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Can Regional Integration Help Africa Reach Its Economic Potential?

Much of the discussion at last year's landmark U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, focused on transatlantic trade and investment between the U.S. and African countries – for example, the need to renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which aims to promote trade with the U.S. by ...

Tunisia’s Nobel Peace Prize: Keeping the Boat Sailing

When I heard about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Tunisia, my first reaction was happiness – they deserve it. Not just the members of the Quartet who were the recipients, but every Tunisian participating in this grand democracy experiment. I have worked in places that never got this far, desp...

Carrots Before Sticks

This post originally appeared on the SCCE Compliance & Ethics blog. I was truly honored to attend this year's Compliance and Ethics Institute (CEI) in Las Vegas, and to present with my colleague Frank Brown, CIPE's experience with motivating mid-sized businesses in emerging markets to launch ...

Will Argentina’s First-Ever Presidential Debate Help Change Politics for the Better?

When the lights went down and the countdown to going live on the air began, everyone in the room knew they were witnessing history — the first ever debate among presidential candidates in Argentina. It was a long, hard negotiation process that brought the candidates to the debate table. The deb...

Reports Show Weak Progress on Economic Reform in Pakistan

In Pakistan, the process of economic reforms has been painfully slow – a fact underlined by stalled or slipping progress on several international indices. On the World Bank’s 2015 Doing Business, Pakistan fell from 107th out of 185 countries to 128th. The World Economic Forum’s Global...

Helping Diaspora Investors Make a Difference in their Home Countries

"There is nothing more powerful than individuals motivated to invest in meaningful programs in their home countries," said Eric-Vincent Guichard, the Founder and CEO of Homestrings, an online platform facilitating global diaspora investments. The son of a Guinean father and an American mother, E...

Fighting Corruption Matters for Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Industry

"If a company's goal is to stay in business for a long time, why take the shortcut and pay bribes, which can damage the company in the long term?" asked Sammy Hamzah, president of Indonesian Petroleum Association, at the launch event of CIPE and International Business Links (IBL)'s new Anti-Corru...

Meet the 2015 Global Photo Competition Winners

Joseph Balikuddembe is a web application developer from Uganda. "[My] background and passion for fine arts manifested in my desire and love for photography, a passion am trying to grow as an amateur photographer. I take pictures mainly with my phone as I go about my day," Balikuddembe said. "When...

What’s the Role of the Private Sector in Democracy and Development?

Today is the International Day of Democracy, when the world celebrates the importance of democracy and democratic governance. But the role of the private sector in building democracies that deliver prosperity and opportunity to all citizens is often overlooked. That is why the contribution made b...

Kenya’s Renewed Commitment to Fight Corruption Needs the Private Sector

This post originally appeared on the Corporate Compliance Trends blog. When I visited Nairobi a few weeks ago, the signs of President Obama's recent visit to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit were still clearly visible all around – from welcome posters to the spruced-up cityscape. I was...