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• The Tunisian Business Community: Still Working to Keep Tunisia’s Democracy on...

  

  A forum held by IACE in May 2016. (Photo: Kapitalis.com)By Ali Ayadi, Pam Beecroft, and Brenna CurtiIn 2015, Tunisia’s business community, government and civil... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Debate on Taxation in Pakistan: Reforms Move to the Next Level

  

  Karachi Photo: Wikimedia CommonsPakistan’s overall tax-to-GDP ratio has been hovering around 10 per cent for the past decade, which is approximately five per... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Empowering Women: Good for Business

  Embed from Getty Images When I was born in Taiwan, my grandma commented “such a shame that she is not a boy!” A preference for boys was prevalent at that... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #20: Nyaradzo Mashayamombe on Advocating for...

  

  Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow Nyaradzo Mashayamombe discusses her work as an advocate for women’s and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe and the way women are viewed i... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supporting a Technology-Enabled Advocacy Effort for Nigerian Women

  

  One of the exciting initiatives I’m leading here at CIPE is to support our partners become better equipped with low-cost online or mobile tools that could... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Arabia: Expert Interview with Dr. Ahmed Fikry Abdel Wahab

  

  This post originally appeared at CIPE-Arabia in Arabic.In a brief interview with CIPE-Arabia, Dr. Ahmed Fikry Abdel Wahab shared some of his thoughts on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #19: Former CIPE Executive Director John D....

  

  Podcast hosts Julie Johnson and Ken Jaques with guest John D. Sullivan (right).Former Executive Director of CIPE John D. Sullivan discusses how the private... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ukrainian Business Community Comes Together to Develop Local Business Agendas

  

  By Bogdana Aleksandrova and Anastasiya BaklanFor the first time in Ukraine’s modern history regional business associations, in cooperation with Chambers of... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Charting a Way Forward for Business in Kandahar, Afghanistan

  

  On April 27, the Kandahar branch of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce & Industries and 28 other major business and sectoral associations in Kandahar province,... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #18: eBay’s Brian Bieron On How Global E-Commerc...

  

  Podcast hosts Julie Johnson and Ken Jaques with guest Brian Bieron (right).Executive Director of eBay’s Public Policy Lab, Brian Bieron (@ebaygr), discusses... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #17: Atlas Corps Fellow Gigi Raffo on What Life...

  

  Podcast host Julie Johnson (center) and guest host John Zemko with guest Gigi Raffo.Atlas Corps fellow and social media manager at Venezuelan think tank... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russia’s Rent-Seeking Downward Spiral

  

  It is clear that if we do not start taking action today, including by carrying out structural reforms, we could end up going into a lengthy period of economic... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #16: USAID’s “Innovation Evangelist” Alexis...

  

  Alexis Bonnell (@alexisbonnell) from USAID’s Global Development Lab (@GlobalDevLab) talks about how innovation is changing the way development work is done... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Global Enterprise Registration: A Window on Starting a Business

  

  In many countries the procedures to register a business can be confusing, costly, and discouraging. Although the Doing Business index has recorded increased... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Remembering Ronald Coase’s Legacy: Remarks by Oliver Williamson

  

  As the Economist once chided, “the economics profession was slow to recognize Ronald Coase’s genius. He first expounded his thinking about the firm in a... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Do We Support Corporate Compliance in a Democratizing Global Marketplace?

  

  Writing on Medium, CIPE’s acting Executive Director Andrew Wilson asks: with technological change and trade deals making it easier than ever to enter the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #15: Business Development Expert Toki Mabogunje...

  

  Podcast hosts Ken Jaques and Julie Johnson with guest Toki Mabogunje (right)Business development consultant Toki Mabogunje (Twitter: @tmc_nig) talks about the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• With Freedom Comes Responsibility

  

  By Tasneem Ahmar, Director, Uks Research CenterPakistan today has a large, vibrant and diverse media. Our media by and large enjoys freedom of expression. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Boosting Integrity in Global Trade

  

  2016 OECD Integrity ForumThis post originally appeared on the Corporate Compliance Trends blog.Mutually beneficial exchange of goods and services is at the hear... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Helping Earthquake-Affected Farmers Get Back on Their Feet in Nepal

  

  Women are crucial to Nepal’s agricultural sector. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Just over a year after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake left thousands dead, destroyed... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY