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Our founder, Jean-Paul Gauthier, authors seminal report on industrial parks for UNIDO; "International Guidelines for Industrial Parks"
Our founder, Jean-Paul Gauthier, authors seminal report on industrial parks for UNIDO; "International Guidelines for Industrial Parks"
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AEZO Regional Workshop, March 2021
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WEPZA Introductory PowerPoint on SEZs and the Keys to their Success
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World Free Zones Organization Barcelona Convention, 2019
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FDI Magazine Article: 'What is the future of free zones'
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Webinar for the World Free Zones Organization, September 2020
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CDE Round Table Number 19, June 12 2012
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Locus Economica Peer-Reviews a Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung SEZ Report
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Locus Economica SEZ Panama Pacifico Webinar, June 2020
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Pro Bono Contribution to Louis Clamaron's Thesis, 2020
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Locus Economica Advisory Visits to Bangladesh, May 2018
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World Bank Tree-Planting Ceremony at the Mirsarai SEZ in Bangladesh
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Site Inspection of the Mirsarai (Mireshorai) SEZ in Bangladesh
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Jean-Paul Gauthier Speaks at the Tanger Med Free Zone (TMZ) in Morocco, June 2019
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Locus Economica Contributes to a PWC and UK Aid Investment Report on Africa
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Locus Economica SEZ Draft Law is Adopted by the DRC
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Locus Economica Contribution to "How to Get Stuff Done (GSD) through Sustainable Investment Clusters"
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Presenting at the Yura Small & Medium Enterprise Association
Presenting at the Yura Small & Medium Enterprise Association
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Assessing the Potential of SEZs in Azerbaijan

UNIDO assessed the possibility of a free economic zone in Azerbaijan in 2007, with parallel World Bank Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) work on the legal front by Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier. Partially as a result of these efforts…

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Extending the Benefits of Chile's Free Zones
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Evaluating Costa Rica's Free Zones Framework for WTO Compatibility

In 2007, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Costa Rica’s free zones’ legal framework’s WTO compatibility on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), resulting in…

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Evaluating Senegal's Legal Framework for Hosting SEZs

In 2006, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Senegal’s legal framework for hosting SEZs on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), resulting in…

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Evaluating the Legal Basis for a Russian SEZ program

In 2005, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Russia’s legal framework for hosting SEZs on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), resulting in…

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Evaluating Tanzania's SEZ Legal Framework

In 2005, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Tanzania’s legal framework for hosting SEZs on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), resulting in…

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Evaluating Bolivia's Free Zones Legal Framework

In 2004, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Bolivia’s free zones framework on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), concluding that…

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Evaluating Benin's Free Zones Legal Framework

In 2004, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated Benin’s legal framework for hosting free zones on behalf of the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and made a certain number of recommendations in this regard. Shortly thereafter, in 2005, the Benin Industrial Free Zone Management Company was created in and the Industrial Free Zone Law adopted.

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Contributing to the Creation of a Framework for LNDC Industrial Estates

In 2004, Locus Economica Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier evaluated the Kingdom’s industrial estates framework for the World Bank’s Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS), in connection with the launching of bids to develop its first such estate in Tikoe. Today…

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Studying the Financial Structuring of Industrial Parks in sub-Saharan Africa

In 2018, Locus Economica was contracted, alongside PwC UK, by DFID's UK Aid to study the different terms and conditions of the financial structuring of industrial park deals in Africa. Jean-Paul helped produce a regional study for Invest Africa, UK Aid's initiative to promote FDI in manufacturing sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Rwanda Development Board Highly Recommends Locus Economica's CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier to UNIDO
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Madagascar SEZ Bill Adopted
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