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Co-funded by the European Union
Co-funded by the European Union
Location
Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo
Topic
Business Regulation and Policy, Public Private Dialogue
Status
Completed
Year
2021
The ICR Facility supported FEWACCI (Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry) on the promotion of business law harmonisation in ECOWAS Member States (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo).
The project provided technical assistance to provide guidelines for the harmonisation of business law in the ECOWAS region. It also supported the production and technical validation of a limited number of draft harmonised acts in priority areas as well as the implementation of advocacy and communication strategies. The specificity of the project was the inclusive involvement of the private sector in the process of business law harmonisation in the region.
A study report on the harmonisation of the business law was developed and shared with FEWACCI. A shortened version of the report was published and is used by FEWACCI to communicate with policymakers on the topic.
