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• Investing in Bangladesh: A Gender-Smart Approach to Private Sector Development

  This post is Part 5 in a series. Read Part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. Jump to Ahmad’s comments.Over the last 28 years, Selima Ahmad,... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women in Business Mean Business: An Engaged Civil Society Organization in Nepal

  This post is Part 4 in a series. Read Part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. Jump to Bhandary’s comments.Rita Bhandary is a woman in business who means... Read more

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

• How Average Citizens Are Helping Set Budget Priorities in Kenya

  “There is no development that can be done if it’s not budgeted for.” These are the words of Edwin Kiprono, the president of Kerio Community Trust Fund,... Read more

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

• Could Armenia Be One of the Biggest Beneficiaries of the Iran Nuclear Deal?

  

  Iran-Armenia border crossing. (Photo: Press TV)By Ann Mette Sander NielsenThe much-analyzed nuclear deal with Iran to lift international sanctions is, if... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Bitcoin Could Cut the Cost of Remittances and Aid

  

  Photo: Eric Hersman, FlickrBy Mary BeliveauThose wishing to send aid, remittances, and investment overseas face exchange rate manipulation and inflated fees whe... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Through Better Governance

  

  Major global trends are changing the way we approach international assistance and policy reform. Private sector-led growth has produced enormous opportunities,... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women Mentoring Women in Nicaragua

  “REN-CIPE is [about] teamwork, working together with a person who is blazing a trail for me to follow,” said Noeilin Escobar, mentee and owner of Velas Amazonia... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shock Therapy Isn’t Enough to Jumpstart Ukraine’s Economy

  

  Photo: Wikimedia CommonsThe high level of economic development in Poland today is often accredited to the rapid implementation of liberal free market policies,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Vote for the Winners of the 2015 Global Photo Competition

  

  In a world saturated with media, the power of a single, compelling image can cut through the clutter. CIPE’s 2015 Global Photo Cmpetition seeks to highlight... Read more

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

• International Youth Day 2015: From the CIPE Fellows

  

  CIPE firmly believes in this year’s International Youth Day theme: youth civic engagement. Without young people’s political, economic, and social... Read more

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

• Defining Syria’s Future

  Creating a Brighter Future for Syrian Youth from CIPE on Vimeo.This International Youth Day, Syrian youth face a bleak situation. Read more

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

• Guatemalan Youth Fed Up with Spectating Become Protagonists in Their Country’s...

  

  By Dara SanfordIn the past few months, Guatemala has been hit by a wave of protests aimed at the government, focusing primarily on corruption endemic in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Property Rights, the Rule of Law, and Indigenous Rights

  

  The United Nations chose “Ensuring indigenous peoples’ health and well-being” as the theme for this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples o... Read more

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

• A Reservoir of Capability and Talent: Women’s Economic Empowerment and...

  This post is Part 3 in a series. Read Part 1 here and part 2 here. Jump to Arbab’s remarks here.Shamama Arbab, Vice President of the Peshawar Women’s Chamber... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Progress on Pro-SME Legislative Reform in Ukraine

  

  Kiev is Ukraine’s political and economic capital. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)The Ukrainian government is in the difficult position of trying to overhaul a wide... Read more

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

• Rising Corruption in Karachi

  

  Corruption in Pakistan is not a new issue, but as of late it has had a detrimental effect on the country’s economic fortunes and its ability to attract foreign... Read more

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

• Talking Trash in Lebanon

  

  Photo: Lebanese ExaminerMore than a week ago, the city of Beirut ceased trash collection when the landfill stopped accepting deliveries. It turns out the... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Trillion-Dollar Question: Financing the Sustainable Development Goals

  

  After years of consultation, discussion, and debate, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that will guide development efforts for the foreseeable future... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Protest Movement Electrifies Armenian Civil Society

  

  (Photo: BBC)By Ann Mette Sander NielsenThe Electric Yerevan protests began on June 19, when protesters gathered on the street to express their discontent with... Read more

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

• Good Governance in Pakistan is Crucial for Greater Trade

  

  Despite new export opportunities, Pakistan’s textile factories are shutting down due to energy shortages. (Photo: Dawn)Huma Sattar was a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY