Center For International Private Enterprise

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1268 )

• No Corruption Survey in Pakistan This Year

  

  Transparency International's world headquarters released the global network's 2010 Annual Report this week. Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) Chairman... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unlocking the Potential of Public Procurement

  

  A road under construction in Vietnam's Tram Ton Pass (Photo: Flickr user maja_x1)Public procurement – which includes spending on construction and maintenance... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economic Reform Gaining Momentum in Pakistan

  

  A Pakistan Business Council event. (Photo: Pakistan Business Council) In Pakistan, private sector participation in the economic reform process is gaining... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Entitled to Accountability

  

  Two generations of Bedouin men at camp in Wadi Rum, Jordan. (Photo: Dorothy Smith)It was my first visit since the Middle East’s wave of popular uprisings... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Acquiring a Taste for Women’s Issues

  

  Assilah Z. Al-Harthy, the first woman to found and head a private equity firm in Oman, speaking on the second day CIPE's Democracy that Delivers for Women... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eat Your Chocolate & Strengthen Democracy

  

  (Photo: Sarah Gerrity/Sweetsonian.com) Conflict chocolate is nothing new. West African countries produce seventy percent of raw cocoa worldwide, led by... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Want to Give Global Integrity a Hand?

  

  Hazel Feigenblatt is Media Projects Director for Global Integrity.It’s that time of the year again: Global Integrity is seeking journalists, researchers,... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Research in Motion for Women’s Property Rights

  

  Strengthening property rights in rural Uganda is tough enough with the country ranked 150 out of 183 on the World Bank’s Doing Business Indicators for... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The 128th Most Influential Arab

  

  Click. Scroll. Click. Scroll.I sat paging through Arabian Business’s list of the 500 most influential Arabs. #2 Wael Ghonim – Google exec made famous by his rol... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 BUSINESS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If Not a Seat in Parliament, Then a Seat Behind the Wheel

  

  (Photo via Flickr)While CIPE is currently holding its conference Democracy That Delivers for Women, the hurdles women face in the Middle East and beyond remain... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers for Women – Going on Now!

  

  From left: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Mary Schnack, and Selima Ahmad speaking about women's economic empowerment during day one of Democracy that Delivers for Women. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Leadership by Example for a Region in Change

  Also available with subtitles in Arabic.Given the tumultuous change and economic stagnation throughout the Middle East and North Africa, one might be tempted... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Voice of Businesswomen in Romania

  

  CIPE board member Ambassador Barbara Barrett (center) visits CAFA in RomaniaCoalition of Women Business Associations (CAFA)CAFA has a rotating secretariat and... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Policy Recommendations to Support Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

  

  (Image source: www.bwcci-bd.org)Selima Ahmad is President of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI)Women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putting the ‘business’ in Business Association

  

  After having worked with over 100 business associations (chambers, trade association, women chambers) in Pakistan and several international locations such as... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 BUSINESS

• The Military is Not the Answer

  

  For many countries, the temptation to employ the army for roles beyond defense is too much to resist. Militaries tend to be highly structured and efficient... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Veiled Assumptions

  

  (Photo: Bikyamasr.com) A few years ago a friend of mine was offered a job with a UN agency in her native country. She was elated by the opportunity until she... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Road Map for Change

  

  Mapping advocacy impact. (Image: OSR)One of the aspects of CIPE’s work that deserves more discussion is the suite of evaluation methods that CIPE staff use to... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 POLITICS

• For Egypt, Investing Not Spending

  

  Street vendors from Beni Suef, Egypt offer feedback on a draft law governing street vendors at a meeting held by CIPE partner the Federation of Economic... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 BUSINESS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women Overcoming Barriers Against the Odds

  

  Women in post-conflict societies are often among groups most painfully affected by violence that transpired. They must struggle with the challenges of daily... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY