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Reclaiming the Internet for Democracy: A Global Approach

Around the world, governments routinely shut down the internet without warning and require people to pay a tax to access social media. People who criticize governments online are often assaulted or j...

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Promoting Democracy is the Key to Eradicating Corruption and Violent Extremism in the Sahel

02.09.2021

For many in the Sahel, 2021 signals the continuation of a degrading situation, burdened by multiple crises, with no end in sight. 2020 marked the deadliest year for civilians in the central Sahel, with more than 6,600 civilians killed in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger between October 2019 and the end...

Businesses, Government, are Working Together to help Ethiopia Weather Covid-19

02.08.2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is hammering Ethiopian businesses. While life is slowly returning to a socially-distanced “normal,” the economic impacts of Covid-19 are rippling across the economy and making it difficult for small businesses to stay open. CIPE’s partner, the B...

Democracy That Delivers #242: Moldova’s Parliamentary Elections, Economic Reforms, and Anti-Corruption Efforts with MP Dumitru Alaiba

02.02.2021 |

Democracy is a journey, not a destination. Around the world, uprisings and challenges are familiar to many democratic political leaders. But there are always paths to progress. For example, political leaders in Moldova are working hard to build democratic norms and strengthen the country’s instit...

Ethiopia’s Young Entrepreneurs Forum Readies for Tech-Focused Future

02.01.2021

Ethiopia’s digital economy is still in the early stages of development compared to nearby Nairobi’s Silicon Savanah. However, the budding startup ecosystem is already punching above its weight. In the past several years, incubators, AI research companies, and investors have helped to nurture a n...

Democracy That Delivers Episode #241: Using Sri Lanka’s New Right To Information Law To Follow The Money

01.29.2021

In this latest episode, CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center features Hasna Munas, an analyst for Verité Research, Sri Lanka’s leading independent think tank. She tells an insider’s story of the development of Sri Lanka’s first-ever Right To Information (RTI) law five yea...

Does 2021 Bring A Looming Constitutional Crisis in Nepal?

01.27.2021

The personal interests of Nepal’s political leaders do not align with the aspirations of Nepali citizens. That is why the fate of the world’s youngest federal democracy is again uncertain. When the country held general elections in 2017, giving the federal government a two-third majority, there ...

Pricing Risk for Opportunistic Investment in Emerging Markets

01.15.2021

Opportunistic investors are willing to accept more risk in the anticipation of a higher return. Traditional institutional investors want secure properties with transparent data on occupancy rates, cash flows and operating costs. A typical pension fund manager looks for stable properties, invests for...

Democracy That Delivers #240: Compliance, Environmental Laws, and Enforcement in a Time of Crisis

01.14.2021 |

The unprecedented disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have hit compliance with environmental laws and regulations hard. In this episode, Shahrzad Majdameli, an attorney with the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), joins Communications Director Ken Ja...

Reflecting on Public-Private Dialogue: During a Pandemic and Beyond

01.06.2021

The COVID-19 virus brings public-private dialogue (PPD) into sharp relief. In 2020, stimulus packages, tax breaks, access to finance, and COVID testing all became high-profile subjects of advocacy and dialogue. The virus also raised operational challenges and a host of competing priorities, thus rai...

Top 5 Democracy That Delivers Podcasts of 2020

01.05.2021 |

This week on Democracy That Delivers, we highlight our top 5 most listened to podcasts of 2020. Thank you for listening, and we look forward to creating more content for your listening interest and curiosity in 2021. #1: “Democracy That Delivers #214: Impacts of COVID-19 on Supply Chain...

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