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The 2022 Elections: What’s at Stake for Philippine Democracy?

What does a boxing icon, a retired police general, a labor leader-activist, a former actor, a widow-human rights lawyer and son of a former dictator have in common? They form...

Democracy that Delivers #322: Sinking Corruption in Sea-based Trade, with the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

In the inaugural episode of a new Anti-Corruption & Governance Center podcast series on Private Sector Collective Action hosted by Katya Lysova, two experts on compliance and international trade talk about one of the largest...

Philippines Elections: What’s At Stake for Democracy?

The Philippines will hold its national elections on May 9, 2022, with an estimated 67 million Filipinos eligible to vote for the country’s next president and vice president. This will...

CIPE’s Civic Engagement

In this two-part blog feature for the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub – an incubator, resource hub, and co-working space for leading civic-minded organizations in Ethiopia – CIPE’s Policy and Program Learning Unit takes readers through the basics of advocacy by outlining what it is and how to do it. Geared towards those with less direct...

Optimize Procedures to Gain Competitiveness

Originally published in Spanish (as seen and translated below) in Revista Enlace Portuario Edition No. 29, 2022. Page 48. Guatemala is working to facilitate international maritime trade. Arrival and departure...

Challenges To Holding the Line on Democratic Values in Europe

The assumptions that have long underpinned the European Union’s development and institutional mindset have continued to fall one after another in the early months of 2022. The European Union’s development...

What is Civic Engagement?

In this two-part blog feature for the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub – an incubator, resource hub, and co-working space for leading civic-minded organizations in Ethiopia – CIPE’s Policy and Program Learning Unit takes readers through the basics of advocacy by outlining what it is and how to do it. Geared towards those with less direct...

One year of hard work promoting a culture of integrity: the Armenian Business Integrity Club celebrates its first anniversary

From its first days last year, the CIPE-supported Business Integrity Club gained momentum and had membership requests from companies with a strong desire to advocate positive changes in the business environment.

An Example from Colombia Highlights the Importance of Trade Facilitation

Trade facilitation is not abstract, but rather, if applied correctly, it is a life changing field with a positive impact on businesses, government, and consumers. An example from Colombia shows how.

Empowering Georgia’s Private Sector to Comply with Georgia’s New Labor Legislation: Success Stories from Business Associations

Thanks to CIPE’s small grants program, trade associations in Georgia provided training to private sector representatives across nine of the eleven regions in Georgia.