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LIFE Project Puts Syrian Refugees and Host Community on Path to Success in Turkey’s Food Industry

Each year on June 20, the United Nations observes World Refugee Day to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis and commemorate the strength and perseverance of millions of refugees. The total number of forcibly displaced people rose by three million to nearly 69 million people in 2017—a r...

Creating Transparency in the Oil and Gas Industry in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Oil and gas revenues are the main sources of income for many developing countries. Iraq is one of the countries that has not surpassed the initial phase in its development cycle that moves it from a rents-based economy to manufacturing and finally to services, creativity, and innovation. Crude oil ...

CIPE’s Bosnia and Herzegovina Partners Mark “Tax Freedom Day” with a New Tax Calculator

CIPE partners Zasto Ne and the Center for Policy and Governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina recently launched a new tax calculator, a simple online tool to help people understand both their contributions to the budgets of Bosnia and Herzegovina and how the government spends their taxes. Many people i...

Making the Case for a Pro-Reform Path in CEE: Thought Leaders Share Perspectives on Democracy One Year After Declaration Launch

Making the Case for a Pro-Reform Path in Central and Eastern Europe It’s been exactly one year since the signing of the Declaration in support of democracy in Brussels. As part of CIPE’s observance, we share more perspective from thought leaders in Central and Eastern Europe. Marek Tatala, Vice...

How Can Southeast Asia Galvanize E-Commerce?

E-commerce is rapidly growing in Southeast Asia. The phenomenon of paying for goods and services in a few clicks is no longer exclusive to Chinese and U.S. markets, which already have thriving internet economies. A report by Google and Temasek, a global investment company based in Singapore, predict...

One-Year Anniversary of Declaration in Support of Democracy

One year after the launch of the Declaration in support of democracy in Brussels, Belgium by CIPE, its partners, and local civil society leaders, concerning trends regarding the region’s democratic trajectory continue. In the face of such challenges, the voice of thought leaders calling for democ...

Reducing Barriers to Entrepreneurship: Tunisia’s New Startup Act

Communities across Tunisia recently elected more than 7,200 new local leaders in the nation’s first municipal elections since 2011. Many of the politicians are promising to pursue reforms. They must also decide how to handle a backlog of laws already on the books, but not yet implemented. CIPE’...

Supporting Business Association Excellence to Enhance Services for Micro and Small Enterprises in Jordan

USAID Jordan and the Center for International Private Enterprise partnered with 11 Jordanian business associations to help them be more effective in providing services to their micro and small enterprise members. CIPE’s work described in this story was made possible by a grant from USAID LENS to s...

Fostering a Culture of Excellence Among Business Associations in Jordan

With the support of USAID LENS and CIPE, the King Abdullah II Center for Excellence is incorporating new curricula into its training services to promote organizational excellence among Jordanian business associations. CIPE’s work described in this story was made possible by a grant from USAID LENS...

A Recipe for Understanding: How Food Entrepreneurship and Gastrodiplomacy are Bringing Syrian Refugees and Turks Closer

This blog post was originally published by Next Billion – an initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan. In celebration of Ramadan this year, we share a blog recounting the story of Syrian refugees in Turkey that have blossomed into food entrepreneurs. Their suc...