Resources

WDI Case Study — The Nourishers: Navigating the Challenges of a Digital, Two-Sided Marketplace in Bahrain

Case Studies

This case was written by Kristin Babbie Kelterborn and Amy Gillett, both of the Entrepreneurship Development Center at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, as part of...

Assessing Indonesia’s Regulatory Sandbox Ecosystem: Analysis & Recommendations for the FinTech Sector

Case Studies

To meet challenges associated with Indonesia’s quickly growing financial technology (fintech) industry, lawmakers are adopting a regulatory “sandbox” mechanism intended to accommodate an amount of innovation and experimentation with government oversight....

Corruption Institutional Analysis Diagnostic Handbook 2023

Guides & Tools

Corruption is best understood and best countered by those closest to the problem. The Center for International Private Enterprise’s Anti-Corruption and Governance Center created the Corruption Institutional Analysis Diagnosis (CIAD) methodology to understand if there is a viable window of opportunity to conduct rapid response anti-corruption interventions in a chosen country. Windows can refer to...

Anti-Corruption Rapid Response: What We Can Learn from the COVID-19 Crisis

Surveys

What anti-corruption lessons can we learn from COVID-19? The Anti-Corruption Governance Center (ACGC) at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Global Integrity partnered on this joint report to explore the extent to which anti-corruption reformers identified windows of opportunity during the COVID-19 pandemic to advance reforms, acted on these opportunities, and have confidence...

Report on Georgia’s Business Associations, Business Support Organizations, and Regional Businesses

Surveys

Georgia’s Business Associations, Business Support Organizations, and Regional Businesses According to data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), SMEs constitute 89.1% of registered active business entities as of...

Democratic Innovation Beyond the State

Case Studies

The Role of Non-State Actors in the Promotion of Citizen Participation in Latin America Executive Summary The role of non-state actors in the promotion of democratic innovations has been understudied,...

New Approaches for Effective Investment Screening

Flyer

When properly designed and transparently implemented, investment screening mechanisms can be a useful tool at mitigating the effects of Corrosive Capital® and its risks to national security from authoritarian actors. Yet there are also risks that investment screening mechanisms can be designed without proper consultation with the private sector or misused to distort economies or...

Overview of Papua New Guinea Digital Transformation Survey Findings

Surveys

This project has a three-pronged aim to support civil society in engaging in policy reform, spur civil society engagement in advocacy and organizational development, and empower civil society to support democratic...

Central America Flyer 2023

Flyer

CIPE’s Approach to Central America Programs Many countries in Central America suffer from widespread corruption, economic malaise and citizen disengagement, ultimately leading to higher migration rates. CIPE addresses economic and...

Beneficial Ownership Transparency — Exploring the Private Sector Use Case

Case Studies

Beneficial ownership transparency has emerged as one of the most effective tools for exposing corruption, and around the world 121 governments have committed to establishing central registers of beneficial ownership...

Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impacts of Corrosive and Constructive Capital

Case Studies

Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impact of Corrosive and Constructive Capital summarizes the key findings from five years of investigation into the influx and effects of “corrosive” and “constructive” capital...

Private Sector Priorities for Ukraine’s Recovery

Case Studies

This report leverages CIPE’s expertise and experience to share private-sector preferences for Ukraine’s post-war recovery, starting with improved governance and transparency. Despite the current challenges, the report finds realistic reasons...

New Report from WDI: Strategizing a Recipe for Success

Case Studies

This case was written by Amy Gillett and Kristin Babbie Kelterborn, both of the Entrepreneurship Development Center at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan as part of the...

Good Business Practices with a Gender Focus in Ecuador

Guides & Tools

A Methodological Guide This methodological guide is part of “Good Business Practices with a Gender Focus in Ecuador,” a research project promoted by the Fundacion Haciendo Ecuador with the support...

Best Practices Manual — Board of Directors Elections for Women’s Business Associations

Guides & Tools

CIPE and its partner, Asociación Red Empresarias y Emprendedoras para el Desarrollo Sostenible (AREED), have worked together for several years to increase the capacity of women’s business associations across Central...

Mapping Report: Formalisation of Cooperatives and Private Sector Organisations

Guides & Tools

Mapping Report — Support to Policy Dialogue for Investment Climate in Somalia Executive Summary As part of a non-key expert assignment under the SPDI project, funded by the European Union,...

Whistleblower Resources

Guides & Tools

Overview With support from the National Endowment for Democracy, CIPE’s Anti-Corruption and Governance Center (ACGC) established the Whistleblower Resource Catalogue as part of our Rapid Response initiative. This catalogue highlights a number of resources for potential and existing whistleblowers, so they can make an informed decision on if, when, and how they want to blow...

WDI Case Study — The Nourishers: Navigating the Challenges of a Digital, Two-Sided Marketplace in Bahrain

Assessing Indonesia’s Regulatory Sandbox Ecosystem: Analysis & Recommendations for the FinTech Sector

Corruption Institutional Analysis Diagnostic Handbook 2023

Anti-Corruption Rapid Response: What We Can Learn from the COVID-19 Crisis

Report on Georgia’s Business Associations, Business Support Organizations, and Regional Businesses

Democratic Innovation Beyond the State

New Approaches for Effective Investment Screening

Overview of Papua New Guinea Digital Transformation Survey Findings

Central America Flyer 2023

Beneficial Ownership Transparency — Exploring the Private Sector Use Case

Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impacts of Corrosive and Constructive Capital

Private Sector Priorities for Ukraine’s Recovery

New Report from WDI: Strategizing a Recipe for Success

Good Business Practices with a Gender Focus in Ecuador

Best Practices Manual — Board of Directors Elections for Women’s Business Associations

Mapping Report: Formalisation of Cooperatives and Private Sector Organisations

Whistleblower Resources

Microdata Analysis: Ukrainian SMEs Needs & Perspectives for Reconstruction

Sri Lanka Programs & Partners

Case Study: Business Agenda for Economic Recovery and Cooperation in Ethiopia 2023