Bolivia – Fundación Milenio released its weekly economic analysis bulletin, featuring an analysis of social conflicts that took place in Bolivia during 2012. These economic analysis bulletins form part of CIPE’s and Milenio’s efforts to cultivate a more informed citizenship in the area of economic policy. They are available for download in Spanish on Milenio’s website.
Kyrgyzstan – The Corporate Governance School held a seminar for 16 members of auditing committees on boards of directors in state-owned companies. Corporate governance experts gave presentations on the internal control system of companies and the responsibilities of audit committees. The participants gave high ratings on the seminar, and post-seminar knowledge tests indicated improvements in participants’ understanding of the topic.
Philippines – The Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) conducted a performance review of Mandaue, a city of nearly one million people in metro Cebu, to determine if the city can progress to the next level of the Performance Governance System (PGS). The PGS is an organizational reform methodology that CIPE helped ISA apply to local governments in the Philippines. Mandaue was the first city to utilize ISA’s new Local Economic Development (LED) toolkit as part of its PGS program.
Cote d'Ivoire – CIPE Africa Program Officer Yana Hongla and CIPE consultant Yao Ronsard met with the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) Cote d’Ivoire Country Director, Dominique Dieudonne, to discuss opportunities to collaborate on current and future projects. CIPE is currently working in Cote d’Ivoire to strengthen the voice of the SME sector in the policy-making process, and NDI is monitoring municipal elections and enhancing the legislative capacity of Ivorian Members of Parliament.
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Côte D’Ivoire – CIPE hosted a policy roundtable forum in Abidjan for 27 participants representing the public and private sectors on the current regulatory framework that governs Côte d’Ivoire’s micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Participants included representatives from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Côte D’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce, the Côte D’Ivoire National Employers’ Association, the Ivorian Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, and various media outlets.
China – In the latest of its bi-weekly series of policy discussion forums, the Unirule Institute of Economics hosted a discussion about early Marxist intellectuals in Russia and elsewhere, highlighting the glaring discrepancies between their beliefs and the actual application of communism in the early People’s Republic of China.
Moldova – The Institute for Development and Social Initiatives and the National Business Agenda (NBA) Network of business associations across Moldova have prepared a list of proposals for key reform areas for the new government to include in its Activity Program. A new government is expected to form in the next few weeks.
Bolivia – Fundación Milenio released its weekly economic analysis bulletin, featuring an analysis of the economic growth of the department of Tajira. These economic analysis bulletins form part of CIPE’s and Milenio’s efforts to cultivate a more informed citizenship in the area of economic policy. They are available for download in Spanish on Milenio’s website.
