 10-year projection, financing plan and market segmentation for a proposed urban development with USD 1,414M capital investment in scope.
What IP3 didFinancial investment plan, funding opportunity, indebtedness and creditworthiness of borrowing company.
Open record: Jolshiri Aqua Green City — Economic, Social, Financial and Market Feasibility Study -
2022Delivery Architecture
Appraising digital learning for primary schools.
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactPut digital and AI-powered learning options on a tested footing: technical feasibility and cost-benefit models aligned with Planning Division and ADB guidelines.
What IP3 didEvaluated the technical feasibility of digital and AI-powered learning and assessment interventions.
Open record: NextGen Primary Education Projects in Bangladesh -
2018Delivery Architecture
Appraising a national gateway.
Client: Payra Seaport Authority, Government of Bangladesh
ImpactGave Payra Seaport Authority’s management a 15-year financial model and economic analysis to test infrastructure investment decisions and third-party feasibility work.
What IP3 didDeveloped a 15-year model showing income, expenditure, capital expenditure, annual P&L including EBIT, EBITDA and pre-tax profit, annual balance sheet and project IRR.
Open record: Technical Advice for Economic and Financial Analysis to Payra Seaport Authority -
2017Delivery Architecture
Feasibility study — storage and distribution of selected petrochemicals
Client: OMERA (East Coast Group)
ImpactTested the financial, business and market feasibility of a petrochemical storage and distribution system with BDT 700 crore capital investment in scope.
What IP3 didFinancial, business and market feasibility study of a storage and distribution system for selected petrochemicals, with a 10-year projection and sensitivity analysis, for OMERA (East Coast Group).
Open record: Feasibility study — storage and distribution system for selected petrochemicals (BDT 700 crore capital investment) -
2009Delivery Architecture
Developing an energy-efficient off-grid appliance market
Client: Prokaushali Shangsad Ltd
ImpactBuilt the market, return and financing case — ROI, payback, subsidy, microfinance and results-based financing — for energy-efficient off-grid appliances.
What IP3 didDevelopment of an energy-efficient off-grid appliance market in Bangladesh for Prokaushali Shangsad Ltd: market, ROI, payback, subsidy, microfinance and results-based financing analysis, and a cost-benefit analysis of economic, social and environmental benefits.
Open record: Developing energy-efficient off-grid appliance market in Bangladesh -
Current
Implementation Management
Costing a modern madrasah education.
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactUnder way: costed, institution-tested options for madrasah investment — ICT and science labs, solar learning environments and vocational integration — for programme preparation.
What IP3 didCapacity and Institutional Analysis: evaluated DME, BMTTI, and madrasah governance frameworks including HRMIS readiness, EMIS gaps, and leadership training needs.
Open record: NextGen Secondary Education Program — Secondary and Higher Secondary Madrasah Education -
2024
Implementation Management
Building the investment case for skills.
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactGave sections of a Planning Commission-compliant TVET feasibility report their economic and financial appraisal, costing and institutional-capacity evidence.
What IP3 didCapacity Mapping: evaluated DTE’s and BTEB’s institutional and legal capacities for scalable implementation.
Open record: NextGen Secondary Education Program — Technical and Vocational Education and Training -
2018Implementation Management
Worker health, productivity and the business case.
Client: DFID-funded Business Innovation Facility, PwC UK, Tufts University, GSK, Marks & Spencer, CARE International
ImpactGave the HALOW+ partners randomised-trial evidence, health and productivity databases and business models that informed community welfare investment decisions.
What IP3 didManaged the M&E team, monitored project activities and data quality control.
Open record: HALOW+ — Health Access and Linkage Opportunities for Workers -
2013
Implementation Management
Measuring regulatory reform.
Client: IFC — World Bank Group
ImpactBuilt the results-based measurement framework and public-private dialogue platforms for IFC’s investment-climate programme, and evaluated 20 simplification and automation projects.
What IP3 didLed the research and evaluation team and managed monitoring and implementation activities.
Open record: Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund — Business Regulation, Regulatory Framework and Institutional Reforms -
2020
Implementation Management
Capacity building of management in education and skills programs (SESIP, SEIP)
Client: Asian Development Bank
ImpactAssessed management capacity and government systems in ADB’s education and skills programmes, synthesising stakeholder consultations.
What IP3 didAssessment of management capacity in the Asian Development Bank’s education and skills programs (SESIP, SEIP): consultation synthesis and an assessment of institutional capacity and government systems.
Open record: Capacity Building of Management in Education and Skills Programs (SESIP, SEIP) -
2015Learning & Scale
Designing results-based finance for off-grid energy.
Client: CLASP International & Prokaushali Shangsad Ltd
ImpactDesigned a results-based financing strategy and cost-recovery framework to bridge viability gaps for solar home system companies, with a four-year M&E framework.
What IP3 didPrepared the 4-year Global LEAP results-based financing M&E framework and implementation plan.
Open record: Clean Energy Financing Program — Global Lighting & Energy Access Partnership -
2018Learning & Scale
A results framework for sanitation.
Client: The World Bank and SODEV International Consulting
ImpactEquipped a five-year World Bank sanitation operation in Dhaka with its M&E and results framework.
What IP3 didDesigned the M&E and results framework for the 5-year operation of the DSIP project.
Open record: Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project — M&E and Results Framework -
2015Learning & Scale
Did the energy investments perform as projected?
Client: The World Bank & ICF International, UK
ImpactShowed whether completed renewable-energy projects met their financial and economic objectives, comparing actual CAPEX, OPEX, ROI and LCOE with the original projections.
What IP3 didCompared actual financial and economic outcomes with the initial feasibility studies to identify gaps and lessons learned.
Open record: Evaluation of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and Asia Sustainable Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE) -
2019
Learning & Scale
Evidence for energy-efficient technology.
Client: Office of the Chief Economist for South Asia (SARCE), The World Bank, with Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University
ImpactHelped generate experimental evidence on how information shifts managers’ beliefs about energy-efficient technology, through field implementation and analysis of a randomised trial.
What IP3 didCoordinated implementation, data collection, and field operations and conducted data analysis.
Open record: How Do Managers’ Beliefs about New Technologies Evolve? Informational Interventions and the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Stitching Motors in Bangladesh -
2019Learning & Scale
End-line study — beekeeping livelihoods (PACE)
Client: IFAD & Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement
ImpactProvided the end-line evidence on beekeeping livelihoods under IFAD’s PACE programme.
What IP3 didEnd-line study of beekeeping livelihoods under the Promoting Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprises (PACE) program, for IFAD and the Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement.
Open record: End-line study — beekeeping livelihoods under Promoting Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprises (PACE)
Assignments led or supported by IP3’s founder and expert team. Each card shows the role held, the period and the recorded activity. Photographs are the assignment’s own where one was recorded; otherwise they are library images of the sector.
From evidence to decisions. From decisions to delivery.
The challenge. Our mandate. What we delivered.
Recent work with global development partners and national ministries, from feasibility studies to institutional transformation. Thinking that ships — how institutions diagnose, finance and deliver.
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2022–2023
Asian Development Bank · Education & Human Capital
Feasibility Study of New Secondary & Madrasah Education Projects (NSEP)
Comprehensive economic, institutional and financial feasibility study for modernizing secondary and madrasah education infrastructure.
Project PreparationFeasibilityInstitutionalExplore the sector: Feasibility Study of New Secondary & Madrasah Education Projects (NSEP) -
Research
Research
A Multi-Criteria Innovation Framework for Green Financial Product Design
A blueprint for sustainable finance to speed the green transition in emerging markets. Centred on Bangladesh, it designs context-specific green financial products — rather than copying…
Sustainable FinanceBangladeshRead the insight: A Multi-Criteria Innovation Framework for Green Financial Product Design -
Journal article
Journal article · 2023
Input subsidies and crop diversity on family farms in Burkina Faso
By Sibbir Ahmad, Melinda Smale, Veronique Theriault and Eugenie Maiga
Whether fertiliser and seed subsidies change the mix of crops that family farms grow.
Journal of Agricultural EconomicsView the publication: Input subsidies and crop diversity on family farms in Burkina Faso -
2022–2023
SIDA / CPD · Climate Action & ESG
Securing the Green Transition of the Textile and Ready-Made Garments Sector
Empirical investigation into firm-level green technology adoption and circular water management in the textile and RMG sector. Research and advocacy program for the Embassy of Sweden and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (Jan 2022 – Jun 2023): a nationwide survey of 400 firms, 120 key informant interviews and 8 focus groups on the barriers and drivers of the green transition and the policy and green-finance landscape, carried from research design to policy briefs.
