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

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...

Does 2021 Bring A Looming Constitutional Crisis in Nepal?

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

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...

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

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

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 Chains in th...

CIPE Launches Civic Engagement Hub Website in Ethiopia

The Center for International Private Enterprise is proud to unveil the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub website. The site complements the CIPE Civic Engagement Hub’s physical space in Addis Ababa and will provide regular updates on events, training opportunities, and digital resources to support the grow...

Making a Difference in Yemen

Security, stability, and economic growth were the top priorities in a series of discussions that took place recently in Yemen, hosted by CIPE partners the Studies and Economic Media Center (SEMC) and the Economic Reform Team (ERT). Made up of Yemeni business leaders from various industries, the ERT ...

Women’s Business Resource Centre in Papua New Guinea Entering its Fifth Year

The Women’s Business Resource Centre (WBRC) in Papua New Guinea is entering its fifth year of helping to democratize opportunity in PNG by breaking down barriers faced by women entrepreneurs. The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) takes a look back at four years of ground-breaking ...

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Labor Market in Guatemala

Una versión de esta publicación en español está disponible aquí. Economic challenges and the impact of COVID-19 Prior to the onset of COVID-19, Guatemala already had economic and social challenges requiring significant coordination of efforts to solve them. The pandemic aggravated these challen...

El impacto del COVID-19 sobre el mercado laboral en Guatemala

A version of this article is available in English Here Desafíos económicos e impacto del COVID-19 Antes de la llegada del COVID-19 las condiciones económicas y sociales de Guatemala ya ameritaban una importante articulación de esfuerzos para ser atendidas. La llegada del virus agravó los desaf�...