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Asala, The Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association

Case Studies | Stephen Rosenlund, Karim Shaaban, Connie Gonzalez, Marie A. Principe, Gabriella Butler

Women are most acutely impacted by the consequences of conflict and poverty in the Palestinian Territories and are also a significant source of civic leadership and untapped potential for economic development. Since 2014, CIPE’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division has worked in partnershi...

Promoting Women Leaders Globally in Economic Recovery Project Final Results

Articles

Background on the Promoting Women Leaders Globally in Economic Recovery Project The Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) at CIPE empowers women to overcome economic inequality and lead private sector engagement, entrepreneurial ventures, and partnerships. CWEE strengthens community and g...

Innovating through Crisis: How Albanian Business and Entrepreneurs have Survived and Thrived Despite COVID-19

Case Studies

Albania was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and businesses had to adapt to the changes brought about by this crisis. Research so far on the Albanian context has focused on entrepreneurs’ challenges and problems due to COVID-19. However, it is also essential to highlight the op...

Private Sector How-To Guides to Assess and Incorporate Gender Equity Practices

Guides & Tools

CIPE partnered with EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia, to research how private sector companies can integrate gender equity policies and initiatives at the company level. EAFIT University is a member of the Business Alliance for Gender Equity in Antioquia, a public-private initiative launched i...

2022 Policy & Program Learning Highlights

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher, Mikra Krasniqi, Althea Lloyd-White, Adam Goldstein, Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Policy & Program Learning (PPL) team is pursuing answers to crucial questions about the direction of democratic free-market systems and highlighting areas for business leadership in reform. Supporting independent economic voices and democratization opportunities requires knowledge of interna...

Research To Support Women’s Economic Empowerment

Articles | Connie Gonzalez, Sahra Rajani

The Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) at CIPE advances gender equality in emerging markets to build more inclusive, thriving economies and democracies that deliver for all citizens. This brief outlines how CIPE supports women’s economic empowerment (WEE) by partnering with instituti...

2022 Sahel Conference Report

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Sahel Conference Report: Promoting a Private-Public Dialogue for Development, Security and the Fight against Violent Extremism in the G5 Sahel In late 2022, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) organized a regional conference on promoting a public-private dialogue in the Sahel to f...

Risk to Value Guide: How Emerging Market Businesses Can Transform New Risks Into Value

Guides & Tools | Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Preface The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) commissioned this Risk to Value Guide to support medium to large-sized businesses in emerging and frontier markets in understanding emerging and new business risk areas and leveraging them into opportunities for better risk management an...

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Corrosive Capital in the Middle East and North Africa

Case Studies | CIPE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What is Corrosive Capital? Aid and investment that comes primarily from states, or state-affiliated bodies, and penetrates governance gaps in recipient countries, weakening democratic governance within them. It requires local enablers, often in government. Although states have long...

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Online Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment (GBVH) Factsheet

Guides & Tools | Morgan Townsend, Louisa Tomar, Connie Gonzalez

CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) advances gender equality in emerging markets to build more inclusive, thriving economies and democracies that deliver for all citizens. This briefer outlines how online gender-based violence and sexual harassment (GBVH) impacts women’s econ...

Result-Oriented Evaluation – Reflections on the Results and Achievements of the Sahel Programs, From 2018 to 2022

Articles | Anna Cutler

The Center for International and Private Enterprise (CIPE) in the Sahel works with regional bodies and organizations like the G5 Sahel, to address the multidimensional areas of development and the promotion of democracy, such as reinforcing security measures, bolstering the regional economy, and imp...

Hong Kong Lost its Appeal as a Financial Hub for Asia after the National Security Law

Case Studies

Introduction The introduction of the wide-ranging National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020 officially shattered the political autonomy promised Hong Kong under China’s “One Country, Two Systems” principle. The NSL allows Hong Kong residents to be sent to trial in Ch...

Interest Group Participation in Government Groups in Kenya

Case Studies | David Irwin, Mercy Kyande

Background on Research Conducted in Kenya on Interest Groups and their Effectiveness The objective of interest groups and business associations is to influence public policy. These organizations accomplish this by engaging in dialogue and advocacy with policymakers, both elected and unelected. A pot...

CIPE Online Course — ¿Cómo Aprovechar El Poder de la Economía Digital? Guía Para la Transformación Digital de Mipymes

Guides & Tools

**Regístrese gratis, ¡aquí!** La pandemia de la COVID-19 aceleró la transformación de los mercados económicos, lo que obligó a muchos empresarios a adaptar rápidamente sus negocios para aprovechar las nuevas tecnologías, plataformas y opciones de pago para mantenerse a flote. Para muchos, e...

Intersection of Gender-based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) and Women’s Entrepreneurship and Women’s Economic Empowerment

Case Studies | Ipshita Ghosh

Background: This research paper examines the intersection between women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and responses to gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) at the workplace. The paper draws on information collected using qualitative methodologies, including interviews with key stakeholde...

An Assessment of Women’s Rights in Corporate Compliance Programs in Turkey

Case Studies

Report by PAR Research and Consultancy Inc. and CIPE on Women’s Rights in Corporate Compliance Programs in Turkey PAR Research and Consultancy Inc. and CIPE have developed a comprehensive report on corporate compliance programs that address women’s rights in Turkey. The report outlines exi...

Inclusive Communication: Gender-Sensitive, Inclusive and Accessible Language

Guides & Tools

Background: “Inclusive Communication: Gender-Sensitive, Inclusive and Accessible Language” consolidates current standards and practices as defined by multilateral international and humanitarian organizations for more inclusive English-language communication. The document incorporates internatio...

Public Perception of Economic and Social Reforms in Ukraine

Case Studies | Mikra Krasniqi, Adam Goldstein, Tamari Dzotsenidze

CIPE created the Knowledge Hubs for Democratic and Market Transition project with the financial support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to build a broader consensus around reform priorities in Ukraine, Tunisia, and Bolivia — three countries undergoing democratic transitions that have...

From Dual Economy to Parallel Universes: Attitudes and Coping Strategies of Businesses vis-à-vis Crony State Capitalism – the Case of Hungary

Case Studies | József Péter Martin

Research Report on State-Business Relations in a Hybrid Regime by József Péter Martin, PhD Executive Summary Although a member of nominally high-standard international organizations of Western alliance (European Union, NATO), and a foreign capital (FDI) dependent economy, Hungary under the Orbán ...

Doing Business With Integrity: Stories from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe and Eurasia

Articles | Center for Accountable Investment (CAI)

Business ethics, integrity, and compliance are often relatively new concepts for businesses in emerging markets, most of which are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To help SMEs realize the benefits of business integrity and offer practical suggestions to implement robust mechanisms for com...