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Tourism as a Mechanism for Economic Transformation in Post-conflict Colombian Regions

01.06.2022

CIPE and its partner Jaime Arteaga & Associates (JA&A) manage the Observatory of Private Investment in the Zones Most Affected by the Conflict, a collection of economic indicators that measure economic activity in post-conflict regions of Colombia covered by the national government’s p...

Democracy that Delivers #299: Summit for Democracy – Advancing Respect for Human Rights in the Digital Era, with Paola Galvez

12.04.2021 |

Paola Galvez, 2020-2021 Open Internet leader and advisor to the Presidency of Council Ministers of Peru in charge of digital regulation, joins Democracy that Delivers host Ken Jaques and Anna Kompanek, Director, Global Programs, CIPE. This episode is part of a mini-series around President Biden...

Supporting Economic and Democratic Development in Colombia

12.03.2021

For almost 50 years, Colombia’s internal conflict disproportionately impacted rural areas, intensifying existing development challenges and creating new ones. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC in Spanish), which include...

CIPE Launches Central America Regional Youth Entrepreneurship project: Soy Colmena Creativa

10.13.2021

Latin America is facing unprecedented rates of emigration and citizen disengagement, particularly among the youth and marginalized populations. In response, CIPE began the Central America Regional Youth Entrepreneurship (CARE) program to stimulate youth civic engagement and entrepreneurship in the...

Democracy that Delivers #286: COVID and Corruption in Latin America – Risks of Structural Corruption in Brazil

09.28.2021 |

Democracy that Delivers “COVID and Corruption in Latin America” mini-series cohosts Ken Jaques and Elena Padbury wrap up this recap of our recently released report. Last but not least of its country case studies is Brasil, presented by Laís Piasentini Oliva, Advocacy Analyst at the�...

Democracy that Delivers #283: COVID and Corruption In Latin America – Transparency Opportunities in Argentina

09.14.2021 |

In this continuation of the Democracy that Delivers mini-series on “COVID and Corruption In Latin America”, we take a closer look at our recently released report‘s second of three country case studies: Argentina. Cohosts Ken Jaques and Elena Padbury are joined by Demian Gonz...

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...

Democracy That Delivers #271: It’s Time to Address Sextortion, with Ana Linda Solano

07.22.2021 |

Ana Linda Solano is a professor, criminal lawyer, and former Director of Colombia’s Special Investigative Police on Economic and Financial Crimes, and this week she joins CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center to discuss the topic of sextortion and the growing call to address the iss...

The Customs Broker as Trade Facilitator

05.27.2021

As a business, taking the first leap into importing or exporting can be daunting. One must locate an appropriate market to buy or sell, forge business relationships in that country, navigate cost negotiations and purchasing terms. The list goes on. Though some of these aspects may feel similar to th...

Democracy that Delivers #264: CIPPEC’s Gala Diaz Langou on the Future of Work in Argentina

05.18.2021 |

In this continuation of the “Future of Work” series, we seek to make sense of the changes, reforms, and challenges brought about by COVID-19 in Latin America. Our host Ken Jaques is joined by CIPE Latin America & Caribbean Regional Director and cohost John Zemko in a discussion with th...