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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in economic development issues.

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

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

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

Economic & Business Development Program

The Economic and Business Development Program assists Soros foundations in promoting the restructuring of transitional economies, focusing on building viable market economies and creating new jobs. 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

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

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

Overview

The Economic and Business Development Program provides the most comprehensive information about OSI’s activities in economic development. 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

Racing the Deadline: The Rush to Account for Iraq’s Public Funds
April 21, 2004
In this report, the sixth in a series from OSI's Iraq Revenue Watch program, the timetable to review the expenditures of the Coalition Provisional Authority's $7.3 billion Development Fund for Iraq is criticized as too short to ensure thorough oversight and accountability. more

Controlling Iraq's Skies: The Secret Sell-Off of Iraq's Air Industry
February 9, 2004
A report from OSI's 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

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