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• Join Us for an #ACDay Twitter Chat

  

  Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 12 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST CIPE will be hosting a Twitter chat on how “implementation gaps” foster corruption and what can... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Fight Against Corruption is Not Over

  

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  Posted on 10 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Editorial Cartoon Competition Public Voting Now Open!

  

  This year CIPE’s Editorial Cartoon Competition received more than 600 entries from 84 countries. Now we need you to help us select the winners! Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rebalancing China’s Economy: More Than Just Numbers

  

  Customers at a supermarket in China. (Photo: BusinessForum China)Over the past thirty years, China’s GDP has soared from $140 billion to nearly $6 trillion. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bridging the Knowledge Gap

  I recently came across the below ad online — part of a series called Google Search stories. The video demonstrates the positive effect that access to... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Looking Back on Global Entrepreneurship Week in Pakistan

  Our Youth is highly motivated, unaware, lacks counseling and guidance. Do not have access to information and available opportunities. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Advancing Entrepreneurship in Lebanon Beyond Global Entrepreneurship Week

  

  The Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA) is a Lebanese secular, non-profit, non-governmental organization working through a wide range of civil... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Small Business Saturday for Latin America?

  

  An EmprendeAhora participant stands outside her shop in Peru.Recognizing the value of a thriving small business sector, on Saturday, November 24, millions of... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Role of Youth in Anti-Corruption

  This week’s  Economic Reform Feature Service articles highlight the final two winning essays from CIPE’s 2011 International Youth Essay Competition. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Driving Youth Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

  

  Last week the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry ICCI joined the Center for International Private Enterprise and  Kauffman Foundation to celebrate Globa... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economic Opportunity and Rebellion in the Sahel

  

  “Aren’t you scared of getting kidnapped?” he asked her. ‘He’ being a participant of CIPE’s capacity-building workshop on association management, in Nouakchott,... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies

  

  Women entrepreneurs celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in Pakistan. Men in emerging economies significantly own more small and medium enterprises (SME)... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Improving Corporate Governance in Kosovo’s Publicly-Owned Enterprises

  

  Participants at the Riinvest conference in PristinaThe concept of corporate governance is relatively new in Kosovo. Although corporate governance was mentioned... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Empowering Women = Economic Growth

  

  (Chart: The Economist)Supporting economic growth is an important and overarching goal for all countries worldwide. How countries go about doing so, however,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Great Era of Global Development

  

  (Chart: OECD)It is easy to be pessimistic about the effectiveness of traditional international development efforts. After decades of effort and hundreds of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mobilizing Global Stakeholders in Anti-Corruption Efforts

  

  President Dilma Rousseff and other speakers at the 15th IACC in Brasilia“The world we want can only be built on transparency,” said Brazil’s President Dilma... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wrapping Up Global Entrepreneurship Week

  

  Tashabos students in Afghanistan celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week.“Entrepreneurship thrives where what you know matters more than who you know. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An Entrepreneurship Spring Or Winter for the Arab World?

  

  This fall, I had the opportunity to attend the U.S. Egypt Business Council Luncheon honoring Entrepreneurship Scholars from the MENA Region at the US Chamber... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women Entrepreneurs Mark Global Entrepreneurship Week in Pakistan

  

  The Peshawar Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PWCCI) celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week with an event held in partnership with CIPE and the... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Making the Most of an Advisory Board

  

  In his recently published book, Essays on Governance, CIPE Board member Andrew Sherman looks at the myriad issues facing entrepreneurs and business owners. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY