Team Leader and Financial Expert advising Ministries of Communications for 3 East Caribbean island nations on contract negotiation and implementation of PPPs to manage construction of fiber optic submarine cable, Government Wide Area Networks (GWANs) and internet network in schools. GVIC advisory team is providing legal, technical and financial advice on structuring and implementation of the contracts.

Will Burnfield advised Bank of St. Lucia Ltd., the leading bank on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia (owned by East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Limited). He conducted a training programme for bank staff on building client relationships and the equity and debt financing process. He also advised the bank's management on the bank's proposed public equity financing, investment banking operations, and strategy of East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Limited.

Michael Borish worked with a team to develop a five-year strategic plan for the Bank consistent with Basel II and development needs of the domestic economy as the region undergoes liberalization of trade in goods and services.

Michael Borish reviewed new Basel Capital Accord and identified provisions where capital calculations could be influenced by mortgage default insurance, and evaluated approaches of several advanced economies in individual country treatment of their own risk weights and regulatory capital.