AFRICA
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- Corporate Governance
for Sustainable Growth, Ghana
CIPE sponsored a two-day conference in Accra, Ghana that
brought together over 50 public and private sector participants
from Ghana and Nigeria. The conference was made possible
with funding from the National Endowment for Democracy
(NED) and Exxon-Mobile, and in cooperation with the Institute
of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Ghana and the Development
Policy Center in Nigeria.
- Africa and
America - A Gateway for Women in Business
CHICAGO, September 20, 2000 - Over 100 successful women
entrepreneurs from fifteen African countries met with
American corporations and entrepreneurs in Chicago to
build business linkages. The international conference
organized by the Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE), The Eastman Kodak Company, and The Africa-America
Institute gathered support from a dozen US corporations.
The conference was held September 27-29 in the Hyatt at
Chicago's University Village and also included US Government
trade agencies, international trade experts, and a special
focus on international e-commerce.
- Think Tanks As Policy
Catalysts in Africa: A Capacity Building Workshop
Harare, Zimbabwe. More than 60 representatives of think
tanks and other economic development institutions from
19 African countries gathered to discuss the institutional
challenges they face and priority policy issues on the
Sub Continent. The conference was co-sponsored by the
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Secretariat
for Institutional Support for Economic Research in Africa
(SISERA), World Bank Institute (formerly the Economic
Development Institute of The World Bank) and the African
Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). The first two days
focused on operational issues such as board governance,
think tank models and fund raising, while the third day
addressed policy issues such as budget transparency, democracy
and good governance. Alan Gelb, Chief Economist for Africa
at the World Bank gave the keynote address, and case studies
from Germany, Poland and Lebanon were presented.
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ASIA
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- Freedom of Economic
Information For Effective Governance
Held April 24-26, 2000 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the conference
on Freedom of Economic Information for Effective Governance
was the second regional project implemented by the Manila-based
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) with
the support of the Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE) in Washington D.C.
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CENTRAL
AND EASTERN EUROPE
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- Coalition Building and
Monitoring for Anti-Corruption: Southeast Europe
On July 12, 2001, the Heritage Foundation, the Center
for International Private Enterprise, and the Center for
the Study of Democracy (Sofia, Bulgaria) held a policy
briefing at the United States Chamber of Commerce. The
purpose of the policy briefing was to introduce the US
policy and think tank community to the work of SELDI to
diagnose and advocate for policy reforms. The briefing
focused on the impact of the shadow economy and illegal
trafficking in goods on governance structures in the region
and public-private models for cooperation. Comparative
corruption diagnostics for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Yugoslavia were
presented.
- The Role of the Corporation
in Today's Society
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
hosted a two-day regional conference on "The Role of the
Corporation in Today's Society", held in Bucharest, Romania,
in October 1998. The conference's 100 participants consisted
of leaders from international corporations as well as
leaders of business institutions from throughout Central
and Eastern Europe. The primary goal of the conference
was to initiate a dialogue within the Central and East
European business community on the civic role corporations
should play in a market-oriented democracy. A half-day
at the conference was also divided into two working groups,
a capacity-building workshop for think tanks and a roundtable
discussion on the major challenges facing business associations
in the region.
- Business Views on
Corporate Governance
The Center for International Private Enterprise held
a regional forum on corporate governance in Sofia, Bulgaria,
September 22-23, 2000, in partnership with local co-host,
the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). The conference
was generously supported by the National Endowment for
Democracy (NED), and also by the East-East Program of
the Open Society Institute. The fifth in a series of regional
conferences focusing on reform issues, the event was a
successful kickoff to CIPE's Regional Corporate Governance
Initiative.
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EURASIA
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- Seven Years After
the Break-up: A Regional Conference for the New Independent
States
On September 14-16, 1998, CIPE and the Economic Development
Institute of the World Bank co-sponsored a region-wide
NIS Conference in Moscow, Russia, entitled "Seven Years
After the Break-up: A Regional Conference for the New
Independent States." Business associations and think tanks
throughout the NIS gathered to examine how far their countries
have come in the transition to market-based democracies,
and how to overcome the obstacles that remain along that
path. While the first two days were devoted to key economic
reform issues, the third day consisted of a workshop for
building the capabilities of think tanks. Sixty-one representatives
from fifteen countries (twelve NIS countries) participated
in the Conference. In addition to formal presentations,
they had the opportunity to meet informally and build
networks for the common goals of advancing economic reform.
This
Book is now on sale in the CIPE Bookstore.
