Links to Regional / International Training Institutes

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• African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
  http://www.aercafrica.org
  Non profit organization devoted to advanced policy research and training. The principal objective is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into problems pertinent to the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Based in Kenya.
  
  
• Eastern and Southern African Institute (ESAMI)
  (No link)
  ESAMI is a service and market oriented institution, offering management training and development programmes, consultancy and action-oriented management research services. Most Southern African countries are members. ESAMI is based in Tanzania.
  
  
• Giordano Dell Amore Foundation (Italy)
  http://www.fgda.org
  Set up in the sixties to assist newly independent African states in their efforts to develop their economies. Offers Training & Research, Technical Assistance and Publication in Banking, Finance and other areas relating to Economic Development.
  
  
• Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI)
  http://www.irti.org
  The purpose of IRTE is to undertake research and provide training and information on economic, financial and banking activities in Muslim countries. Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Institute Africaine de Développment Economique et de Planifiction (IDEP)
  (No link)
  African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
  
  
• International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
  http://www.idlo.int
  The International Development Law Organisation is an international
  intergovernmental organization based in Rome, Italy and offers various training in legal aspects of development.
  
  
• International Institute for Communication and Development
  http://www.iicd.org
  Independent non-profit training institute, established by the Netherlands Government in 1997. IICD's mission is to assist developing countries to realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies.
  
  
• International Law Institute (ILI-Washington)
  http://www.ili.org
  International Law Institute is an independent, not-for-profit organization. ILI-Washington offers seminars in various aspects of law and economic development. The training is directed both at the private and public sector.
  
  
• International Law Institute (ILI-Uganda)
  http://www.ili.org/uganda/home.html
  ILI opened its training centre in Uganda in 1997. The aim was to offer continuing education and research for lawyers, finance officials, and other professionals from all nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
  
  
• Joint Vienna Institute
  http://www.imf.org/external/np/ins/english/JVI.htm
  JVI is a cooperative venture of six international organizations. They provide training for officials of Central and Eastern European countries, the former Soviet Union, and former centrally planned economies in Asia.
  
  
• Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI)
  http://www.mefmi.org
  MEFMI is a regionally owned institute with 10 Southern & Eastern African member countries. MEFMI's aim is to build sustainable human and institutional capacity in macroeconomic and financial management through training and capacity building. Based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  
  
• Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Nigeria)
  (No link)
  
  
• Nigerian Institute of Management (Nigeria)
  http://www.nim-ng.org
  Nigerian NGO that conducts research and offers training, mainly in Management and Finance.
  
  
• West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM)
  http://www.waifem.org
  WAIFEM is a sub-regional training institute whose principal objective is to build capacity for debt, macroeconomic and financial management in its constituent countries in Western Africa. Based in Lagos, Nigeria.
  
  
• World Bank Institute
  http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/
  WBI/0,,pagePK:208996~theSitePK:213799,00.html
  Holds 500-600 learning programmes on various aspects of development every year. The Institute is based in Washington, but also has 6 country offices in other parts of the world.
  
  
• Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) (ZAMBIA)
  http://www.nutro.co.zm
  Offers advanced training in Law. Also open for Law Graduates from universities outside Zambia.

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