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COVID-19’s Arrival in PNG: Impacts on PNG Women-Owned and -Operated MSMEs

Surveys

Executive Summary This report presents the findings of a mixed-method survey conducted to examine the operating environment of businesswomen in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Restarting Pakistan’s Economy: Focus on the People, not the Stats

Articles

Introduction On June 25, Pakistan reduced its interest rates – for the fifth time in only 100 days – to 7%, almost half the rate of 13.25% just three months...

Programmatic Assessment Report: Empowering Marginal Economic Actors through Policy Reform from the Bottom-Up

Articles

Beginning in April 2020 CIPE implemented an assessment of marginal economic actors and business and civil society organizations in Ethiopia to assess the initial impacts of COVID-19. Through a series of virtually...

Restarting the Economy: A Seven-Point Framework

Articles

Introduction Bangladesh requires economic restructuring to address both the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and pre-existing structural problems. The non-pharmacological intervention (general holidays) enacted to contain the virus was...

Diversification – the Pathway for Economic Recovery

Articles

Introduction Bangladesh’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 and global economic shutdown depends on the country’s ability to restart the economy. The curve will be shaped by how quickly the businesses...

Ensuring Revival for the Many — Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh

Articles

Introduction The Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSMEs) sector is a significant emergent source of employment creation in Bangladesh. Due to its small scale of production and fragile entrepreneurship,...

Pakistan: A Struggling Economy Destroyed by COVID-19

Articles

Introduction On 12 June, Pakistan’s annual budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 (beginning 1 July) was presented in Parliament, laying out the government’s policies and strategies for the next twelve...

The Importance of ‘Where’ in Revitalization Strategies for Nepal — Part 1: Mapping a Pandemic from Global to Local

Articles

Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath may have a transforming impact on the economy of Nepal. Both government and non-state actors have recognized the important role of digital data...

Summary Edition – Mitigating Governance Risks From Investment in Southeast Asia

Case Studies

A Study of Chinese Capital Flows to Six Countries Economic development and growth are fueling outbound capital flows from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to global destinations. One region in particular has become a prominent recipient of Chinese capital: Southeast Asia. Geographic proximity, economic complementarity and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are factors...

Innovation is a Necessity for Survival – Arabic Translation

Articles