CIPE Publications Archives - Center for International Private Enterprise

Driving Transparency in Cambodia: How Lenders Shape Infrastructure Standards

Guides & Tools

Governments in emerging economies are turning to a variety of sources for infrastructure funding and technology. Among the avenues for countries in Asia and the Pacific: multilateral development banks and donor agreements with neighboring countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea. To show how differently lenders from the three countries operate, CIPE and its...

CIPE Association Frontiers Transitioning to Strategic Agendas

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Has your Chamber or Association struggled to turn the strategic plan into action? The key may lie in reengineering it’s board meetings with a strategic focus. In this video, CIPE’s...

Corruption Risk Assessment: Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine

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Immense amounts of humanitarian aid continue to flow into war-torn Ukraine and CIPE is working to help gauge and curb associated corruption. Findings by CIPE indicate corruption risk levels may be lower than many anticipate.

Ethiopian MSMEs and the AfCFTA

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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement ushers in a new era of cross-border commerce for the 54 countries that signed the pact. This policy brief is the first in a...

Identifying Successful Collective Action Approaches Against Kleptocracy

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This USAID-funded CEPPS/IRI/CIPE report outlines contemporary collective action approaches against kleptocracy. The research rests on key interviews and expert analysis and features 7 country-specific case studies: Armenia, Guatemala, Malaysia, Moldova,...

2024 Africa Association Survey Findings

Surveys

Business membership organizations offer support for local businesses and help foster inclusive growth and economic development. These crucial functions are harder to provide when the organizations are too dependent on a single source of revenue, and that is a problem in Africa, according to survey data collected by CIPE. This report illustrates the pressing need...

The Growing Awareness of the Role of SMEs in Anti-Corruption

Articles

For the first time, the largest global gathering of anti-corruption practitioners and activists purposefully examined the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in combatting corruption, with business representatives sharing...

How to Use Policy Framing

Guides & Tools

The political or public response to an issue depends heavily on how it is framed. Every decision maker and citizen interprets an issue from their own vantage point, with reference...

A How-To Guide to Anti-Corruption Messaging

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Corruption is often argued to be one of the biggest threats to both development and democracy around the world. This helps to explain why anti-corruption campaigns have been a constant feature of both foreign aid programming and civil society activity over the last 30 years. These anti-corruption campaigns usually have an awareness-raising component that involves...

Economic Security Survey of Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Case Studies

Both states and businesses are increasingly concerned about economic security due to the COVID-19 pandemic and coercive economic behavior from authoritarian actors in recent years. To mitigate the impact of...

Women Empowerment and Corruption – The Interplay Between Gender, Transparency and Corruption: The Case of Hungary in Comparative Perspective

Case Studies

Corruption, defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, is a multifaceted problem with roots both in individual and institutional behavior. In his 2007 paper “Rethinking the Nature and Origins of the Grabbing Hand,” the Swedish Political Science theorist Jan Teorell argued that corruption is primarily an institutional problem, “a conflict between different...

Navigating Global Interdependence: Enhancing Economic Resilience in the Transatlantic Space

Case Studies

Authoritarian regimes increasingly use economic coercion to influence democracies. Their shift in tactics responds to the interconnectedness of global markets, which they exploit to advance strategic interests. Economic power is now a weapon that replaces or supplements the military aggression authoritarians use to control and constrain others, and democracies worldwide must recognize the threat and protect...

The Business Case for Digital Rights: Future-Proofing Digital Transformation

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With two-thirds of the world’s population regularly using the internet, we are experiencing an unprecedented shift in how people spend their money and time. Most companies, big or small, are...

Pacific Island Stakeholders in Digital Transformation

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While there is a general sense of excitement around the opportunity to digitize the Pacific Island’s economies and support startup growth, discussions around the rules and legal frameworks that would govern...

Impacts of Pay-It-Forward Loans for Women: Papua New Guinea Case Study

Case Studies

This case study delves deep into the origin and development of the PIF Loan initiative. Beginning with its conceptual foundation and the circumstances that led to its inception, the study...

Rapid Response Evaluation in Ecuador

Case Studies

This report presents the impact evaluation of the Rapid Response Opportunities for Anti-Corruption in Ecuador (RRAP) developed between May and September 2023. It implemented a qualitative assessment of three significant...

Advancing Women’s Participation in Formal Employment in Papua New Guinea Unveiling Challenges, Barriers, and Aspirations

Case Studies

The National Employment Policy (NEP) 2021-2031 reflects Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) commitment to economic growth and development, aligning with international labour standards stated in the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No.122)....

Papua New Guinea’s Digital Transformation: Understanding Legal and Regulatory Challenges

Guides & Tools

Digital transformation enhances economic growth and creates new opportunities, and emerging markets worldwide seek to reap these rewards. Digitizing commerce and state services requires significant spending on Information Communication Technologies...

Innovating Through Crisis: How Albanian Businesses and Entrepreneurs Have Survived and Thrived Despite COVID-19

Case Studies

Albania was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and businesses had to adapt to the changes brought about by this crisis. Research sofar on the Albanian context has focused on...

Repurposing Slovakia’s Automotive Industry for a New Era of Geo-Economics

Case Studies

Harnessing New Geo-Economic Realities to Unleash a Greener, Globally Competitive, and More Resilient Automotive Industry in Slovakia This report explains challenges to Slovakia’s automotive industry, and how cooperation with the...