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• CIPE Marks Five Years in Pakistan

  

  Image: CIPE PakistanThese include reforming the law governing chambers of commerce and business associations, improving access to microfinance through the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIPE Pakistan Small Grant Program Shows Impact

  

  Image: www.rcci.org.pkIn July 2010, with the support of a CIPE small grant, the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) established an Information... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy Delivering in Somaliland

  

  Many people are unaware that this northwestern region of Somalia has functioned autonomously from chaotic Somalia since 1991, when it voted to secede after the... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• When Will Pakistan Say No to Corruption?

  

  In 2010, Transparency International (TI) ranked Pakistan as 34th most corrupt country in the world (143 amongst 178 countries surveyed). According to the TI... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Take the Power Back

  

  With a mostly blank cover page and a quote from Ayn Rand, Ecuador’s largest newspaper, El Universo, protested the court’s ruling against its directors and forme... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gender Equality in the Professional World

  

  This week Facebook unveiled a feature for users to announce their pregnancy via their Facebook profile. A quick scan of Twitter reactions to the addition,... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A World of Men

  In an informal survey, Foreign Policy’s Micah Zenko found that in ten prominent foreign policy think tanks in Washington DC, women made up only 21 percent of... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Logic of Corruption

  

  After a pleasant evening at a popular restaurant in Accra’s East Legon section, a bunch of international volunteers, including myself, piled into a taxi to... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Looking for Local Governance Stories

  

  A local district council office in Kerala State, India. (Photo: Jason Diceman via Flickr)Do you know of a well-intentioned legal framework in your country that... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Resurrecting Eden”

  Last Sunday on 60 Minutes, anchor Scott Pelley took viewers back with him to 2009 when he visited the region of Iraq that many biblical scholars say inspired th... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Beaten to the Punch

  

  A controversy over property rights has captivated Philippine news media with the drama that unfolded earlier this month in Davao on the southern island of... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hope on Yemen’s Horizon

  

  The Arab Spring has confirmed that there is no state stability when citizens live under regimes that squash their dignity and fundamental freedoms – the... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• For Our Freedom and Yours

  

  As it assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, Poland's leaders called for the the creation of a European Endowment for Democracy ... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Political & Economic Power of Women

  This Economic Reform Feature Service article captures Ambassador Melanne Verveer’s address, titled “The Political and Economic Power of Women,” at CIPE’s... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Access to Finance – a Key Barrier for SMEs

  

  In Armenia with AFIC, discussing the results of the international property markets scorecard. (Photo: CIPE)When it comes to limitations faced by small and mediu... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Citizenship Beyond Philanthropy

  

  Corporate citizenship is often narrowly understood as philanthropy. The CIPE-ADFIAP international workshop on institutionalizing responsible corporate... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On a Mission to Promote Policy Debate in Argentina

  

  A half hour before yesterday’s 8:30 a.m. discussion on Promoting Policy Debate in Argentina, a stranger knocks patiently at CIPE’s front door. He introduces... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Uncharted Territory: Exploring Procurement Reform in Russia

  

  Dina V. Krylova (Business Perspective Foundation) and Alexander Settles (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) explore Russia’s procurement law, along with its... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Making the Most of Public-private Dialogue

  

  From 2000 to 2005, with support from the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED)... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Benevolent Dictator Myth

  

  Although the concept of an economically benevolent dictator has increasingly gained popularity, the relative short-run success of an authoritarian regime has... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY