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Kazakhstan in the Eurasian Economic Union: Economic Cooperation and Its Consequences

12.04.2020

This blog is part of the series, “Joining the Eurasian Economic Union: Perspectives from the Eurasian Business Community,” which features analysis from renowned economists from EAEU member states and Uzbekistan. This series follows the CIPE-supported virtual roundtable held on October 13, 2020 i...

Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union

12.04.2020

This blog is part of the series, “Joining the Eurasian Economic Union: Perspectives from the Eurasian Business Community.” It features analysis from renowned economists in EAEU member states and Uzbekistan. This series follows the CIPE-supported virtual roundtable held on October 13, 2020 in par...

Building Capacity for Women in the Informal Economy

12.03.2020

The informal economy is uniquely challenging to vendors and entrepreneurs regardless of gender, but women tend to experience these challenges differently and at times, more intensely, than men. As a result, commonly suggested solutions, which operate under the assumption that each informal vendor ha...

Democracy That Delivers #235: Beyond Naming & Shaming: Anti-Corruption in the Era of Deglobalization and Pandemic

11.27.2020 |

Deglobalization, nationalism, and the global COVID-19 pandemic are challenging efforts to fight corruption. Joined this week by anti-corruption veteran, thought leader, and chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, Drago Kos, CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center director Frank Brown l...

Desafíos para la equidad de género en el emprendimiento colombiano

11.25.2020

(An English version of this piece is available here) Como parte de la Semana Global del Emprendimiento, el Departamento de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) del CIPE organizó una conversación virtual con Lina Vélez y Decci Ibarra, ejecutivas de las Cámaras de Comercio de Medellín y Putumayo, pa...

Challenges to Gender Equity in Colombian Entrepreneurship

11.25.2020

(A spanish translation of this piece is available here) As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, CIPE’s Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) department organized a virtual conversation with Lina Vélez and Decci Ibarra, executives from the Medellin and Putumayo Chambers of Commerce, to discuss t...

Bakytbek Sagynaly: “In Central Asia, when one person leaves, the entire institution changes”

11.25.2020

Bakytbek Sagynaly is an open-minded, forward-thinking social entrepreneur in Kyrgyzstan. He was pleased to join the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)’s Central Asia team on a Zoom call recently. He says he spends his time creating innovative solutions for common problems. He is th...

Democracy That Delivers #234: Approaching Project Management and Policy with a Gender Lens

11.24.2020 |

Gender mainstreaming and safeguarding is a growing area of focus in international development, governance, and the private sector. In this podcast, CIPE’s Ken Jaques is joined by two experts to discuss gender mainstreaming with the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, and private-sector ...

Volatile Ethnic Conflict in the Sahel

11.24.2020

There is no viable development without peace, and there is no sustainable peace without development. In the Sahel, security has long been at the heart of development challenges and includes a constantly evolving set of stakeholders and complexities. The G5 Sahel countries – Mali, Ma...

Labor Safety Reforms in Georgia: Why CIPE and the Solidarity Center are Joining Forces to Tackle Compliance Challenges

11.20.2020

The Republic of Georgia is expected to see benefits from a package of sweeping reforms to the country’s labor legislation. The new policies will impact businesses across all sectors and regions of the country. The reforms, enacted on September 29, greatly expand the protection of the rights of wor...