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Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere

Articles | Marius Dragomir

Independent media around the world are in crisis. Failing market conditions, the loss of advertising revenue to big tech, and autocratic encroachment in the media sector have made it difficult for even the best news outlets to protect their editorial independence and remain financially resilient. Gi...

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Online Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment (GBVH) Factsheet

Guides & Tools | Morgan Townsend, Louisa Tomar, Connie Gonzalez

CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) advances gender equality in emerging markets to build more inclusive, thriving economies and democracies that deliver for all citizens. This briefer outlines how online gender-based violence and sexual harassment (GBVH) impacts women’s econ...

CIPE Online Course — ¿Cómo Aprovechar El Poder de la Economía Digital? Guía Para la Transformación Digital de Mipymes

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**Regístrese gratis, ¡aquí!** La pandemia de la COVID-19 aceleró la transformación de los mercados económicos, lo que obligó a muchos empresarios a adaptar rápidamente sus negocios para aprovechar las nuevas tecnologías, plataformas y opciones de pago para mantenerse a flote. Para muchos, e...

A Framework for Constructive Capital: Investment, Integrity, Impact

Articles | Kim Eric Bettcher, Frank Brown, Eric Hontz, Anna Kompanek, Ritika Singh, Catherine L. Young, Dr. Isabella D. Bunn, Prof. Don De Amicis, Bennett Freeman, Hung Tran, Margaret Wachenfeld

Executive Summary A Framework for Constructive Capital presents a market-oriented approach for supporting private capital flows and foreign direct investment based on a multi-dimensional foundation of systemic integrity. The Framework aims to deter the negative consequences of Corrosive Capital ...

Strengthening Business Leadership Through Policy Solutions and Program Learning

Case Studies | Kim Eric Bettcher, Mikra Krasniqi, Adam Goldstein, Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Policy & Program Learning team is pursuing answers to crucial questions about the direction of democratic free-market systems, and highlighting areas for business leadership in reform. PPL has sourced this knowledge by commissioning studies, conducting opinion polls, tapping the expertise of...

How to Write a Policy Brief

Guides & Tools

The purpose of a policy memo is to inform and persuade lawmakers to take action regarding a particular issue. A policy brief succinctly presents a practical policy solution to a concrete problem. It moves from the identification of an issue, through evidence and a line of analysis, to reach a basis ...

Women’s Business Resource Centre/Papua New Guinea

Case Studies | CIPE

The Papua New Guinea Women’s Business Resource Centre (PNG WBRC) is a secure space where women can take steps to start and grow their own businesses. CIPE launched the initiative with initial investment from the U.S. Department of State and the Government of Australia’s Department of Foreign Aff...

Case Study of ANWBN Women’s Business Agenda Projects

Case Studies | CIPE

The Women’s Business Agenda (WBA) enables businesswomen to participate in the advocacy process through a collective voice that engages policymakers on issues impacting women’s economic empowerment and economic growth. The WBA is a data- and research-backed advocacy tool designed to help women en...

Future of Democracy Program Factsheet

Articles | CIPE

With support from the National Endowment for Democracy, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, and the Center for International Private Enterprise are collaborating on a joint project to map global, inclusive, citizen-centric visions for high-tech democracy by 203...

CIPE Online Course — Harnessing the Power of the Digital Economy: MSME Guide to Digital Transformation

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***ACCESS THE FREE COURSE HERE*** The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the transformation of economic markets, forcing many business owners to rapidly adapt their businesses to leverage new technologies, platforms, and payment options in order to stay afloat. For many, this heightened reliance undersc...