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Article Examining the Evolution of Tech in Africa Published in Fair Observer

12.21.2018 | CIPE in News | Hanna Wetters, Spandana Singh

The following opinion piece, originally published in Fair Observer, was written by Hanna Wetters, CIPE’s Program Coordinator for Africa, and Spandana Singh, Policy Program Associate in New America’s Open Technology Institute. Both are fellows for Young Prof...

Andrew Wilson Presents Alongside Prime Minister of Tunisia

12.20.2018 | CIPE in News | Andrew Wilson

On December 7th and 8th, CIPE’s partner in Tunisia, the think tank Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises (IACE), held the 33rd edition of their annual summit in Tunis, Tunisia called: “Les Journées de l’Entreprise.” CIPE’s Executive Director, Andrew Wilson, parti...

“Corrosive Capital” Report Cited During Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Meeting

12.17.2018 | CIPE in News

From the Transcript of December 12, 2018, Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Hearing on “Implications of China’s Presence and Investment in Africa,” below is a portion of questioning by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) in which he references CIPE and CIPE’s “...

Building Inclusive Democracies: Empowering Women in Economic Life

12.14.2018 | CIPE in News

This post originally appeared on the International Foundation for Electoral Systems News section. A briefing series inspired by sustainable development goal #5 (SDG5) by Deyala El-Haddad* On Wednesday, November 14, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) an...

Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) Program Mentioned in FinDev Gateway Blog

12.10.2018 | CIPE in News

This blog post originally appeared in the FinDev Gateway blog. First, Do No Harm: How can we incorporate gender norms into our client protection principles? By Bobbi Gray, Women’s Financial Inclusion Community of Practice, November 2018 When becoming ...

CIPE and “Corrosive Capital” Quoted in Asia Times

12.10.2018 | CIPE in News

This article originally appeared in the Asia Times. China Shares Shiver Beyond US Trade Tread Chinese “A” shares were down 25% through November, double the MSCI core index loss, with cool economic and financial sector indicators offsetting the glow from suspension of further US tariff...

CIPE Supported Partner Report on Port Reform Cited in Bloomberg

11.15.2018 | CIPE in News

Bribes, Beatings and Gridlock at Ports Choke Nigeria Economy Congestion, delays at ports cost Nigeria $19 billion a year President Buhari says that the situation is a ‘major concern’ The lines of aging blue, red and yellow trucks begin almost 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the gates of Nigeri...

LIFE Project Featured in Top Turkish Daily Newspaper

11.15.2018 | CIPE in News

This post originally appeared on Hurriyet Daily News. Istanbul gastro project promotes livelihoods of refugees The Livelihoods Innovation through Food Entrepreneurship (LIFE) project, launched in 2017, has been developing sustainable livelihoods in the food sector for refugees in Turkey. Altho...

Women In Business Marks Second Anniversary

11.08.2018 | CIPE in News

This article was originally published in the Papua New Guinea Post Courrier. Women In Business Marks Second Anniversary PAPUA New Guinea Women’s Business Resource Centre which is a joint initiative of the United States and the Australian Government continues to support local PNG women ven...

CIPE Partner LIBEK Wins 2018 Think Tank Shark Tank Competition

11.08.2018 | CIPE in News

This article was originally published on the Atlas Network. PETAR ČEKEREVAC WINS 2018 THINK TANK SHARK TANK COMPETITION Atlas Network congratulates Petar Čekerevac of the Libertarian Club Libek for winning the 2018 Think Tank Shark Tank competition during Liberty Forum and Fr...