The Horn Economic & Social Policy Institute (HESPI) held a workshop which covered issues that were among the components of a research project conducted for the Secretariat of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The workshop discussed two commissioned studies at the venue on 3 – 4 May 2018. An assessment of status of Warehouse […]
The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) signed a project agreement in October 2017 with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) under the support projects to “Conflict Affected Countries- the Republic of South Sudan”. The project aimed at improving both intra-regional trade and sound economic and financial policies, specifically public finance reform that includes […]
Senior representatives of the Somali Government, the United Nations, representatives from Somalia Federal Member States, and the international community met in Mogadishu on 4 – 5 December, 2017 to participate in the Somalia Partnership Forum officially opened by H.E. Mohamed Abdulahi, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia with a call for greater investment […]
The Annual HESPI Conference on IGAD Economies was held on September 24-26, 2017 at the Mamoun Beheiry Center (MBC) in Khartoum, Sudan . The three-day conference on the theme “Youth Unemployment and Creating Opportunities through Trade and Investment in the IGAD” was jointly organized by HESPI, ACBF, MBC, UNECA and IGAD Secretariat. Over 21 research […]
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) launched its flagship publication, the 2017 Africa Capacity Report (ACR2017) which was on the theme: Building Capacity in Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa’s Transformation. The Report was launched in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa and the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African […]
The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) is a regional Think Tank, head quartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, primarily engaged in Socio-economic policy research institutional capacity building with focus on the IGAD region. One of HESPI’s ultimate objectives is to influence policy through policy dialogue by organizing public forums and policy round table discussions. […]
The Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Regional Economic Community comprises 8 member states with combined GDP of USD 218 billion and population of 250 million (World Bank, 2015). The region has been characterized by low socio-economic performance for many years, but has experienced a turnaround in the last two decades when most countries recorded impressive […]
The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) has been organizing Policy Forums to create an avenue for cross-learning and to disseminate research findings to influence policy formulation and implementation processes. On 26 September 2016, the Institute held a policy forum on Fiscal Federalism and Decentralization based on a commissioned study conducted for selected IGAD […]
HESPI organized Training Session and Experience sharing visit for Bank supervision officials from the Central Banks of Somaliland and South Sudan in Collaboration with the National Bank of Ethiopia, 18-23 July 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Representatives from the Federal Government of Somalia, existing member states and those in the process of formation held the first consultative meeting of the Somalia Federalism Network (SFN), with HESPI support, to discuss the key elements of cooperative federalism in Somalia. The participants at the meeting also included members of parliament and political leaders, scholars […]
HESPI Board of Directors Meeting evaluated the first half year performance assessment, 4-5 June 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
HESPI has been supporting the key integrity institutions of Somalia and South Sudan, including the Ministries of Finance, Public Accounts Committees of the legislatures, Supreme Audit Institutions, Central Banks, and anti-corruption agencies to strengthen effective Public Finance Management (PFM). In this context, among the institutional capacity building activities of HESPI planned for 2016 was training […]
Background The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) a regional think tank that focuses on research and institutional capacity building to enhance policy formulation and implementation in the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Regional Economic Community. The sub region comprises 8 member states with combined GDP of USD 218 billion and population of 250 […]
Training in Leadership and Public Finance Management for Senior Officials of the Government of Somalia in July 2012: A seminar for 20 Director Generals of the government Ministries of Somalia was conducted in Kampala, Uganda in July 2012, with support of the Uganda management Institute (UMI) and was received very well.
Training on Computing and Accounting Principles in April 2012 was conducted by HESPI associates and consultants for 32 Somali (TFG) mid-level officials in Mogadishu on April 27-May 12, 2012.
Leadership Seminar and Public Finance Management (PFM) training was held for officials of Puntland and Somaliland in December 2006 (co-sponsored with World Bank).
On October 5, 2019, a delegation from HESPI – IPADS International Conference including members from HESPI Board and Management, the Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and climate change and a representative of PDRC, both from Puntland, State of Somalia planted trees at the Jigjiga University Campus. The delegation also visited a nursery and revegetation project at […]