Climate & ESGResearchGreen TechnologyExplore the sector: Securing the Green Transition of the Textile and Ready-Made Garments Sector -
Research
Research
Deploying Data-Driven Tools to Monitor and Enhance Learning Outcomes in Schools
Advanced monitoring and analytics are used to assess how climate and disaster risks affect student performance. Findings show that real-time data integration enables targeted interventions.
EducationDataRead the insight: Deploying Data-Driven Tools to Monitor and Enhance Learning Outcomes in Schools -
Report
Report · 2022
Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries
By Xavier Cirera, Diego Comin and Marcio Cruz; IP3 Experts contributed the Bangladesh survey work
A World Bank flagship on why firms in developing countries lag in adopting technology, built on the Firm-level Adoption of Technology survey.
World BankView the publication: Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries -
2019–2020
World Bank · Economic & Survey Design
Firm-Level Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey for Manufacturing
Nationwide empirical survey measuring technology intensity and digital management practices across manufacturing firms. For the World Bank’s Firm-Level Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey 2019 (Feb 2019 – Dec 2020): questionnaire design, survey programming guidance, fieldwork training, data quality control and analysis for a policy report covering eight manufacturing sectors, with dissemination seminars.
Survey DesignTechnology AdoptionEvidenceExplore the sector: Firm-Level Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey for Manufacturing -
Analysis
Analysis
Bangladesh’s ESG Transition in 2025: Why It Lags India, Vietnam & ASEAN Peers
By examining multiple sectors, we uncover how embedding sustainability across operations delivers tangible economic, social and environmental returns.
ESGCompetitivenessRead the insight: Bangladesh’s ESG Transition in 2025: Why It Lags India, Vietnam & ASEAN Peers -
Report
Report · 2021
Gearing Up for the Future of Manufacturing in Bangladesh
By Yunfan Gu, Gaurav Nayyar and Siddharth Sharma; IP3 experts contributed the Bangladesh survey work
How far Bangladeshi manufacturers have adopted new technology, what holds them back, and the reforms that would help, drawing on a survey of 1,200 firms.
World BankView the publication: Gearing Up for the Future of Manufacturing in Bangladesh -
2019–2020
Ministry of Finance / BMDF · Data & Digital Governance
Operation Support & Capacity Building (OSCB) for the Municipal Development Fund
Technical assistance and capacity-building program to strengthen municipal revenue generation.
Institutional ReformCapacity DevelopmentMunicipal FinanceExplore the sector: Operation Support & Capacity Building (OSCB) for the Municipal Development Fund -
Case study
Case study
Transforming BMDF into a Next-Gen Municipal Financing Institution
IP3 led a transformation roadmap — redesigning governance, introducing innovative finance tools (PPPs, bonds), building institutional capacity and embedding a 10-year business plan.
Municipal FinanceInstitutional ReformRead the insight: Transforming BMDF into a Next-Gen Municipal Financing Institution -
Report
Report · 2019
Taking Collective Action to Improve Adolescent Nutrition in Bangladesh: Investing in Cost-Effective Interventions
By World Bank; cost-benefit analysis by Shafiun Nahin Shimul with the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Which adolescent nutrition interventions give the most return for the money in Bangladesh, based on an economic evaluation of each.
World BankView the publication: Taking Collective Action to Improve Adolescent Nutrition in Bangladesh: Investing in Cost-Effective Interventions -
Transformation roadmapBangladesh Municipal Development Fund (BMDF) · Institutions & Public Finance
Transforming BMDF into a Next-Generation Municipal Financing Institution
IP3 led a transformation roadmap — redesigning governance, introducing innovative finance tools such as PPPs and bonds, building institutional capacity and embedding a 10-year business plan. It builds on the founder’s earlier work on the World Bank-supported Municipal Governance & Services Project (Sep 2019 – Jun 2020): a 10-year financial roadmap, cost-benefit analyses and GIS-informed investment pipelines for BMDF’s green municipal infrastructure.
Development FinanceGovernanceInstitutional ReformExplore the sector: Transforming BMDF into a Next-Generation Municipal Financing Institution -
Journal article
Journal article · 2019
Applying a spatially based, weighted parametric valuation model to address property taxation challenges for developing countries
By Mohammad Syful Hoque
A GIS-based method for valuing property fairly where market data are thin, so that cities in developing countries can raise property tax.
Journal of Property Tax Assessment & AdministrationView the publication: Applying a spatially based, weighted parametric valuation model to address property taxation challenges for developing countries -
2024
Agro-Board · Climate Action & ESG
Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems & Biodiversity: Beekeeping Value Chain
Ecosystem-services valuation and a sustainable-livelihood strategy for mangrove honey gatherers.
BiodiversityLivelihoodsValue ChainsExplore the sector: Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems & Biodiversity: Beekeeping Value Chain -
Commentary
Commentary · 2019
The gender gap in employment: women have a low share in quality, gainful jobs
By Mohammad Syful Hoque
Why women in Bangladesh remain under-represented in quality jobs despite rising participation.
The Financial ExpressView the publication: The gender gap in employment: women have a low share in quality, gainful jobs -
2024–2025
GGGF / Municipalities · Climate Action & ESG
Urban Climate Resilience & Infrastructure Financing Assessment
Systemic climate-vulnerability analysis and blended-finance structuring for storm-surge protection.
Climate FinanceBlended FinanceResilienceExplore the sector: Urban Climate Resilience & Infrastructure Financing Assessment -
Commentary
Commentary · 2019
Wealth inequality: property tax can close the gap
By Mohammad Syful Hoque
The case for a fairer, better-administered property tax as a tool against wealth inequality in Bangladesh.
The Financial ExpressView the publication: Wealth inequality: property tax can close the gap -
Book chapter
Book chapter · 2016
Can cereal-based cropping technologies only improve the food and livelihood security of the poor smallholders in marginal areas of Bangladesh?
By M. A. Malek, M. S. Hoque, J. Yesmin and M. L. Haque
Evidence on whether new cereal-cropping technologies alone can lift food and livelihood security for poor smallholders in marginal areas.
Springer (book chapter)View the publication: Can cereal-based cropping technologies only improve the food and livelihood security of the poor smallholders in marginal areas of Bangladesh? -
Report
Report · 2015
Financial Soundness Indicators for Financial Sector Stability: A Tale of Three Asian Countries
By Asian Development Bank; Bangladesh study by Mohammad Syful Hoque
How Bangladesh and two other Asian economies compile and use financial soundness indicators to watch over financial stability.
Asian Development BankView the publication: Financial Soundness Indicators for Financial Sector Stability: A Tale of Three Asian Countries
A convenor between worlds.
Complex reforms fail when ministries, development institutions, researchers, investors and implementers are solving different versions of the same problem. IP3 designs evidence-led dialogue and decision processes that bring those perspectives together around practical pathways to action.
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Policy dialogue
Structured conversations that move from diagnosis to decision, around a shared evidence base.
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Executive roundtables
High-level gatherings for strategic alignment, designed to produce concrete commitments.
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Investment forums
Curated events connecting capital to investment-ready pipelines.
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Technical working groups
Deep-dive sessions that produce technical outputs for policy and implementation.
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Research–policy translation
Processes that convert research findings into actionable policy options.
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Stakeholder consultations
Inclusive processes for legitimacy and uptake.
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Consensus-building processes
Facilitating agreement across diverse interests and ministries.
Clients & partners
- Asian Development Bank
- PwC
- Payra Port Authority
- Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund
- ICF International
- SODEV
- BUILD
- Prokaushali Sangsad Ltd
Development partners our team has worked with
- World Bank
- IFC
- ADB
- SIDA
- WTO
- European Commission
Our partnership with IP3 Consulting exceeded every expectation. From research design and data collection to statistical modeling, stakeholder coordination, and impact-driven implementation, IP3 delivers the full spectrum of expertise — and real results.
IP3’s expert brought a depth of expertise and agility that fundamentally transformed how we approach a next-gen institutional transformation… This wasn’t just a consultancy — it was a true partnership in building a resilient public institution for the future.
Mohammad Syful Hoque
Executive Chairman · Economic policy & sustainability transformation expert
Syful has 20 years of experience in economic policy and sustainability transformation, solving sustainability challenges in policy and practice. His work is characterized by deep knowledge of economic and development policy and sustainability consulting — championing the forefront of climate solutions, ESG excellence and the principles of a circular economy for long-term value creation.
He has underpinned 100+ high-impact projects for global entities such as the World Bank, IFC, ADB, SIDA, W.T.O. and the European Commission, and has collaborated with over 30 international development organizations.
IP3 Consulting isn’t just another policy or research institute — it’s a mission-driven impact accelerator. We turn intelligence into implementation, partnering with stakeholders at every level to build solutions that are not only visionary but viable.
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