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Boosting Association Revenues

One of the risks facing many African associations is their dependence on membership revenues. The American Association of Association Executives (ASAE), which conducts annual studies of chamber and association executives,...

Six Things We Learned About Cooperatives and Associations in Somalia

Up to the present, little has been known about the structure and performance of Somalia’s membership organizations. In 2022, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) undertook a comprehensive field-based...

Iraqi Businessmen Union Scores a Big Win for Decentralization in Anbar

This blog post is part of a two-part series on transparency in Iraq. Click here to read the second blog in the series. For years, Iraqi provinces have lagged in...

Call to Action: Refugee Financial Inclusion in Kenya

Refugees are typically a group of people shut out from economic opportunity and the political processes that affect their lives. Enhancing the self-reliance of refugees is crucial to achieving a...

Two Years of WAGE Moldova

Editor’s Note: CIPE and partners are highlighting the outcomes of a unique two-year women’s economic empowerment program in Moldova. This article by CIPE staff was first posted on the Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) website on September 13, 2023. In January of 2023, the Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) program, “Reducing Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment in Moldova,” came to a...

Stories from Guatemala: How CIPE Helps Grow Businesses (Part 6)

Entrepreneurship has the power to transform lives. When women are given the necessary support and resources, their businesses can thrive, and they can become more active members of their communities. María Ixchajchal and Monica Rodas are two entrepreneurs who took advantage of resources provided by CIPE’s Women’s Business Resource Center (called “Corali”) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala....

Powerful Lessons: How to Harness Ukraine’s Talent and Reform the Business Ecosystem

The war in Ukraine has made a profound impact on the country’s economy and labor market: more than 10 percent of the population has left the country, and of those...

Growing. Engaging. Staying Fresh: An Interview with Gamal Abou Ali of the Egyptian Junior Business Association

It’s a challenge maturing business associations face worldwide: how to grow and prosper but maintain the ability to pivot and evolve – all while engaging with key public decision-makers. Gamal...

Ideation Workshop: Increasing Participation in Estonia’s ICT field

CIPE partner the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI), the oldest and largest representative organization of entrepreneurs in Estonia, organized an ideation workshop "How to Increase the Share of Women in the ICT Field." This workshop is part of a joint Businesswomen and Technology subgrant managed and funded by CIPE’s Europe and Eurasia department, Global...

“Crony State Capitalism” and Private-Sector Responses

Over the last several years, CIPE frequently observed that the quality of foreign investments impacts domestic business ecosystems and institutional performance. However, questions remain about the ways that these processes...