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• Corporate Leaders Surveyed on Anti-Corruption Efforts

  

  Surveys attempting to measure illegal or frowned-upon behavior are notoriously difficult to execute in a useful way. This is especially true when it comes to... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Think Tanks in Emerging Democracies

  

  One of the greatest advantages of democracy is that any citizen can openly engage with policy ideas. Think tanks and research institutions help augment policy... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Pakistan Releases 2012 Activities Report

  

  With the commitment to strengthen democratic and market reforms in Pakistan, CIPE, with the support of its partners, continues to provide tools to serve as a... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Holds Back Poor Entrepreneurs?

  

  (Photo: Stefan Geens, Flickr.)Within the development community, there is a growing consensus that encouraging entrepreneurship is one of the best approaches to... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Serbian Experience in Transition

  

  One of the most famous opening lines in all of literature comes from the great Russian novel Anna Karenina: “Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family i... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Mourns the Loss of Larry Liebenow

  CIPE’s staff and Board are remembering former CIPE Board member Larry Liebenow, who passed away on May 21. In addition to his years of service on the CIPE Board... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Building a Culture of Corporate Governance in Kyrgyzstan

  

  During its more than 30 years of strengthening democracy around the world, CIPE has learned time and again that sound corporate governance practices and... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egyptian Civil Society: Now & Then

  

  The legacy of the past and the challenges of the present Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE In Francophone Africa: The Lost Chapters

  

  Participants in CIPE’s 2010 program in Cote d’Ivoire. (Photo: CIPE staff)Part of my mandate as Program Officer for West and Central Africa is to establish a... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Customs Union Through the Eyes of Belarusian SMEs

  

  Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan formed a Customs Union in 2010 to integrate the three economies more by removing trade barriers across borders. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Toolkit for Access to Information Programs

  

  If knowledge is power, then ensuring access to information is a vital step in empowering civil society to participate in the policy making process. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Integrating Women into Global Value Chains

  

  How can you effectively integrate women into value chains? With this question in mind, two representatives from the Mennonite Economic Development Associates... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Help Empower Nepal’s Entrepreneurs!

  

  CIPE’s long time partner Samriddhi, the Prosperity Foundation in Nepal is seeking to better understand why so many of their independent and small businesses... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Words Matter

  

  Created with WordItOut.Researchers have recently identified 23 words they term “ultraconserved,” meaning they haven’t much changed since the end of the Ice Age... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Business Agenda for Democracies

  

  Andrew Wilson of CIPE speaks at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Democracies in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.The seventh ministerial meeting for the... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women’s Business Associations Moving Forward in South Asia

  

  “The sessions in Dhaka and Kathmandu helped develop structure and set direction and proper governance guidance to our business associations, which usually tend... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE and the Private Sector’s Role in Cote d’Ivoire’s Fragile Democracy

  

  A street market in Abidjan (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)In Cote d’Ivoire, CIPE is engaged in a multi-year program to enhance the capacity of Ivorian private... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Role of Information in Planning for Syria’s Post-War Economic Future

  

  As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remember that access to information and free and unbiased reporting are vital elements for... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• To Rebalance Or Not to Rebalance: That is Not a Question for China

  

  What is Asian development going to look like in the near future? Given that China remains the region’s leading giant, and one of its fastest-growing economies,... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Expanding Access to Information on Economic Issues in Kyrgyzstan’s Regions

  

  According to Freedom House’s Freedom of the Press 2013 report, Kyrgyzstan’s media environment remains ‘not free’ with little improvement in press freedom over... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY