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• Kickstarting Economic Growth in Afghanistan’s Provinces

  

  Participants at the Nangarhar PBA launch event.A year after the impasse over the 2014 presidential election was resolved, Afghanistan finds itself at a... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How the Private Sector Helped Make Tijuana Safe Again

  Learn more about the private sector’s role in reducing insecurity in Tijuana with this short video (10 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles)Between 2007 and... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pakistan and Afghanistan Work to “End the Blame Game” and Increase Trade Ties

  

  The Afghan-Pakistan border. (Photo: EPA)Afghanistan, being a landlocked country, depends on its trading route with neighboring Pakistan to get its exports to... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• With More People Than Ever Online, Internet Freedom Continues to Decline

  

  Source: Freedom HouseOut of the three billion internet users today around the world, most live in countries where the internet is not free. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Benchmarking Public Procurement

  

  Did you know that public procurement — goods and services bought by governments — accounts for around one-fifth of global GDP? Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What to Do About Post-Soviet “Frozen Conflicts”?

  

  “Geopolitics South Russia2” by Spiridon Ion Cepleanu – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geopolitics_South_Russia.png. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ready Or Not? Assessing Change Readiness is Crucial for Implementation of the...

  

  By Stephanie Bandyk and Laura Van VoorheesAs the U.N. General Assembly delegates return to their countries after setting the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Voice of Youth in Economic Policymaking

  

  Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2015 Global Youth Economic Summit in Washington, DC, where over 450 leaders and practitioners from 5... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Property Rights Are Human Rights: How Land Titles Support Self-Determination...

  

  (Photo: Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press)Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Okanagan Aboriginal Leader and President of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, wa... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Problem for Intra-African Trade

  

  Photo: BBC / AFPThis post is continuation of a previous article on regional integration in Africa.Reducing tariffs is a great start for increasing trade within... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Regional Integration Help Africa Reach Its Economic Potential?

  

  Headquarters of the South African Development Community in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Much of the discussion at last year’s landmark U.S. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tunisia’s Nobel Peace Prize: Keeping the Boat Sailing

  

  “Tunisian national dialogue (October 2012)” by Magharebia – https://www.flickr.com/photos/magharebia/8142068904/#. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Carrots Before Sticks

  

  This post originally appeared on the SCCE Compliance Ethics blog.I was truly honored to attend this year’s Compliance and Ethics Institute (CEI) in Las... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Argentina’s First-Ever Presidential Debate Help Change Politics for the...

  

  Candidates at the October 4 debate, with an empty podium for incumbent Daniel Scioli, who dropped out of the debate. (Photo: AP)When the lights went down and th... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reports Show Weak Progress on Economic Reform in Pakistan

  

  The World Economic Forum lists a weakening judiciary as one of the issues holding back economic reform in Pakistan. (Photo: Pakistan Today)In Pakistan, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Helping Diaspora Investors Make a Difference in Their Home Countries

  

  A shop in Hong Kong where people can receive money sent from abroad. Remittances accounted for more than 80 percent of foreign investment into mainland China... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fighting Corruption Matters for Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Industry

  

  “If a company’s goal is to stay in business for a long time, why take the shortcut and pay bribes, which can damage the company in the long term? Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Meet the 2015 Global Photo Competition Winners

  

  Joseph Balikuddembe, UgandaJoseph Balikuddembe is a web application developer from Uganda. “[My] background and passion for fine arts manifested in my desire an... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What’s the Role of the Private Sector in Democracy and Development?

  

  Today is the International Day of Democracy, when the world celebrates the importance of democracy and democratic governance. But the role of the private... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kenya’s Renewed Commitment to Fight Corruption Needs the Private Sector

  

  This post originally appeared on the Corporate Compliance Trends blog.When I visited Nairobi a few weeks ago, the signs of President Obama’s recent visit to... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY