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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...

Fostering Corporate Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe

There are many takeaways from the recent World Movement for Democracy Global Assembly in Senegal. The theme of the weeklong event was “Building Strategic Partnerships for Democratic Renewal,” with a focus on ways to strengthen inclusive democratic governance and engage stakeholders in civil soci...

Helping Micro and Small Enterprises Thrive in the Restaurant Industry in Jordan

The Jordanian Union of Restaurant and Confectionery Proprietors helps micro and small enterprise restaurant owners succeed in a fiercely competitive marketplace. CIPE’s work described in this story was made possible by a grant from USAID LENS to support and upgrade the services of business assoc...

In the Lead-up to Malaysia’s Elections, How Can Think Tanks Help to Strengthen Democracy?

Malaysians will head to the polls on May 9 to elect representatives of the country’s 14th Parliament. The electoral contest throws into sharp relief the challenges of current Prime Minister Najib Razak and the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition as they seek to retain a parliamentary majority ...

Building an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Women-Owned Micro Enterprises in Jordan

The Women Access to Entrepreneurship Development and Training Society (WAEDAT) provides comprehensive business training, mentoring, networking, consultation and access to finance to help women with registered and unregistered home-based micro enterprises succeed. CIPE’s work described in this stor...

New Guide Promotes Responsible Investment and Good Corporate Citizenship in Colombia’s Post-Conflict Regions

CIPE and its Colombian partners—the Colombian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce (Confecámaras), the Institute of Political Sciences Hernán Echavarría Olózaga (ICP), and Jaime Arteaga & Asociados—recently held a conference in Bogotá to discuss responsible investment in post-conflict...

Masooma Sibtain: Advocating for Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

Masooma Sibtain is a pioneer in Pakistan, an entrepreneur who is paving the way and inspiring other businesswomen to take on leadership roles in her country and throughout South Asia. In a particularly notable accomplishment, she was the first woman elected vice president of the Federation of Pakis...