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Africa

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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Central & Eastern Europe

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Central Eurasia

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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Latin America & the Carribbean

Latin America Program
The Latin America Program works throughout the region to create more open societies, enhance human rights protections, and encourage the implementation of economic and political policies firmly rooted in democracy. more

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Russia, Ukraine & Belarus

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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South Eastern Europe

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Southeast Asia

Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative
The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative focuses on open society issues throughout the region, particularly in Burma but also in other countries where essential freedoms are threatened or non-existent. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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Turkey & the Middle East

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

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United States

Community Fellowships
Community Fellowships are awarded to individuals who wish to employ their educational and professional attainments in service to disadvantaged communities in the New York City and Baltimore, Maryland areas. more

OSI-Baltimore
OSI-Baltimore seeks to foster debate, empower marginalized groups to help shape and monitor public policy, and strengthen communities and families in the Baltimore, Maryland area through the development of fair, rational, and responsive public systems. more

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Overview

The Economic and Business Development Program provides the most comprehensive information about OSI’s activities on the economic development issue. Several other OSI initiatives also work on this issue around the world, from Africa to the United States. They are all grouped alphabetically in region categories on this page.

Economic & Business Development Program

publications

Controlling Iraq's Skies: The Secret Sell-Off of Iraq's Air Industry
February 9, 2004
A report from Iraq Revenue Watch warns that secret deals allegedly approved by the American-led Coalition Provisional Authority could hand power to oligarchs and jeopardize the viability and openness of the Iraqi air industry.  more

Caspian Oil Windfalls: Who Will Benefit?
May 14, 2003
A report from the Central Eurasia Project's Caspian Revenue Watch that calls for accountability, transparency, and public oversight in the oil and natural gas industries of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. more

Increased Costs of Iraq Demand Increased Accountability
September 15, 2003
A report from the Central Eurasia Project's Iraq Revenue Watch that urges greater transparency in—and the release of a sound strategy for—the Bush administration's request for an additional $87 billion in spending for Iraq and Afghanistan in 2004. more

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