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• A New Network of Business Associations Is Born in Côte d’Ivoire

  

  Network members attending the meeting in Abidjan.Experience shows time and again that business associations are more effective in their advocacy when they work... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue for Sustainable Business

  

  Participants at the Frankfurt workshop.Effective legal and regulatory reforms are key to improving governance and creating an entrepreneurship ecosystem... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 6 Women Leaders to Follow on Twitter

  

  Even in difficult environments where women’s economic and political participation is constrained by law or culture, the impressive women in CIPE’s networks... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will the Roadmap for Nigeria’s Future Include Women?

  

  Nigerian businesswomen take part in a CIPE-sponsored mentoring program in 2011.Nigeria will soon begin a national discussion that could redefine the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Changing Perceptions of Women by Giving Them a Chance to Succeed at the Top

  The women’s empowerment initiative Lean In made headlines recently by partnering with Getty Images to produce “a library of images devoted to the powerful... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women’s Economic Participation in Latin America: Closing the Gap

  

  Both candidates in Chile’s Dec. 2013 presidential runoff were women.In the past quarter century, the level of women’s economic participation has steadily grown... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Helps Inspire Leaders of Papua New Guinea’s First Women’s Chamber

  

  In a partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, CIPE is supporting the development of the recently-established Papua Ne... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ukraine’s Heroes — Everyday People

  

  Following months of protest on Kyiv’s Maidan, many Ukrainians have begun to address one another these days not with hello or how are you? Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Power of Chocolate

  

  Watch an interview with Lina Hundaileh (video in Arabic, summary in English).Jordan ranks among the lowest countries in the world on the World Economic Forum’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Europe’s Corruption Challenges Examined

  

  In this 2011 file photo, a billboard is shown on the Rue Belliard in the European district of Brussels THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Maria Sanchez-Marin This post... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Long Road Ahead for Gender Equality in Pakistan

  

  Political leaders at a 2013 conference in Peshawar, Pakistan, call for better recognition of women in politics. (Photo: Parliamentarians Network for Conflict... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Banditry, New Solutions

  

  Faced with a corrupt judicial system, what strategies do Russian businesses employ to resolve business disputes?  Lately, less murder and more litigation.Faced... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Celebrating International Women’s Day 2014 at CIPE

  

  CIPE recently helped support the first-ever Women’s Chamber in Papua New Guinea.It is a simple fact of economic development that no policy or program will... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Next Emerging Market: Women

  

  Today I attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the UN Office for Partnerships sponsored event, Turning Inspiration into Action: Next Steps for... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Helping Afghanistan’s Provincial Councils Fight Corruption and Improve Governance

  

  To improve local governance in Afghanistan, CIPE conducts training seminars for the Provincial Councils in Afghanistan on democratic governance and market... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Push for Evidence-Based Policymaking in International Development

  

  Some central questions in international development are how to measure progress, make sound cross-country comparisons, and build the case for political and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Empowering Women Through the Private Sector

  

  By now, we’ve all heard about the benefits of engaging women in economic activities. Economically empowering women–helps promote gender equality, poverty... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• From the Field: EmprendeAhora Peru Ep. 1 – Jorge

  (Watch the video in Spanish.)During late August 2013, CIPE program officer Brent Ruth and I had the opportunity to travel through Peru to meet with EmprendeAhor... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Youth Entrepreneurship: The Way Out For Pakistan’s Economic and Social Suffering

  

  Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in Pakistan.Fayyaz Bhidal is a CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Big Step Forward for Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Papua New Guinea

  

  Papua New Guinea ranks among the world’s worst performers in almost every global indicator of gender equality, including gender-based violence, social... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY