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• The Arab League and the New Middle East

  

  Last month, leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa were invited to Baghdad for a glitzy three-day Arab League summit meeting, their first in two... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Local Institutions Matter to International Property Markets

  

  Participants at the 2012 FIABCI-USA International Symposium (Photo: FIABCI-USA)Property rights are one of the most fundamental building blocks of market... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Local Instituitons Matter to International Property Markets

  

  Participants at the 2012 FIABCI-USA International Symposium (Photo: FIABCI-USA)Property rights are one of the most fundamental building blocks of market... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Region

  

  Until a few years ago, lack of proper legislation hindered the participation of Pakistani women in business. The outdated 1961 Trade Organizations Ordinance... Read more

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

• The Youth Struggle to Participate in Egypt’s Transition

  

  Seif El-Khawanky was a youth leader in Tahrir Square during the revolution.Nearly 14 months after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has reached a point... Read more

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

• Women’s Empowerment in Kosovo

  

  Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga was elected in 2011 (Photo: Corbis)Kosovo, Europe’s youngest democracy, is striving to become a regional leader in women’s... Read more

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

• From Frank’s Taxi Backseat: Lessons on Ghana Part 1

  

  The Ghanaian flag flies in front of an oil rig.Taxi drivers’ opinions usually make for reliable surveys. They run the cities – literally. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Proud to Pay

  

  (Photo credit: Dave Dugdale)Today, April 17, is the deadline for those of us in the U.S. to file our taxes. This morning I awoke to the following topical commen... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Making Public Procurement in Kosovo More Transparent

  

  Panelists at the Riinvest's conference on public procurement Given the importance of public procurement to development prospects – and the potential it carries... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Property Rights, Democracy, and Development

  Since the publication of Hernando de Soto’s landmark book The Mystery of Capital in 2000, the link between property rights and economic development, especially... Read more

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

• Developing a Moral Compass for Pakistan’s Informal Sector

  

  The long-running question in Pakistan remains how to formalize the informal sector? Pakistan’s informal sector, comprised of thousands of small-scale... Read more

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

• Fourth Annual CIPE International Youth Essay Contest Winners Announced

  

  CIPE is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual International Youth Essay contest today. This year we received more than 400 entries from 65... Read more

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

• Pakistan Inches Towards Reforming Public Sector Enterprises

  

  Participants at the roundtable on corporate governance of public sector enterprises in Islamabad. (Photo: CIPE Staff)“The government was determined to enhance... Read more

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

• Increasing Organizational Capacity Through Mentorship: A Letter from Georgia

  

  The Georgian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Association holds a meeting with entrepreneurs on tax policy. (Photo: GSMEA)Kakha Kokhreidze is the 1st Vice... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship in Pakistan

  

  Promoting entrepreneurship is an important priority for Pakistan’s economic development. According to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s 2010 report, Pakistan... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Revolution in Higher Education and Entrepreneurship

  

  The OECD has been working extensively on education; its top of the line agenda is to achieve quality education system in OECD countries. The center of a qualit... Read more

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

• Lviv: Between East and West

  

  Lviv's old town.One of the nominees for best foreign-language film at this year’s Academy Awards was the movie “In Darkness” set in the western Ukrainian city o... Read more

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

• Building Institutions for Economic Growth

  It is widely recognized that encouraging long-term economic growth requires competition, innovation, and the spread of new technologies. Read more

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

• Egypt’s Food Subsidies and the IMF

  

  This week, the IMF is back in Egypt to meet with government leaders to discuss a proposed $3.2 billion loan to the country’s transitional government. So far, th... Read more

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

• Advancing Global Human Development

  

  Image source: sfs.georgetown.edu/ghdLast week Georgetown University celebrated the launch of an innovative new graduate program: Master of Arts in Global Human... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY