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How Mexican Businesses are Addressing Compliance and Collaboration

This blog is part of a two-blog series discussing business integrity initiatives in Mexico.

Participatory Budgeting is Key to Good Governance in Kenya

Kenya is at a pivotal moment in its democratic journey, especially regarding public participation in budget-making. With a spotlight on public debt, revenue performance, and the distribution of funds between national and county governments, transparency is more crucial than ever. President Ruto's recent repeal of the Finance Bill 2024, following three weeks of vigorous protests...

Iraqi Voters Reward Good Governance at the Ballot Box

Democracy puts the onus on elected leaders to deliver the outcomes residents want, which means recent elections in Iraq are a good news story. In four key provinces, voters proved...

Mexico’s Business Integrity Journey

This blog is part of a two-blog series discussing business integrity initiatives in Mexico. In this blog, we explore the journey of Mexican companies working towards a more compliant and...

Corruption Risk Forecast is the Goldilocks Solution that Business and Policymakers Need

As a member of a community of corruption fighters, the Anti-Corruption & Governance Center at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) applauds the success of existing corruption measurement tools...

Unlocking Growth: The Power of Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth entrepreneurs in recent CIPE training sessions in Mauritania generated 45 new business ideas, 32 of which secured funding from Mercy Corps and start-up assistance from CIPE. The sessions, held...

CIPE revela encuesta en Colombia para apoyar a las mipymes en su transformación digital

Las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) colombianas encuentran un reto para digitalizar sus operaciones, pero ven oportunidades significativas al hacerlo, según los datos de una encuesta revelada en un...

Observatorio de Inversión Privada: el aporte de CIPE en el proceso de paz en Colombia

El Observatorio de Inversión Privada consolida y monitorea los indicadores que rinden cuenta del tejido empresarial y su impacto en el desarrollo económico y construcción de paz en las zonas...

New Survey Results Will Help Colombia’s Businesses Go Digital

Colombian small- and medium-sized businesses find it challenging to digitalize their operations but see significant opportunities in doing so, according to new survey data.

CIPE’s Role in Supporting the Colombian Peace Process

Esta publicación está disponible en español. In May, CIPE’s Colombia team has been reflecting back on the accomplishments of five years of successful implementation of the Observatory for Private Investment. CIPE...

Get the Word Out: Next Steps for CIPE and the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

One of the main authors of the groundbreaking Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), Tom Firestone, underscored earlier this month at a CIPE briefing that the newlaw’s effectiveness in curbing bribery...

How the Private Sector Can Strengthen Information Access

Free and independent media are the cornerstones of democracy and thriving market economies.

Enthusiasm for Private Sector Anti-Corruption Reform in Paris at GACIF 2024

An important benchmark in the anti-corruption field is the extent to which the private sector devotes effort, expertise, and resources to drive company-level anti-bribery programs as well as external initiatives to push back against the pernicious effects of corruption in society.

Unleashing Potential: The Impact of Business Associations in Costa Rica

Women’s business associations play a key role for women in the private sector by leading advocacy efforts, providing business development resources, and fostering networking opportunities. The Center for International Private Enterprise builds the capacity of women’s business associations with the goal of creating more opportunities for businesswomen to achieve sustainable livelihoods and become agents of...

Resilience and Reform: Ukraine’s Journey Through Crisis and Recovery

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 profoundly changed the lives of Ukrainians. In the face of advancing Russian troops and relentless bombardments, many were forced to...

B5+1 Takes New Steps To Accelerate Central Asia’s Economic Integration

B5+1 is the business counterpart to C5+1, the diplomatic platform for Central Asia countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and the U.S.The B5+1 Forum held March 13-15 brought together more than 250 leaders of business, investors, policymakers, and experts to talk about barriers to doing business in Central Asia and jointly identify potential solutions....