Blog - Center for International Private Enterprise

New Guide Promotes Responsible Investment and Good Corporate Citizenship in Colombia’s Post-Conflict Regions

04.30.2018

CIPE and its Colombian partners—the Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce (Confecámaras), the Institute of Political Sciences Hernán Echavarría Olózaga (ICP), and Jaime Arteaga & Asociados—recently held a conference in Bogotá to discuss responsible investment in post-conflict...

Why Women’s Economic Empowerment is Essential to Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls

04.25.2018

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States. Today many countries are observing Denim Day, with organizations encouraging citizens to wear blue jeans as a show of support for victims and programs to promote awareness and empowerment. The World Health Organization, which considers v...

Democracy that Delivers #113: Brazilian Official Renato de Oliveira Capanema Explains His Nation’s Latest Efforts to Control Corruption

04.10.2018 |

The central theme of the upcoming Summit of the Americas will be “Democratic Governance against Corruption”. Many attending countries are weathering scandals that have reached the highest levels of government, including host nation Peru and neighboring Brazil. For insight on how some...

Public-Private Partnership Equips Young People with In-Demand Technical Skills

04.10.2018

Brazil is still recovering from the worst recession in its history. The debilitating two-year slowdown that ended in 2017 left 14 million people unemployed—mainly young workers. But the country’s oldest public-private partnership may be able to counter youth unemployment by supplying busine...

Closing the Global Gender Gap

03.29.2018

Women entrepreneurs offer a myriad of benefits for their economies and societies over all. Yet, around the world, there are still many barriers to women starting businesses. This year’s International Women’s Day campaign—Press for Progress—focused on addressing an alarming projection: at th...

Xelajú Naranja: Unleashing the Power of Guatemalan Entrepreneurs

02.13.2018 |

Despite being Central America’s largest economy, Guatemala suffers from high poverty levels, affecting rural areas in particular and leading to high levels of malnutrition and mother/childhood mortality rates, among other problems. With few to no job opportunities outside the capital metro...

Supporting Colombia’s Peace Process: Monitoring Economic Regulation and Transparency in the Use of Post-Conflict Resources

11.08.2017

Introduction by Tim Ridout: Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) made headlines throughout 2016 as it was in the final stretch of negotiations and eventual adoption on November 30, 2016. Although it has since attracted less ...

Colombia’s Peace Accord Opens Door to Responsible Investment

10.18.2017

Colombia has had significant achievements despite being home to one of the longest-running internal conflicts in the world. The country’s economy has grown steadily for several decades, without significant fluctuations or crises, while maintaining a low inflation rate thanks to a strong and d...

Democracy that Delivers #89: Jaime Arteaga on the Importance of the Private Sector in Colombia’s Peace Process

10.17.2017 |

As part of its post-war recovery plan, Colombia’s government is offering big incentives to businesses that expand operations there and reaching out to local communities for input. The new program is a critical part of Colombia’s ongoing peace process, according to Jaime Arteaga, CIPE...

Mobile App Gives Investors Instant Access to Corporate Governance Information

08.17.2017

The recently launched Elapedia app gives investors around the world instant access to corporate governance practices at 100 publically listed companies in the four Pacific Alliance countries (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru). The free Spanish-language app, which relies on publically available data...