As part of its continued cooperation with the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Government of Tunisia, CLDP organized workshops on franchising during the TunisMed Franchise Expo t in Tunis from December 6-7, 2017. CLDP organized and sponsored training sessions on franchising in the global and Tunisian contexts as well as franchise models, contracts, negotiations, and finance.  CLDP has supported the expo for several years to encourage franchising as a tool for economic development, as part of its technical assistance to Tunisia funded by the U.S. Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). CLDP also sponsored the participation of a representatives from Algeria, as part of CLDP's ongoing MEPI-funded assistance to Algeria in building a legal environment conducive to the franchise sector.