One of Locus Economica's greatest values is the guidance we provide on legal and regulatory frameworks for special economic zones (SEZs). Locus has walked alongside the Kenyan government in its development of a new special economic zones law, regulations, and subsidiary instruments for the last few years. In March-April 2017...
Modernizing Kenya's Special Economic Zones Law and Regulations
Under multiple assignments for the World Bank since 2013, Locus Economica has been working closely with the Kenyan Ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise Development and with Parliament to help facilitate the drafting of a new special economic zones law and implementing regulations. The law represents a critical departure from...
Bringing the ICT Sector to Kenya
In 2008, the Kenya government designated a 1,000 acre site along the Athi River as an Export Processing Zone (EPZ) designed to attract information and communications technology (ICT) firms. The following year, Locus founder and CEO Jean Paul Gauthier began working with the government on the new zone's...
Helping Make East and West Africa More Competitive
From 2007-2008, Locus Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier led the technical work for trade and investment competitiveness assessments for both East and West Africa while working with Deloitte Consulting.
Hands-on Work to Attract Foreign Investment to Kenya
Between 1996 and 1998, the Kenyan Investment Promotion Centre and Export Processing Zones Authority asked Locus Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier to to lead an effort to attract foreign investors in targeted sectors. Jean-Paul lead an 8 member team evaluating the Kenyan investment framework...