According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), there are, 7.41 million Medium Small and Micro Enterprises1 (MSME) in Kenya (of which only 1.56 million are officially licensed), who...
The research of legal regulation and practice of working time recording was based on the study of EU Directive 2003/88, legal regulation models of EU member states, European practice, the...
Introduction This report has two main purposes: first, to thoroughly examine how well federalism has been implemented in Nepal, how much federalism reforms have improved Nepal’s governance, and what directions...
Investments from authoritarian countries have grown in Chile over the past two decades. In the context of Chile’s democratic institutions and liberal economic structure, foreign interests are traditionally welcomed, regardless...
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and WeSolve Foundation present “Making Together Work: Support for Coalition Advocacy Learning and Engagement in Good Governance”Coalition building has been discussed extensively in...
The establishment of liberal democracy as the system of global democracy now seems further away than ever. The world is experiencing a democratic recession where it faces new threats. As...
Despite progress made over the last few decades by private sector organizations that have tackled corruption and adhered to strong compliance protocols, corruption remains a substantial problem in Bangladesh. While the...
Survey to Identify Corruption Gaps and Improvements in the Transparency of Procurement Processes in the Andean Region Between 2021 and 2022, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Ipsos...
The Importance of Women’s Representation on Boards CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment and partner, the Corporate Governance Center (CGC) foundation in Armenia, collaborated to publish “11 Questions and Answers...
Background on Policy Brief and Assessment: On August 9, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in collaboration with CIPE held a hybrid Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) in Abuja to present the findings...
Executive Summary: Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War has displaced six million Syrians internally and five million externally. Today, 3.6 million of those who fled their country are living in...
The Taxation Guidebook for Micro and Small Enterprises in Addis Ababa provides an overview of the current tax legislation for Ethiopian micro and small businesses. The guidebook provides an overview...
The key objective of this study is to assess the current regulatory framework and national legislations of European Union (EU) member states and certain European countries that are not part...
Bangladesh has a vibrant Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector which can be divided into 33 subsectors of products and services. Available data shows that SMEs constitute 50.91 percent of...
There is a tendency to believe that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a process that was already underway in many parts of the world: the transition to an economy that...
Introduction: Argentine democracy is in a worrying state, and not only because of the weak respect that the current government shows regarding democratic and republican principles, division of powers, regard...
The war in Ukraine has had profound political and economic effects across the Middle East and North Africa. In Tunisia, which imported 56% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia...
Introduction Bangladesh has a score of 26 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. This is an improvement from the country’s ranking in the early 2000s, but is far from ideal....
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s wide-reaching global development infrastructure strategy, connecting China internationally through trade and infrastructure projects. While BRI projects can provide critical investment in infrastructure,...
The “Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health for Georgian Employers” guidebook outlines and explains five steps that employers should take in order to establish and implement an efficient labor safety...