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LATIN
AMERICA
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- CIPE Workshop on the
Informal Sector, São Paulo
CIPE hosted a workshop entitled "Barriers to Participation:
The Informal Sector in Emerging Democracies", November
13, 2000, in Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of the Second Global
Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (see www.wmd.org).
The workshop brought together participants from various
regions of the world and different sectors of society
including informal sector experts and representatives
from civil society such as business associations, think
tanks, universities, labor unions, and human rights and
pro-democracy groups for the purpose of stimulating discussion
about informality and devising effective strategies to
remove obstacles to formality.
- Strategies for Advancing
Reform in Latin America
Economic reforms in Latin America had made significant
progress during the late 80s and early 90s. Inflation
seemed to be successfully tamed, budget deficits were
reduced, and growth had been steadily recovering from
the lost decade of the 80s. However, more frequently the
words "stagnation" and "backsliding" are now being used
to describe the economies and reform process in Latin
America. Can the reform process be re-ignited? What role
can private business play in re-energizing reforms?
This
book is now available in the CIPE Bookstore.
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MIDDLE
EAST & NORTH AFRICA
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- Think Tanks as Civil
Society Catalysts in the MENA Region: Fulfilling Their Potential
Building upon its first jointly-sponsored program in
Cairo, Egypt in November 1997, CIPE and the World Bank
Institute (formerly known as the Economic Development
Institute) co-sponsored a second regional conference for
think tanks in the Middle East and North Africa. Taking
place in Beirut, Lebanon from February 6-8, 1999, and
hosted by the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, the
conference, entitled, "Think Tanks as Civil Society Catalysts
in the MENA Region: Fulfilling Their Potential," brought
together more than 40 leaders of think tanks from throughout
region. Dr. Kemal Dervis, Vice President of the World
Bank for the Middle East and North Africa, opened the
conference, and Dr. Nasser Saidi, Lebanon's minister of
economy, presented a keynote address prepared by Dr. Salim
al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon. The first day of the
conference examined the major economic reform issues facing
the region and the second day focussed on capacity building
issues including a presentation by Dr. Diane Stone, a
leading expert on think tanks and transnational policy
networks.
This
book is now on sale in the CIPE Bookstore.
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GLOBAL
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- Women:
The Emerging Economic Force
June 14-16 2000 in Washington, DC, CIPE held its second
successful international conference in support of women's
business associations. It was attended by 174 participants
from 46 countries.
- Africa and
America: A Gateway for Women in Business
Over 100 successful women entrepreneurs from fifteen
African countries met with American corporations and entrepreneurs
in Chicago to build business linkages in September 2000.
The international conference, organized by the Center
for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), The Eastman
Kodak Company, and The Africa-America Institute gathered
support from a dozen US corporations.
- Kickoff
Conference for CIPE's Women's Program September 1997
Women entrepreneurs are an important and growing force
within transitional economies and democracies, yet their
full participation in the business and public policy arenas
are often hindered by lack of representation, legal barriers,
and traditional gender roles. Effective women's business
organizations can help women entrepreneurs begin to overcome
these obstacles, thereby strengthening the commitment
of new democracies to equal participation in business
and public policy.
To help women's business organizations fulfill this role,
CIPE convened an international conference to focus attention
on the role and importance of women's business associations
and organizations. Held at the US Chamber of Commerce
headquarters in Washington, the conference drew 120 women
from 54 different countries to the three-day event. The
conference was co-sponsored by the National Endowment
for Democracy, IBM, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, Capitol
Health Partners, the Egyptian Social Fund for Development,
and the United States Information Agency. Keynote speeches
were given by Jehan Sadat, Former First Lady of Egypt;
Susan Davis, CIPE Women's Advisory Committee Chair; Joseph
Duffey, Director of the United States Information Agency
and Thomas J. Donohue, President of the US Chamber of
Commerce.
The conference
book from Organizing for Success: Strengthening Women's
Business Organizations in now half price in the CIPE Bookstore.
- Fighting Corruption in Developing
Countries and Emerging Economies: The Role of the Private
Sector
The negative impact of corruption on the private sector
have in many countries forced what would be legitimate
business into the informal economy, leaving a smaller
business sector to shoulder the tax burden. The Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Development
Centre, the Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE) and the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) held a conference to define the private
sectors' role in reducing corruption and creating a healthy
business environment. The conference was held in Washington,
DC February 22-23 and was attended by over 200 public
and private sector leaders.
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