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Will the Philippine National Elections Help Strengthen Democracy?

With a population of just over 110 million, the Philippines will hold presidential elections on May 9. This will be the largest election in Asia in 2022. This will end Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency, as Philippine presidents are constitutionally barred from serving more than a single six-year te...

Tourism as a Mechanism for Economic Transformation in Post-conflict Colombian Regions

CIPE and its partner Jaime Arteaga & Associates (JA&A) manage the Observatory of Private Investment in the Zones Most Affected by the Conflict, a collection of economic indicators that measure economic activity in post-conflict regions of Colombia covered by the national government’s p...

Balancing Data Privacy and Growth in the Digital Economy

If not safeguarded correctly, data can be a vulnerable point of security for a business. Stories of data breaches and cyber-attacks consistently make their way into headlines. For example, the 2020 SolarWinds supply chain breach that was carried out through the compromised Orion network manag...

The Past, Present, and Future of Public-Private Dialogue in Uzbekistan

Over the last few years, the American Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan (AmCham Uzbekistan) has witnessed strong improvements in policy dialogue between the Uzbekistani government and foreign investors. Recently, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Presidential Adviser on e...

‘Our Business Too: Democracy and Private Enterprise Delivering Together’ Kicks Off Democracy Summit

The Biden administration wants to make 2022 a year of action to promote democracy and opportunity. That, of course, is CIPE’s reason for being. The administration’s first step was hosting a virtual Summit for Democracy in an effort to reassert the leading role the United States plays in encourag...

Priorities for Democracy that Delivers: FEDN Conference Wraps Up Summit for Democracy Events

This month’s Summit for Democracy provided an opportunity for leaders of government, civil society, the private sector, and philanthropy to reaffirm and reinvent how democracy delivers. Timely issues from the Summit, including the role of technology, journalism and the informal economy, were ...

The impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women-led Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs in MENA

The coronavirus pandemic caused significant setbacks for women’s economic empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, exposing government inefficiencies and weak institutional capacity in the wake of economic devastation. According to UN Women, approximately 700,000 women in the...

“An Inescapable Truth”: Remarks by CIPE Chairman Greg Lebedev to NED Conference on Rebuilding Democratic Momentum

“An Inescapable Truth” We talk a lot about defending democracy when in fact we should be focused upon advancing democracy — or, more specifically, advocating for the free enterprise system — anywhere in the world because it is inextricably linked to democratic governance. I�...

Our Business Too: A Call to Action

The most successful democracies are built upon inclusive and constructive discourse, as well as the freedom to think and act. Later this week, democratic leaders from around the world will gather virtually to discuss ways to promote and expand those principles. It’s important to note that inclusi...

Supporting Economic and Democratic Development in Colombia

For almost 50 years, Colombia’s internal conflict disproportionately impacted rural areas, intensifying existing development challenges and creating new ones. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC in Spanish), which include...