Events - Center for International Private Enterprise

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Corruption, Global Trade, & COVID-19

5.6.2020, 9:00AM

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the global marketplace. International trade is plummeting at the fastest pace since the financial crisis and the WTO expects global trade to fall as much...

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COVID-19 and Corruption: Upholding Integrity in Eastern Europe’s Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

4.23.2020, 10:30AM

The COVID-19 virus has taken a steep toll on economic activity in Eastern Europe due to widespread emergency lockdowns. Low-income and informal businesses are suffering immensely and there’s a high...

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Mitigating Governance Risks from Investment in Southeast Asia – A Study of Chinese Capital Flows to Eight Countries

12.6.2019, 12:00PM to 1:30PM

Event Description: Capital flows and foreign assistance loans with little accountability have significant potential to exacerbate corruption and widen governance gaps in Southeast Asia. These capital flows – including official...

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Nepal at a Cross-Roads: the Future of Decentralization and Sino-Indian Rivalry

11.20.2019, 12:30PM to 2:00PM

Nepal is at a crossroads. The new 2015 constitution made Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic. The process of state restructuring, from a unitary to a decentralized federal state, though complex,...

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Responsible Economic Policy-Making in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

11.13.2019, 10:00AM to 11:00AM

To make informed decisions, citizens need access to objective information on socio-economic challenges and the corresponding policies that can solve them. A Center for International Private Enterprise event on November...

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So You Think You Understand Associations?

11.7.2019, 11:00AM to 12:30PM

So You Think You Understand Associations? What Associations REALLY do to Pave the Road to Self-Reliance During this conversation, panelists will discuss: Why and when associations choose to self-regulate...

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Next Steps for Sudan’s Democratic and Economic Transformation

10.10.2019, 10:00AM to 11:30AM

Amidst austerity and a struggling economy, in December 2018 Sudanese began protesting against economic hardships. These protests led to the deposing of President al-Bashir. But the protests and demands of...

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Leveraging the Private Sector to Improve the Economic Enabling Environment for Women

10.9.2019, 9:30AM to 11:30AM

The World Bank’s Women Business and Law Report estimates that the typical economy only gives women three-quarters of the rights of men when it comes to legal, regulatory, and social...

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The IMF, Public Finance, Corruption, and Civil Society

10.2.2019, 12:00PM to 1:30PM

This event is in partnership with the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum. The International Monetary Fund’s newly adopted anti-corruption framework has profound implications for emerging markets globally and signals...

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What Does the Rise of Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Mean for SMEs?

4.12.2019, 12:30PM to 2:00PM

The classic “Corruption Equation” consists of demand coming from government officials receiving bribes and supply coming from individuals and businesses offering bribes. The supply side of the equation is increasingly...