CIPE and partners worldwide help communities solve new social and economic problems amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations lend expertise and resources to address everything from medical supply chain issues to street sweeping and proposed economic plans. CIPE publishes a COVID recovery roadmap e-book with the Diplomatic Courier.
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Digital Economy Primer
A free, interactive digital economy guidebook developed by CIPE and New Markets Lab is translated into numerous languages for use globally by small and medium size businesses. It includes easy to understand explanations around electronic transactions and cybersecurity issues. More online modules follow and some are adopted by governments to boost economies.
New Centers of Excellence
CIPE launches two Centers of Excellence to share decades of lessons learned and inform new thinking: The Anti-Corruption and Governance Center and the Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment.
Leader in Trade Facilitation
- CIPE joins the World Economic Forum and the International Chamber of Commerce in forming the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation to help developing countries implement the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement.
- CIPE debuts a new audio podcast, which focuses on timely topics and new programs. In the inaugural episode, Executive Director Andrew Wilson discusses CIPE’s mission and the role of business in democratic development.
- A Women’s Business Resource Center in Papua New Guinea supported by CIPE and the Australian government opens. It receives thousands of visitors and quickly becomes a hub of activity.
Rapid Response Programs
CIPE initiates “rapid response” programs to combat corruption in countries with quickly changing environments. This lays the foundation for future technical and financial assistance for anti-corruption work in The Gambia, Armenia, Sudan, Moldova, Malaysia, Ecuador, and others.
FEDN Creation
The Free Enterprise and Democracy Network (FEDN) is established by CIPE to provide a mechanism for private sector leaders and advocates of economic freedom to exchange ideas and support and make the case for democratic, prosperous societies.
Anti-Corruption Innovations
With technical assistance from CIPE, Thailand’s Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption is launched by the Institute of Directors. The coalition adopts a robust certification process and grows to include over 200 publicly listed companies, inspiring similar collective action across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe-Eurasia.
Fostering Democracy That Delivers
CIPE launches a Democracy That Delivers conference series to reinforce the concept and helps the Bangladesh Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry create the first known Women’s National Business Agenda. Among the results: more women receive commercial bank loans to start businesses and serve on the boards of state-run banks.
Election Debates & Roundtables
CIPE works with partner IEA Ghana to organize a series of debates and roundtables for presidential candidates and other elected officials. Similar activities follow in Colombia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Moldova, sparking a trend that continues today.
Supporting Economic Independence
CIPE carries out more than 100 programs worldwide and many gain widespread attention. The CIPE-supported Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce is named the “African Chamber of the Year” by the Broadcasting Network of Africa for its radio show on business issues.
- CIPE works with Iraq’s business community ahead of the country’s first free elections and helps launch an Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce.
- Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic (sites of previous CIPE programs) are among the ten newest European Union members.
- The Coalition of Women’s Business Associations (CAFA) grows out of a model CIPE program in Romania and becomes an enduring example in the region of sustainable local ownership.
- CIPE joins the Institute for Solidarity in Asia to promote the Performance Governance System, a management tool eventually adopted by dozens of local governments in the Philippines. The Performance Governance System helps many of these governments generate revenue and reduce financial dependence on the central government.