This eConference will explore the contribution that responsible business and economic development can make towards building peace. Watch the video presentations–including a presentation by John D. Sullivan, Executive Director of CIPE — and join the world-wide discussion with international experts. The eConference is hosted by the World Bank Institute and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility at George Washington University.
From Monday, April 13, throughout the week I will be moderating a session on “New Research on Development, Freedom, and Peace.” Feel free to dive into the online discussion! Register at www.peace.businessfightspoverty.org.
Read my earlier blog on Peace Through Commerce. Let me add another item of related interest. The Israeli-Palestinian Business Forum (IPBF) has published a Guide to Investment, Trade, and Cross-Border Business between Israel and Palestine. Written in Hebrew and Arabic, this groundbreaking guide assists Israeli, Palestinian, and international businesspeople, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to overcome the challenges of moving goods and labor both within the Palestinian Territories and into Israel. IPBF is confident that the guide will further peace efforts and promote economic development in the Palestinian Territories by increasing interdependence between the two national economies and strengthening relationships between Israeli and Palestinian business leaders. Learn more in the CIPE Overseas Report (Winter 2009 issue).
Published Date: April 13, 2009