On November 20, CLDP and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service met with high-level officials from the Palestinian Attorney General’s Office and the Higher Judicial Council to determine next steps for CLDP’s 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 November 16 and 17, in coordination with the Dominican General Directorate for Public Contracting (DGCP), CLDP led an advanced workshop on best practices in the implementation of set-asides and other programs intended to improve access to government contracts for small and women-owned business

On November 14-15, CLDP held a workshop to support the Bahrain Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism’s initiative to develop new procurement laws and regulations to support small-and medium-sized businesses in Bahrain.

On November 14 and 15, CLDP Attorney-Advisor Arezo Yazd spoke on the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) and strengthening IPR regimes to promote entrepreneurship in Bahrain. Ms.