Reforming the Investment Climate in Tajikistan

Legal reforms have been crucial to Tajikistan's economic development....  Locus CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier led the IFC's efforts to improve the country's laws from 2004 to 2006 as part of the Tajikistan Investment Climate Reform Project. During that time, he assisted the development of regulatory reforms that ...

Evaluating Cambodia's SEZ Laws

In December 2005, Cambodia issued Sub-Decree No. 147 and 148, which established special economic zones (SEZs), as well as the Cambodian SEZ Board (CSEZB) to regulate the SEZs.... During the laws' formation, Locus Founder & CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier analyzed the legislation against international best practices...

Building up Government Capacity to Break Down Administrative Barriers in Bangladesh

Improving an investment climate requires committed and well-trained government officials ready to respond to business's needs. For that reason, the World Bank's Foreign Investment Advisory Service formed the Bangladesh Administrative Barriers to Investment Project. This project helped Bangladesh establish...

Addressing Administrative Barriers in Egypt

From 2004 to 2005, Locus founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier served as Senior Advisor on the World Bank's Egypt Investment Climate Assessment / Administrative Barriers Project. At the time, administrative red tape seriously hampered business growth ...

Strategizing for Economic Development in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq

In 2004, Jean-Paul Gauthier served the Kurdistan Investment Board as it sought to develop a Sulaymaniyah Secured Commercial Area. Jean-Paul served as Legal Component Lead and helped create a development strategy for the area, under a contract between Deloitte and the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq, as well as the Kurdistan Regional Government....

Clearing the Way for Small Businesses in Nigeria

Evidence shows that micro, small, and medium size enterprises (MSME) play a crucial role in a thriving economy. In many countries, however, unnecessary regulatory barriers keep MSMEs out of the market.... To address this problem, the IFC had Locus founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier...

Making Government More Efficient in Fiji

In 2004, the Government of Fiji sought the assistance of the World Bank to help improve its program for issuing investment approvals and registering businesses. Locus Founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier served as a senior advisor on the project, providing hands-on, practical assistance to several government agencies involved in these functions....

Assisting with Senegal's Trade Integration

From 2003-2004, Locus Founder & CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier worked as a Project Manager for the USAID Integrated Framework Action Plan Implementation - Export Promotion and Trade Negotiation Program. The project provided technical assistance to the Government of Senegal in meeting World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO)...

Clearing the Way for Industrial Development in Morocco through Legal and Regulatory Reforms

From 2000-2002, the Government of Morocco, with the partnership of USAID and Pricewaterhouse Coopers, commenced a pilot exercise to re-engineer government processes and reform its legal and regulatory environment relating to land access and private industrial park development.  Locus founder and CEO, Jean-Paul Gauthier served as Project Manager for the $1.5 million effort. ...

Removing Barriers to Investment in Morocco

Addressing administrative barriers to growth is central to Locus Economica's work. ... [F]rom 1999 to 2002, Locus founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier helped the government of Morocco address administrative barriers to investment while serving as interim chief of party and project manager for the USAID Investor Roadmap for Morocco Program ...

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...