Local Economic Development

Local Economic Development (LED) typically starts by analysing the economy of a particular region or municipality, identifying opportunities to enhance its prospects. LED strategies may combine any of the following: business environment reform, value chain development, infrastructure development, innovation and technology policy, planning and/ or skills development. LED programmes often involve local and regional governments, the private sector and civil society in programme design and implementation.

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Iraq’s main economic development challenges

An Investment Strategy for Iraq

CIPE Provincial Business Agendas

The Center for International Private Enterprise with various stakeholders produced provincial buisness agendas for Najaf, Basra and Anbar as well as the Kurdistan Region to highlight the importance fo the private sector's contribuion to the development of the country in general. Within each every major sector in that province is introduced followed by a list of problems and their proposed solutions and the relevant stakeholders involved.

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The PSDC

The Private Sector Development Center in Iraq's (PSDC) is a local registered civil society organization whose mission is promoting an inclusive and competitive Iraqi private sector through trust building, public-private dialogue, advocacy for economic reform and market-orientated activities.