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

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

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

Middle East & North Africa Initiative

OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative operates primarily as a grantmaking program on issues ranging from knowledge and information to women's rights. 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

News & Announcements

Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network, and Google.org Launch Small to Medium Enterprise Investment Company for India
Press Release
February 19, 2008
The Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network, and Google.org have created an investment company to create job opportunities and spur economic participation for a larger segment of the population in India. more

Multimedia

OSI Forum: Ending Slavery, Promising Transparency, Bringing Citizens Home—A Report on Mauritania’s Democratic Transition
OSI-New York
March 7, 2008
 VIDEO    AUDIO
The Open Society Justice Initiative hosted a discussion on the promise and danger brought about by recent developments in Mauritania.  more

Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster
 INTERACTIVE  
Designed to spark continuing national discussion of the social and economic impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this multimedia website features the work of OSI's Katrina Media Fellows. more

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