Egypt

Egypt – CIPE staff held a roundtable with young business leaders in the Gharbeya Governorate to begin working on a regional reform vision at the local level. The vision will represent a consensus among civil society, business, and government on the policy priorities for local development. The young leaders agreed on an initial vision for the agenda to promote regional development in Gharbeya by strengthening the business environment and enhancing its social and cultural heritage.

Egypt – CIPE Egypt Country Director Randa Al-Zoghbi delivered a presentation to senior management of the Egyptian Central Audit Bureau on CIPE’s U.S. Agency for International Development-supported anti-corruption program. In her presentation, Zoghbi highlighted the importance of adopting an institutional approach to corruption and outlined CIPE’s work with the private sector to address this important issue.

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CAIRO, EGYPT – In its continuing effort to build an institutional framework to promote integrity and combat corruption in Egypt, the Egypt office of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), working in partnership with the Federation of Economic Development Associations and the United Group, organized a conference on “Combating Corruption between the State and the Society” on February 27, 2013. The event was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

WHO:             Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Federation of Economic Development Associations (FEDA) 
United Group 

Egypt – CIPE’s New Egypt Forum facilitates an ongoing dialogue among opinion leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders about the institutional reforms needed for a free-market democracy to take hold in Egypt. This month CIPE sought to widen the scope of the New Egypt Forum by reaching out to a new generation of Egyptians.

by John D. Sullivan, CIPE Executive Director

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