Iraq – CIPE partner Shams Al Janoub organized a roundtable discussion on Maysan’s commercial sector for the Provincial Business Agenda. At the event, 19 participants represented the private commercial sector and included members of the Maysan Chamber of Commerce, Iraqi Businessmen Union - Maysan branch, academia, and the banking sector.
Iraq – CIPE partner the Kurdistan Information and Strategic Studies Center held an advocacy session for recommendations of the 2012 Kurdistan Business Agenda related to transportation and infrastructure. Officials from the Kurdish Regional Government joined private sector representatives and academics to strengthen the regional economy by addressing issues such as high transport costs, limited information on projects, and the need for more investment.
Iraq – CIPE partner the Kurdistan Information and Strategic Studies Center (KISSC) held an advocacy session on the private industrial sector in the Kurdish region of Iraq to improve the environment for business. Participants included regional parliamentarians, government officials, business associations, academics, and civil society who worked toward implementing recommendations of the 2012 Kurdistan Business Agenda (KBA), such as strengthening access to finance.
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.
Iraq – CIPE partner the Kurdistan Information and Strategic Studies Center held an advocacy roundtable focusing on the commercial and trade sector of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Participants from the business community, civil society, and academia advocated recommendations included in the second edition of the Kurdistan Business Agenda to regional government officials.
Iraq – CIPE partner the Kurdistan Information and Strategic Studies Center held an advocacy roundtable focusing on the commercial and trade sector of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Participants from the business community, civil society, and academia advocated recommendations included in the second edition of the Kurdistan Business Agenda to regional government officials.
CIPE staff attend corporate governance summit in Istanbul; three young researchers arrive in Washington, DC for CIPE-Atlas Corps Think Tank LINKS Fellowship; CIPE partner in Iraq draft policy analysis paper on Iraq’s Consumer Protection Law
Iraq – CIPE partner the Iraqi Businessmen Union organized a roundtable discussion for the Iraqi private sector in preparation for an upcoming public-private dialogue event with policymakers. Participants reviewed the Consumer Protection Law’s effects on the business community and identified priority issues and recommendations, for which they will advocate at the upcoming dialogue. Thirty-five participants contributed to the event, including an economic advisor to the parliament, a former parliamentarian, and representatives from business associatio
Iraq – As a result of business community advocacy led by CIPE partner the Iraqi Businessmen Union (IBMU), the Advisory Commission of the Iraqi Cabinet announced the formation of a committee to implement several economic laws supported by the Iraqi private sector. These laws, including the Customs-Tariff Law, Consumer Protection Law, and the Products Protection Law, were passed in 2010 but have been implemented either partially or not at all.
