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• Exploring Frontiers of Entrepreneurship at GEC Milan

  

  The author, Kim Bettcher, with Jehan Ara, President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) in Milan. What I love best about the Global... Read more

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

• What Drives Corruption and How Can Institutions Respond?

  What are the drivers of and institutional responses to corruption? Are current anti-corruption instruments used domestically and internationally effective? Read more

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

• Improving Local Level Governance in the Philippines

  

  The Philippine National Police have used the Performance Governance System to improve governance.Efficient, transparent and accountable governance continues to... Read more

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

• Successful Public-Private Dialogue: The Kenyan Perspective

  

  “The work of development is too important to be left in the hands of governments alone. It is the responsibility of everyone. Especially the business community. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Gaza Strip Today: The Challenges and Potential

  

  Bahaa Eddin Al-Dahoudi is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED).Besides experiencing three destructive wars in... Read more

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

• Strengthening Economic Growth Through Public-Private Dialogue

  

  Fostering a strong competitive market requires the private and public sectors to understand each other’s needs. In any country, entrepreneurs look for ways to... Read more

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

• Trade Capacity Building and Private Sector Engagement

  

  By Kirby BryanFor sustainable economic growth, developing countries must have the capacity to functionally interact with the global market. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• International Women’s Day Wrap-Up

  

  Last week, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the CIPE Development Blog focused on stories of women’s empowerment from around the world: Teodora... Read more

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

• Empowered Women in Liberia: Their Voices Must Be Heard

  

  Lawrence Yealue, II. is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at Accountability LabIn Liberia, female participation in decision-making has long been limite... Read more

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

• HeForShe: Engaging Men in Women’s Economic Empowerment

  

  By Spogmay AhmedOn September 20, 2014 the United Nations launched the HeForShe campaign, a worldwide effort to engage men in the promotion of women’s rights. Read more

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

• Newsflash: Businesswomen Lead in Nicaragua

  

  The draft Nicaraguan Businesswomen Agenda was presented during REN’s International Women’s Day forum on March 6, 2015. Speakers included Nicaraguan Minister of... Read more

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

• Building a Network of Change-Makers in South Asia

  

  In late January, CIPE held its sixth in a series of capacity building and networking workshops in Colombo for its South Asia regional network of women’s busines... Read more

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

• How Mentorships Support Women Entrepreneurs

  

  Children’s book and toys that were developed as a result of Association of Business Women in Serbia’s mentorship program. Fear of failure. Lack of confidence.... Read more

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

• How Can Societies Support Women in the Economy?

  Women entrepreneurs around the world face a myriad of challenges. Balancing obligations between at home and work, lack of networks, and limited access to financ... Read more

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

• Entrepreneurship and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ecuador

  

  Fellows participating in the Emprendedores Ecuatorianos (Ecuadorian Entrepreneurs) program work on the details of their business plans at session in November... Read more

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

• In Celebration of International Women’s Day

  Women comprise the majority of world’s population, are heads of households, have outpaced their male peers in educational attainment and contribute to the socia... Read more

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

• Tracing the Link Between Capital Markets and the Development of Democracy

  Synonymous with the aristocracy and social elite for much of history, the “political class” took a new form – that of the merchants and businessmen – during... Read more

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

• Holding Pakistan’s Government Accountable on Tax Reform

  

  Pakistan collects far less tax (as a percentage of GDP) than most countries. So far the PML(N) government has not been able to significantly increase the tax... Read more

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

• Building a Future for Syria’s Youth

  My colleague Peako Jenkins and I recently visited Kilis, Turkey, where CIPE is supporting a civic education program for young Syrians displaced by the conflict... Read more

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

• Pakistan and India: Irreconcilable Or Just Stubborn?

  

  Trucks wait at the India-Pakistan border. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Huma Sattar is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Heritage... Read more

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