On February 7, CLDP Senior Counsel James Filpi spoke at the Kuwait annualKnowledge Economy Forum conference organized by the Kuwait Supreme Council of Planning and Development in Kuwait City. The conference brought experts in economic development from around the world to discuss the demands on...

In an effort to encourage investment and economic growth by introducing best practices in contract enforcement,CLDP isproviding technical assistance to the Governments of Morocco and Tunisia.

From November 13 - 16, CLDP provided consultations to a high-level delegation from Iraqs Ministry of Oil on developinginvestment projects that would attract US investors, companies, and technologies.

On November 5, CLDP and the Kuwait Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to cooperate on technical assistance programs for government agencies across the Kuwaiti government.

On November 5-7 , CLDP conducted, in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD), a three-day assessment of Kuwaits current procurement processes and its new procurement law, which was enacted in 2016.

On November 20, CLDP and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service met with high-level officials from the Palestinian Attorney Generals Office and the Higher Judicial Council to determine next steps for CLDPs technical assistance on intellectual property (IP) in the West Bank.

On November 19, CLDP and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service met with the Palestinian Legislative Review Committee for Competition Law to review a recently updated draft law that was requested by the prime minister.

On September 13, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, conducted consultations in Basrah for the Director General of the Basrah Airport and other key officials from the Port of Basrah, to determine potential CLDP technical assistance that may be provided in order to improve...

On September 12, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, moderated a roundtable with representatives from local universities and the oil/gas industry to kick start a University Industry project aimed at developing the local workforce through public and private partnerships in...

On September 11, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, conducted a meeting in Basrah with the Contractors Association to discuss ways to attract American partners for commercial projects in Iraq.