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Resumen de 2022: El Centro de Formación Empresarial para Mujeres

El 2022 fue un año de oportunidades y retos a enfrentar en materia de género en Guatemala, pese a que las mujeres representan más del 50% de la población en general, aún enfrentan inequidades y desigualdades en todos los ámbitos de desarrollo personal y profesional, sumado a ello un panorama d...

How the New “WE-Champs” Program Is Supporting Women’s Economic Security Throughout Europe and Eurasia

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is leading a new program with partners in 18 countries across Europe and Eurasia to strengthen women’s economic security and promote gender-responsive institutions. The efforts are part of a new initiative known as WE-Champs, short for “Stre...

Land Reform and Property Rights: A Key to Prosperity

As the global population surpasses 8 billion and concerns of crises driven by climate change and a resurgence of authoritarianism increase, it is more important now than ever to understand how property and land play a role in countries’ efforts to democratize. In January 2023, a report titled “P...

Stories from Guatemala: How CIPE’s Women’s Business Resource Center is Helping Women Grow Their Businesses (Part 5)

February 2023 marks a year since the launch of CIPE’s Women’s Business Resource Center’s (“WBRC” or “Corali”) first program for women entrepreneurs. During its first year of operation, Corali reached 350+ beneficiaries through its dozens of workshops, events, and courses. Mujer Empres...

Challenges To Democratic Market Reforms in Uzbekistan and the Risks of State Capture From State-Owned Enterprises

When President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016, Uzbekistan showed promising signs of entering a new era of liberal market and governance reforms. Initially, Mirziyoyev took a proactive approach to reforms: ending isolationist policies, opening the country to investors, and improving region...

Why the Private Sector’s Role in the Reconstruction of Yemen Is Crucial

Yemen is a country that has faced numerous challenges in recent years, ranging from humanitarian and political difficulties to economic and infrastructure woes. The ongoing conflict in the country has only exacerbated these issues and left the Yemeni population in dire need of assistance on numerous...

Empowering Persons with Disabilities throughout Nigeria: A Conversation with David Anyaele

Ensuring that all segments of society can participate equally in social, economic, and political life is an important and vital prerequisite for democracies to thrive. Despite being the world’s largest minority, persons with disabilities continue to face many barriers that hinder their full parti...

CIPE Is Celebrating Its 40th Year of Work To Support Economic Development and Democratic Institutions Around the Globe.

This timeline highlights milestones and innovative programs with local partners, governments, and many others. Throughout 2023 we will add more stories about key projects and people who have worked with us to meet the moment and change the world.

Tour of Corali: CIPE’s Women’s Business Resource Center in Guatemala

In late 2021, CIPE and its partner the Red Nacional de Grupos Gestores (RNGG) launched a pilot Women’s Business Resource Center (“WBRC” or “Corali”) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala that addresses economic gender disparities and supports women’s inclusion in their local economies. Corali is ...

Building Strong Communities of Women in the Private Sector: The Importance of Mentorship Relationships

Businesswomen in Latin America identify the lack of access to technical knowledge and low levels of investment in women-owned businesses as two of the primary obstacles to successful integration into the private sector.¹ Mentorship programs provide women entrepreneurs with valuable connections to b...

Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship: a Conversation with Dorian Popá, One of CIPE’s Early Success Stories in the Orange Economy

In this fireside chat, Martin Friedl and Dorian Popá discuss the importance of youth entrepreneurship and empowerment in the “orange economy” (also known as the creative industries). Dorian’s entrepreneurial ventures in the tech sector have provided youth in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala...

Recent Events Showcase the Work of CIPE Philippines to Strengthen Democracy, Expand Accountability, and Grow Economic Opportunity

CIPE and regional partners are wrapping up a busy season of high-profile activities to support inclusive, pro-growth economic policies and advocate for improved governance in the Philippines. CIPE Executive Director Andrew Wilson and Asia-Pacific Regional Director John Morrell were among the recent ...

The Voices of Ukrainian Business Are Reaching Out to the European Union

There is no need to wait for the war to end to reconstruct Ukraine. This was the key takeaway of a panel, organized by CIPE, within the European Values Summit in November 2022. Experts from the private sector in Ukraine and abroad discussed the prospect of cooperation with the European Union to res...

The Corruption Risk Forecast Detects What Other Indices Don’t

In the global fight against corruption, our intuition is often right. We expect countries with faltering governments, fragile institutions, and low per capita incomes to struggle to keep money from going where it shouldn’t—and generally speaking, they do. Likewise, many examples of wealthy count...

Seven Keys To Successful Business Mentorship Programs: How Entrepreneur Support Organizations Can Maximize Their Impact

Editor’s note: This article was co-developed by CIPE, The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (WDI) and Tenmou, and was first published on the NextBillion website; an excerpt is reposted with permission. The Economic Diversification and Access to Finance project that CIPE ...

Diversity and Inclusive Culture Step-by-Step

In today’s complex world, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is increasingly becoming a focus area for companies aspiring to strengthen their cultures. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular – and the Great Resignation it fueled in countries such as the U.S. – has highlighted how crucial it is to...

Hushed Voices and Closed Businesses: A Spotlight on Business Extortion in Baja California

Throughout Mexico, business extortion has crippled entrepreneurship and stifled economic growth for years but has often been overlooked. Recent reports by think tank México Evalúa have provided crucial context for understanding the effects and nuances of this crime in Baja California. Business ext...

Inspiring the Next Generation of Builders and Dreamers

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) provides an opportunity to both salute and inspire business innovation that drives change and transforms communities. “Entrepreneurs are more than optimists. They are natural leaders made for uncertain times and big problems like the ones we face today,” says ...

Alliances to Enlarge Civic Space: How Do Business and Civil Society Combine Forces?

Would democracy be stronger if civil society and business worked together? Many people don’t see how they would collaborate or where they would begin. Therefore, CIPE organized a discussion to explore multi-stakeholder collaboration at the Taipei Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy. The p...

Beyond Time and Cost Savings: The True Value of Trusted Trader Programmes

Trusted Trader Programmes Businesspeople constantly criticise government bureaucracy, but complaints reach a crescendo when it comes to Customs’ regulation. Successful supply chain management hinges on the ability of border agencies to keep pace with the ebb and flow of global trade. Over the past...