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Advocating For a Better Economic Environment for Refugees

Refugee youth in Kakuma Refugee camp embody the endurance of the human spirit. A study carried out by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in 2018 took a unique look at Kakuma Refugee Camp and its hosting environment from a market point of view, and measured its cumulative annual economic ...

How COVID is Impacting Business Continuity Plans in East Africa

East African SMEs’ Post-COVID Recovery: Exploring the Influence of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and the Role of Governments and Stakeholders East Africa is a younger region, with 80% of the population of 177 million people under the age of 35. Certain sectors in the region have demonstrate...

Shrinking Civic Spaces: The Risks and Implications for Youth Activists and Young Human Rights Defenders

The past four decades have seen a tremendous expansion of democracy around the world, enabled by the transformation of political parties, information and communication technologies, the increased use of social media to facilitate collective action, and civic networking that goes beyond formal org...

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Getting to Know CIPE’s Paid Interns

CIPE’s Internship Program provides university students and recent graduates the opportunity to get involved in international development. The program, usually offered each semester, had a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic but has since been revamped and brought back. To make the Interns...

Using Social Media for Good: How CIPE is Leveraging Facebook to Help Georgian Businesses Comply with New Labor Legislation

In today’s crowded media information scene, the effective use of social media plays a key role in ensuring that important information reaches the right audience. At the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the Safe Business is Your Choice awareness campaign is one example of how thi...

How the Business Community is Working to Overcome COVID-19 in the MENA Region

Around the world, governments, citizens and businesses are working to end to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a difficult task, and it requires high levels of cooperation. It is also important to note that, as the pandemic drags on, some areas are being hit harder than others. It’s been a particula...

One Small Step for Corporate Governance, One Giant Leap for Women’s Empowerment in Armenia

One of the most pressing and unresolved challenges associated with Armenia’s investment climate is the country’s low level of corporate governance observed within local companies and enterprises. A project supported by CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment and implemented by the Co...

Silk Route 2021: A New Paradigm in Central Asia

“Who speaks a little knows a lot, and when he speaks, it is with great thought.” Uzbek Proverb Xi’an was the eastern gate to the historic silk route in China. I visited this portal in 2007. In May I visited the midway point and crossroads in Samarkand. As an invited speaker for the Central A...

Girls for Change: USAID Economic Governance Program launches Training Program that Opens Doors for Young Private Sector Leaders

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is highlighting the pivotal role that women and youth play in fostering a healthy economic environment. In Georgia, under the USAID Economic Governance Program, implemented by Deloitte Consulting, CIPE is contributing to new initiatives to give ...