Investment Screening is critical in enhancing economic resilience and addressing emerging national security concerns worldwide. This week, CLDP, together with @USTreasury, @StateDep, @ENERGY, CEISD Romania, and CELIS held a regional workshop on Investment Screening in Slovenia.

🤝💲Infrastructure projects developed through public-private partnership (PPP) help attract greater foreign investment to Guatemala. CLDP and @ANADIEGuatemala (ANI) held sessions last week to strengthen ANI’s PPP pipeline, with the support of the @StateDept and @usembassyguate

📃 From Jan 20-21, CLDP hosted a workshop on USPs for PPPs in Indonesia. This workshop focused on risk assessment and allocation in managing USPs for large infra projects in the rail and ports sector. Thank you to @usembassyjkt & @LKPP_RI for their support and collaboration.

📚 In #Philippines, CLDP, w/ @GeorgetownLaw, delivered the Infrastructure Contracts Executive Legal Education Certificate Program to empower government officials in Asia-Pacific to draft & negotiate infrastructure contracts

🤝 Strong procurement systems are vital to Ukraine’s reconstruction and the U.S.–Ukraine partnership. On Jan 27–28, CLDP hosted a Kyiv workshop with Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy & Professional Procurement on using non-price criteria to drive best-value, transparent procurement.

Strengthening public integrity 🇩🇴 Working groups with @DIGEIGRD, CLDP & the @EmbajadaUSAenRD are holding technical sessions to refine conflicts of interest and whistleblower protection legislation—grounded in international best practices #GoodGovernance #RuleOfLaw #AntiCorruption

Investment screening is a vital tool for protecting national security and supporting U.S. investments. CLDP, @USTreasury, @StateDept, and Ministry of Industry and Trade (Czech Republic) held a workshop to share best practices for the screening of critical sectors in Bulgaria.

How can govts work w/ the U.S. for safer, stronger, more prosperous #mining partnerships? #CLDP & #PNG mining authorities shared best practices for #criticalminerals governance & enforcement & held industry + stakeholder roundtable to improve business for U.S. & partner companies

📢 Strong subnational capacity makes public projects transparent, bankable, and investment-ready—increasing opportunities for U.S. firms. Dec 10–11, CLDP hosted 14 DNCC (Bangladesh) officials in @MiamiDadeCounty to share best practices in procurement, finance, and solid waste.

🏗️🤝Successful infrastructure projects in Guatemala can attract investment and improve the business environment. To encourage bankable projects, CLDP and @ANADIEGuatemala, with @StateDept support, held a technical session on Public-Private Partnerships on December 3.