Resources - Center for International Private Enterprise

Asala, The Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association

Case Studies | Stephen Rosenlund, Karim Shaaban, Connie Gonzalez, Marie A. Principe, Gabriella Butler

Women are most acutely impacted by the consequences of conflict and poverty in the Palestinian Territories and are also a significant source of civic leadership and untapped potential for economic development. Since 2014, CIPE’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division has worked in partnershi...

Promoting Women Leaders Globally in Economic Recovery Project Final Results

Annual Reports

Background on the Promoting Women Leaders Globally in Economic Recovery Project The Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) at CIPE empowers women to overcome economic inequality and lead private sector engagement, entrepreneurial ventures, and partnerships. CWEE strengthens community and g...

The Impact of the War in Northern Ethiopia on Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and Marginal Economic Actors (MEAs)

Guides & Tools

In late 2022, the CIPE East Africa Regional Office commissioned research on the impact of war in northern Ethiopia on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and Marginal Economic Actors (MEAs) as part of the Empowering Marginal Economic Actors through Policy from the Bottom-Up (EMEA) ...

Private Sector How-To Guides to Assess and Incorporate Gender Equity Practices

Guides & Tools

CIPE partnered with EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia, to research how private sector companies can integrate gender equity policies and initiatives at the company level. EAFIT University is a member of the Business Alliance for Gender Equity in Antioquia, a public-private initiative launched i...

Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation Annual Report 2022

Annual Reports

CIPE is a joint leader of the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, which just released its 2022 annual report outlining innovative programs in numerous countries around the globe. The Alliance report outlines how new forms of public-private partnerships are helping to tackle some of the great...

2022 Policy & Program Learning Highlights

Annual Reports | Kim Eric Bettcher, Mikra Krasniqi, Althea Lloyd-White, Adam Goldstein, Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Policy & Program Learning (PPL) team is pursuing answers to crucial questions about the direction of democratic free-market systems and highlighting areas for business leadership in reform. Supporting independent economic voices and democratization opportunities requires knowledge of interna...

Research To Support Women’s Economic Empowerment

Articles | Connie Gonzalez, Sahra Rajani

The Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CWEE) at CIPE advances gender equality in emerging markets to build more inclusive, thriving economies and democracies that deliver for all citizens. This brief outlines how CIPE supports women’s economic empowerment (WEE) by partnering with instituti...

2022 Sahel Conference Report

Annual Reports

Sahel Conference Report: Promoting a Private-Public Dialogue for Development, Security and the Fight against Violent Extremism in the G5 Sahel In late 2022, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) organized a regional conference on promoting a public-private dialogue in the Sahel to f...

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...

Oligarchic Ukrainian Capital

Articles

The oligarchic system that has developed in the political and economic spheres of Ukraine represents one of the main obstacles to the socio-economic development of the country. The oligarchy distributes resources in an ineffective manner, without regard for the interests of society; it diminishes co...