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LIFE Project Featured in Top Turkish Daily Newspaper

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This post originally appeared on Hurriyet Daily News. Istanbul gastro project promotes livelihoods of refugees The Livelihoods Innovation through Food Entrepreneurship (LIFE) project, launched in 2017, has been developing sustainable livelihoods in the food sector for refugees in Turkey. Altho...

CIPE Supported Partner Report on Port Reform Cited in Bloomberg

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Bribes, Beatings and Gridlock at Ports Choke Nigeria Economy Congestion, delays at ports cost Nigeria $19 billion a year President Buhari says that the situation is a ‘major concern’ The lines of aging blue, red and yellow trucks begin almost 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the gates of Nigeri...

CIPE and “Corrosive Capital” Quoted in Asia Times

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This article originally appeared in the Asia Times. China Shares Shiver Beyond US Trade Tread Chinese “A” shares were down 25% through November, double the MSCI core index loss, with cool economic and financial sector indicators offsetting the glow from suspension of further US tariff...

Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) Program Mentioned in FinDev Gateway Blog

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This blog post originally appeared in the FinDev Gateway blog. First, Do No Harm: How can we incorporate gender norms into our client protection principles? By Bobbi Gray, Women’s Financial Inclusion Community of Practice, November 2018 When becoming ...

Building Inclusive Democracies: Empowering Women in Economic Life

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This post originally appeared on the International Foundation for Electoral Systems News section. A briefing series inspired by sustainable development goal #5 (SDG5) by Deyala El-Haddad* On Wednesday, November 14, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) an...

“Corrosive Capital” Report Cited During Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Meeting

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From the Transcript of December 12, 2018, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Hearing on “Implications of China’s Presence and Investment in Africa,” below is a portion of questioning by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) in which he references CIPE and CIPE’s “...

Andrew Wilson Presents Alongside Prime Minister of Tunisia

CIPE in News | Andrew Wilson

On December 7th and 8th, CIPE’s partner in Tunisia, the think tank Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises (IACE), held the 33rd edition of their annual summit in Tunis, Tunisia called: “Les Journées de l’Entreprise.” CIPE’s Executive Director, Andrew Wilson, parti...

Article Examining the Evolution of Tech in Africa Published in Fair Observer

CIPE in News | Hanna Wetters, Spandana Singh

The following opinion piece, originally published in Fair Observer, was written by Hanna Wetters, CIPE’s Program Coordinator for Africa, and Spandana Singh, Policy Program Associate in New America’s Open Technology Institute. Both are fellows for Young Prof...

Article by CIPE’s Catherine Tai Published in The Diplomat: China’s Private Sector Under Siege

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This article originally appeared in The Diplomat on December 22, 2018. China’s Private Sector Under Siege: Will China Continue to Have a Viable Market Economy With Socialist Characteristics? By Catherine Tai Just a few days ago, China commemorated 40 years of opening up of t...

Blog by Regional Director Published on FCPA Blog

CIPE in News | Natalia Otel Belan, Yulia Glubokaya

This blog originally appeared on the FCPA Blog. Armenian businesses commit to compliance Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets in Eurasia must demonstrate the ability to assess and mitigate corruption risks in order to do business with multinational firms. The vas...