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Democracy that Delivers #282: Greenwashing or ESG? Making Business Ethics More than Marketing with Tariq Fancy, CEO of The Rumie Initiative

09.09.2021 |

Tariq Fancy, Founder and CEO of The Rumie Initiative, joins the latest podcast from CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center (ACGC) to take a hard look at the perverse incentives poisoning the growth of ESG (or Environment, Social, and Governance) investing. Fancy, who is the former ...

Democracy that Delivers #281: COVID and Corruption in Latin America – Corruption Behind a Pro-Carbonization Policy in Mexico

09.07.2021 |

Democracy That Delivers host Ken Jaques partners with CIPE’s Latin America and the Caribbean Program Officer Elena Padbury in a new mini-series behind the scenes of the recently released report on the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and corruption risks in Latin America. Cracking o...

Using Social Media for Good: How CIPE is Leveraging Facebook to Help Georgian Businesses Comply with New Labor Legislation

09.01.2021

In today’s crowded media information scene, the effective use of social media plays a key role in ensuring that important information reaches the right audience. At the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Safe Business is Your Choice awareness campaign is one example of how thi...

Democracy that Delivers #280: Women and Girls Empowered – Center for International Private Enterprise

08.31.2021 |

Democracy that Delivers kicks off a new mini-series spotlighting women’s empowerment projects of the core partners of Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE), a global programming consortium to advance the status of women and girls. In this first of four episodes, our host Ken Jaques is joined by...

How the Business Community is Working to Overcome COVID-19 in the MENA Region

08.31.2021

Around the world, governments, citizens and businesses are working to end to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a difficult task, and it requires high levels of cooperation. It is also important to note that, as the pandemic drags on, some areas are being hit harder than others. It’s been a particula...

One Small Step for Corporate Governance, One Giant Leap for Women’s Empowerment in Armenia

08.31.2021

One of the most pressing and unresolved challenges associated with Armenia’s investment climate is the country’s low level of corporate governance observed within local companies and enterprises. A project supported by CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment and implemented by the Co...

Silk Route 2021: A New Paradigm in Central Asia

08.30.2021

“Who speaks a little knows a lot, and when he speaks, it is with great thought.” Uzbek Proverb Xi’an was the eastern gate to the historic silk route in China. I visited this portal in 2007. In May I visited the midway point and crossroads in Samarkand. As an invited speaker for the Central A...

Girls for Change: USAID Economic Governance Program launches Training Program that Opens Doors for Young Private Sector Leaders

08.27.2021

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is highlighting the pivotal role that women and youth play in fostering a healthy economic environment. In Georgia, under the USAID Economic Governance Program, implemented by Deloitte Consulting, CIPE is contributing to new initiatives to give ...

Democracy that Delivers #279: Rapid Response – What are Anti-Corruption Windows of Opportunity? – with Florencia Guerzovich and Dave Algoso

08.26.2021 |

The 6th episode of CIPE’s anti-corruption rapid response podcast mini-series features governance consultant Florencia Guerzovich and Open CoLab founder Dave Algoso. Listen now to hear Guerzovich and Algoso break down their recent groundbreaking report on political windows of opportunity for ...

Democracy That Delivers #278: Co-regulating the Indonesian Digital Economy with Thomas Dewaranu, Researcher at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS)

08.24.2021 |

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host Ken Jaques is joined by co-host Adam Sachs from CIPE’s Global Team and Thomas Dewaranu, a researcher at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS). CIPE partnered with CIPS to engage in a digital economy advocacy pilot that examines the c...

Threats to Media Freedom Can Hurt Investment Prospects in Poland

08.23.2021

Media freedom is the cornerstone of democracy, yet in many countries around the world independent media outlets are under threat. The latest example comes from Poland where – despite widespread public protests – the Parliament advanced a new law restricting foreign ownership of local broadcaste...

Democracy That Delivers #277: Rapid Response – NDI’s Experience Working through Transitions

08.19.2021 |

The 5th episode of CIPE’s anti-corruption rapid response podcast mini-series features the National Democratic Institute‘s Program Director Frieda Arenos and Southern and East Africa Deputy Regional Director Gemima Barlow. Arenos and Barlow share their experiences working with new go...

Democracy That Delivers #276: Advancing Data Privacy and Protection in Kenya, with Open Internet for Democracy Leader Sheilah Birgen

08.17.2021 |

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host Ken Jaques is joined by co-host Adam Sachs from CIPE’s Global Team and Sheilah Birgen, The Cord CEO and 2020 Open Internet for Democracy Leader. The Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program is a non-resident leadership program that e...

CIPE Helps Deliver Anti-Corruption Progress through Rapid Response Program

08.17.2021

When problems develop, it is important to catch them as soon as possible, so you can start to solve them before they grow out of control. That’s why CIPE leads a rapid response program aiming to support local NGOs in countries where a significant opportunity has appeared for achieving anti-corrupt...

Youth Perspective from Zambia Amid Key Elections

08.14.2021

Editor’s Note: Zambia’s vast youth population and its huge voter turnout on August 12 will likely drive the outcome of tense elections. Zambia is facing deep economic challenges and rising unemployment. The current government has cut education spending and recently enacted Internet blackouts. ...

CIPE Meets with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

08.13.2021

CIPE was honored to meet with his excellency Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok this week to brief him on CIPE’s work in Sudan. The Prime Minister mentioned attending a CIPE conference in Ghana many years ago. We look forward to working with the Government of Sudan on creating an enablin...

Democracy That Delivers #275: Rapid Response – Abigail Bellows

08.12.2021 |

The latest edition of CIPE’s anti-corruption rapid response podcast mini-series features Abigail Bellows, Non-Resident Scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Bellows speaks about the political character of corruption fighting, including how corruption has undermined s...

Democracy That Delivers #274: Future of Global Anti-Corruption Efforts in View of Pres. Biden’s Memo, with John Arvanitis

08.10.2021 |

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, our host Ken Jaques brings fan favorites CIPE Africa Senior Program Officer Lola Adekanye and Kroll Compliance Risk and Diligence Managing Director John Arvanitis back together again from across the globe to continue the fascinating discussion ...

Tracking the Growing Voice of SMEs in Ukraine: From Street Protests to New Dialogue

08.06.2021

Editor’s Note: Hundreds of small business associations from across Ukraine are coming together with think tanks and other experts to push for amendments to a controversial tax bill. This article explains what is at stake and how the groups are getting government leaders to consider new business-dr...

Democracy That Delivers #273: Rapid Response – Inside International Republican Institute’s Anti-Corruption Work with Eguiar Lizundia

08.05.2021 |

This episode of CIPE’s Democracy That Delivers podcast features special guest Eguiar Lizundia, Deputy Director for the Center for Global Impact at the International Republican Institute (IRI). The latest in a rapid response anti-corruption mini-series hosted by Peter Glover of CIPE̵...