Despite progress made over the last few decades by private sector organizations that have tackled corruption and adhered to strong compliance protocols, corruption remains a substantial problem in Bangladesh. While the...
Survey to Identify Corruption Gaps and Improvements in the Transparency of Procurement Processes in the Andean Region Between 2021 and 2022, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Ipsos...
The Importance of Women’s Representation on Boards CIPE’s Center for Women’s Economic Empowerment and partner, the Corporate Governance Center (CGC) foundation in Armenia, collaborated to publish “11 Questions and Answers...
Background on Policy Brief and Assessment: On August 9, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in collaboration with CIPE held a hybrid Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) in Abuja to present the findings...
Executive Summary: Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War has displaced six million Syrians internally and five million externally. Today, 3.6 million of those who fled their country are living in...
The Taxation Guidebook for Micro and Small Enterprises in Addis Ababa provides an overview of the current tax legislation for Ethiopian micro and small businesses. The guidebook provides an overview...
The key objective of this study is to assess the current regulatory framework and national legislations of European Union (EU) member states and certain European countries that are not part...
Bangladesh has a vibrant Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector which can be divided into 33 subsectors of products and services. Available data shows that SMEs constitute 50.91 percent of...
There is a tendency to believe that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a process that was already underway in many parts of the world: the transition to an economy that...
Introduction: Argentine democracy is in a worrying state, and not only because of the weak respect that the current government shows regarding democratic and republican principles, division of powers, regard...
The war in Ukraine has had profound political and economic effects across the Middle East and North Africa. In Tunisia, which imported 56% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia...
Introduction Bangladesh has a score of 26 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. This is an improvement from the country’s ranking in the early 2000s, but is far from ideal....
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s wide-reaching global development infrastructure strategy, connecting China internationally through trade and infrastructure projects. While BRI projects can provide critical investment in infrastructure,...
The “Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health for Georgian Employers” guidebook outlines and explains five steps that employers should take in order to establish and implement an efficient labor safety...
In a paper produced with support from the Center for International Private Enterprise, the authors look at the effects of China’s 2017 free trade zone (FTZ) program. They write: “we...
The Labor Legislation Guidebook for Georgian Employers provides an overview for Georgian employers on the new labor legislation passed by the Georgian Parliament in 2020. The brochure provides an overview...
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) works with the Red Nacional de Grupos Gestores (RNGG) to support women’s economic empowerment in Guatemala, especially in rural communities where women face...
English The stakeholders of the Sahel Economic Coalition Initiative met in Nouakchott, Mauritania between September 13 to 16, 2021 to analyze the effects of the pandemic on the private sector,...
Sida Project Case Studies Following a COVID-19 impact assessment in Ethiopia, CIPE established a revolving loan fund to benefit marginal economic actors – specifically women-owned businesses – to recover from...
Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides one of the greatest opportunities for bolstering inclusive growth and sustainable development on the African continent. A significant milestone in Africa’s...
