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World Chambers Congress – Notes from the Field Part I: Democratizing Economic Opportunity

08.22.2019

This is Part I of a three-part blog series. Thanks to the invitation from the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), I had the opportunity to attend the 11th World Chambers Congress (WCC) held on June 12-14 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme of this year’s event, orga...

Democracy That Delivers #153: Jaime Arteaga on Why Peace is Good for Business

04.23.2019 |

In this Democracy That Delivers podcast, we are joined by partner Jaime Arteaga of Jaime Arteaga and Associates, and CIPE Regional Director for Latin America, John Zemko. Together they discuss their joint project with the Observatory, where an analysis has been developed on the private sector’...

Democracy That Delivers #138: CIPE Impact-2018 Year in Review

12.18.2018 |

Go around the globe in 30 minutes with Democracy That Delivers host Ken Jaques and three emerging leaders at CIPE: Victoria Tellechea-Rotta, Max Scherzer, and Tracey Fung. The Program Assistants share insight about top CIPE programs and innovations during 2018, as well as information about new ende...

Sustainability of Peace in Colombia Depends on Responsible Business Investment

12.07.2018

In the two years since Colombia’s Congress ratified a peace treaty between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), thereby ending the longest-running insurgency in Latin America, some positive signs have emerged. Thousands of FARC members have turned in their arms. So...

Democracy That Delivers #134: Post-Conflict Resolution After Colombia’s Peace Agreement

11.20.2018 |

On November 24, 2016, Colombia’s government and FARC rebels agreed to end the insurgency that spanned more than 50 years, the longest-running armed conflict in Latin America. On this week’s Democracy That Delivers, we are joined by two special guests from Colombia. Jaime Arteaga, Director of Ja...

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...