

Yuliya Malieieva and Reed Collins
- Jan 21, 2021
Building on 2020 in 2021
2020 was a challenging year that pushed all of us to adapt and find new solutions to the unique challenges caused by COVID-19. IBI is proud to have managed its projects through the pandemic with only minor disruptions. Below are the 2020 highlights from our projects: Launched in early 2020, the ASEAN Policy Implementation (API) project made progress in its first year, including conducting regular regional trends analyses to inform the USAID Mission to ASEAN on economic and tr


Magdalena Parkhurst
- Jan 19, 2021
Local Public Private Dialogue as a Mechanism for Economic Growth in Lao
A core component of the USAID-Laos Business Environment Activity, being implemented by IBI, is the expansion of public-private dialogue (PPD). Through efforts in this area, the Activity encourages strong, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth in Lao. IBI recently facilitated a series of meetings with the provincial Champasak government and private sector stakeholders. These meetings are contributing to the creation of a tailored, provincial public-private dialogue platfo