CIPE Publications Archives - Center for International Private Enterprise

Safeguarding Economic Sovereignty in Solomon Islands

Articles

This report examines the governance architecture of Solomon Islands through the lens of economic sovereignty. Commissioned under the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) initiative on safeguarding economic sovereignty in Pacific Island countries, it aligns with CIPE’s corrosive capital framework to assess how lawful capital can distort markets, weaken institutions, and undermine long-term national wealth...

CIPE Builds Business Resilience, Trust, and Growth in Central Asia

Articles

A delayed bank transfer. Unexpected documentation requests. A logistics partner suddenly asking pointed questions. For entrepreneurs across Central Asia, these aren't random inconveniences: they signal of a shift in how business operates. CIPE is helping these businesses comply and compete in the global economy.

The Role of AI in Association Management in Developing and Emerging Markets

Surveys

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are viewed overwhelmingly as a source of opportunity for associations in developing and emerging markets. Rates of adoption are significant, yet usage remains an evolving story. Bullish attitudes toward AI have not yet been converted to the level of member benefit. There is a tremendous need for upskilling within associations to...

Mitigating Corrosive Capital & Attracting Constructive Capital: A Practitioner’s Guide

Guides & Tools

For years, CIPE has studied the effects of foreign investment on economies and governments around the world, documenting the many ways investments undermine or support market and democratic institutions in recipient countries, as well as identifying actions to strengthen economic resilience. This led CIPE to develop the twin concepts of Corrosive Capital® and Constructive Capital...

Modern Approaches to Establishing Trust in Business: A Study of Taiwanese Companies Operating in Southeast Asia

Guides & Tools

To inform and inspire, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) partnered with the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI), the largest and most influential business association in Taiwan, to identify six Taiwanese businesses driving positive change by developing products and policies that address modern challenges...

Driving Transparency in Cambodia: How Lenders Shape Infrastructure Standards

Guides & Tools

Governments in emerging economies are turning to a variety of sources for infrastructure funding and technology. Among the avenues for countries in Asia and the Pacific: multilateral development banks and donor agreements with neighboring countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea. To show how differently lenders from the three countries operate, CIPE and its...

CIPE Association Frontiers Transitioning to Strategic Agendas

Guides & Tools |

Has your Chamber or Association struggled to turn the strategic plan into action? The key may lie in reengineering it’s board meetings with a strategic focus. In this video, CIPE’s...

Corruption Risk Assessment: Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine

Guides & Tools

Immense amounts of humanitarian aid continue to flow into war-torn Ukraine and CIPE is working to help gauge and curb associated corruption. Findings by CIPE indicate corruption risk levels may be lower than many anticipate.

Ethiopian MSMEs and the AfCFTA

Guides & Tools

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement ushers in a new era of cross-border commerce for the 54 countries that signed the pact. This policy brief is the first in a...

Identifying Successful Collective Action Approaches Against Kleptocracy

Guides & Tools

This USAID-funded CEPPS/IRI/CIPE report outlines contemporary collective action approaches against kleptocracy. The research rests on key interviews and expert analysis and features 7 country-specific case studies: Armenia, Guatemala, Malaysia, Moldova,...