Blog - Center for International Private Enterprise

Democracy that Delivers #362: Building Inclusive Job Markets, with Profesia

03.23.2023 |

Anna Podlesna, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for Profesia, joins Anna Kompanek, CIPE’s Director of Global Programs, to discuss the impact of Profesia’s work in the disabilities sphere. Profesia was founded in 1997 in Slovakia and currently hosts the biggest job portal in ...

Land Reform and Property Rights: A Key to Prosperity

02.27.2023

As the global population surpasses 8 billion and concerns of crises driven by climate change and a resurgence of authoritarianism increase, it is more important now than ever to understand how property and land play a role in countries’ efforts to democratize. In January 2023, a report titled “P...

Democracy that Delivers #355: Local Engagement at the T20 and G20: A Conversation with Rainer Heufers

01.11.2023 |

Rainer Heufers, Executive Director of the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) joins Adam Sachs, Program Officer for CIPE’s Global Programs team to discuss digital governance and how to inform better policies through the T20 process. Against the backdrop of Indonesia’s presidenc...

Democracy that Delivers #353: Factoring in Geopolitical Risks When Investing

12.14.2022 |

Larry Chan and Daniel Hong from Free World Investment join Eric Hontz, Director of CIPE’s Center for Accountable Investment and Catherine Tai, Deputy Regional Director of CIPE’s Asia and Pacific team to discuss the considerations of geopolitical risks when investing. Free World Investme...

Democracy that Delivers #351: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

11.30.2022 |

Jackline Lidubwi, Project Lead at Internews Kenya, joins Anna Kompanek, Director for CIPE’s Global Programs, to talk about inclusion of persons with disabilities, specifically those in developing countries. Jackline Lidubwi is a multi-award winning disability media activist, media trainer, an...

Democracy that Delivers #346: Opportunities for Informal Workers to Defend Democracy Around the World

10.12.2022 |

Wisborn Malaya, Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) joins Ryan Musser, Program Officer for CIPE’s Africa team and Kim Bettcher, Director of CIPE’s Policy and Program Learning team to discuss Malaya’s experiences and insight into the i...

Democracy that Delivers #341: The Tricky Business of Unmasking Beneficial Owners with Open Ownership’s Thom Townsend

09.08.2022 |

Thom Townsend, Executive Director of Open Ownership, joins the CIPE Anti-Corruption & Governance Center podcast to talk about the past, present, and future of beneficial ownership transparency. Townsend draws from his organization’s experience in over 30 countries unmasking the peop...

Democracy that Delivers #340: Regional AEO to Simplify Trade in LAC

08.31.2022 |

As a key implementing partner of the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, CIPE is leading major reforms in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to democratize trade and make it more accessible to everyone. Among the many recent Alliance-supported projects: a recent landmark arrangement between eleven...

Introducing CIPE’s 2022 Youth Leaders

08.23.2022

Investing in and Involving Youth This month, youth advocates around the globe celebrated the 23rd UN-designated International Youth Day on August 12. This year’s International Youth Day was dedicated to the concept of intergenerational solidarity, reinforcing the idea that youth play an indispensa...

Democracy that Delivers #337: How “Islands of Integrity” can Kickstart Anti-Corruption Efforts with Grzegorz Makowski

08.10.2022 |

Grzegorz Makowski, former Public Integrity Forum Director and current Ideas Forum expert at the Batory Foundation, joins to talk about procurement processes, international dialogue, and integrity in the latest episode of the Anti-Corruption & Governance Center podcast. Makowski draws fro...