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Women in Associations: CIPE Joins USAID Initiative Supporting Entrepreneurs and Business Associations in Azerbaijan

04.22.2021

The capacity development program under the USAID Private Sector Activity’s (PSA) new Women in Associations component is now underway. To kick the program off, PSA hosted a daylong hybrid online and in-person workshop on March 30. Titled “Inspiration and Success: Building a Strong Association...

Attracting New Members During COVID-19: Lessons Learned from AmCham Uzbekistan

03.29.2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the for-profit and non-profit sectors in Uzbekistan. In the year that brought immense financial strain and a shift in priorities to businesses all over the world, many business member organizations (BMOs) and business associations (BAs) struggled to retain membershi...

Bakytbek Sagynaly: “In Central Asia, when one person leaves, the entire institution changes”

11.25.2020

Bakytbek Sagynaly is an open-minded, forward-thinking social entrepreneur in Kyrgyzstan. He was pleased to join the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)’s Central Asia team on a Zoom call recently. He says he spends his time creating innovative solutions for common problems. He is th...

A Recipe from AmCham Moldova: The ingredients needed for establishing a successful compliance officer community

11.16.2020

Adrian Gheorghita is Deputy Director for Advocacy & Business Development, AmCham Moldova AmCham Moldova has a broader responsibility than many membership-based business associations and chambers of commerce. In addition to serving its members, AmCham Moldova also works with the country’s gove...

Collaborating for Inclusive Prosperity: The Gambia’s National Business Council

10.16.2020

The Gambian business community is a leading responder and advocate for public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March of 2020, the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) organized a telethon to mobilize businesses across the country to donate funds for COVID relief efforts led by the p...

Revitalizing Private Investment in Colombian Regions Most Affected by Poverty & Violence

10.07.2020

CIPE is working with Colombia’s Jaime Arteaga and Associates (JA&A) to monitor the level of investment in Region-Focused Development Programs (PDETs in Spanish). These programs were introduced by the Colombian government in 2017 in the 170 municipalities most affected by violence. Since the 20...

Democracy That Delivers #226: Innovations to Address the Pandemic and Assist in Economic Recovery

10.05.2020 |

We are joined by Laura Maclay, Program Associate for Africa at CIPE, and Moses Akidadi Injenga of the Vihiga chapter of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI-Vihiga), a winner of CIPE’s Africa Associations Innovations Contest, which aimed to celebrate and highlight business m...

Responding to COVID-19 in Latin America: Think Tanks Are Leading Transparency and Recovery

09.24.2020

The perennial challenges in Latin America have only intensified since the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic. Analyses of the weak democratic institutions, corruption in public health and social security systems, and vulnerability of labor markets with high levels of informality, detail the impac...

The Future of Business in Mathare, Kenya

09.22.2020

DOWNLOAD: Policy Brief – Working Spaces in Mathare Critical for the Future of Business DOWNLOAD: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Mapping in Mathare – Synthesis Report Mathare is one of the largest and oldest informal settlements in Nairobi County. Already known for its high levels of ...

Democracy That Delivers #221: Mobilizing Business to Assist Communities During the Pandemic

09.15.2020 |

In this podcast, we are joined by Mark Antony Otwane, the CEO of the Uasin Gishu County chapter of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI). KNCCI-Uasin Gishu is a CIPE Africa Associations Innovations Contest Winner. He, co-host CIPE Program Officer for Africa Ryan Musser, and host K...