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Anti-Corruption in Business: How to Refuse to Play Bribes and Register Gifts

CIPE in News | Natalia Otel Belan

The following is the English translation of an interview with CIPE’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe, Eurasia and South Asia, Natalia Otel-Belan. The article was originally published on July 12th, 2018 by leading independent investigative newspaper Ziarul de Garda. Interview with Natali...

CIPE Leads Roundtable Discussion at Good Governance Summit

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The Center for International Private Enterprise’s Ryan Patrick Evangelista, Regional Coordinator for Southeast Asia, joined other good governance advocates and stakeholders during InnovateGov’s Consultative Dialogue on Good Governance on July 5, 2018. The following is an excerpt from Kag...

CIPE Partners Tackle Anti-Corruption & Ethics on Citizen TV – Kenya

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CIPE partners Fatma A. Elmaawy, Deputy Chair of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), and Rachel Muthoga, Deputy CEO of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), went on Citizen TV – Kenya to talk Business Ethics, Integrity Training, and corruption in Africa. Re...

CIPE Project in Zimbabwe Covered in RFI Ahead of National Elections

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Zimbabwe’s Informal Workers Eye July Poll for Change This article was originally published on Radio France International (RFI) as part of its ‘Spotlight on Africa’ program. Spotlight on Africa Zimbabwe’s informal workers hope to make their voices heard in the country�...

CIPE’s Frank Brown quoted in Financier Worldwide

CIPE in News | Frank Brown

Compliance Conundrums in Emerging Markets This article originally appeared on Financier Worldwide’s July 2018 issue. Emerging markets are the undisputed driver of global growth today. As noted by Credit Suisse’s 2017 Global EM Equity Strategy, in every quarter since Q1 2005, ...

CIPE LIFE Project cited in Inkstick “World Refugee Day” Essay

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Cooking Up A New LIFE: How Refugees Use Cooking To Thrive This essay originally appeared in Inkstick, and is written by Johanna Mendelson Forman. It is often said that the history of immigration is the history of cuisine. Certainly, in the United States, we would still be eating only oysters and bee...

CIPE, NDI, and CIMA Announce Selection of First Cohort of Global Open Internet Leaders

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This article originally appeared on the National Democratic Institute’s website. The Open Internet for Democracy Initiative (OIDI) announced the selection of the first cohort of open internet advocates for the Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program. The six outstanding leaders (se...

On populism and situation in Poland – An interview with Marek Tatala

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An Interview with CIPE partner Marek Tatala, the Executive President and Economist at the Civil Development Forum Foundation in Warsaw, Poland. He has degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of Bristol, England and the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a graduate of the Atlas...

CIPE Expert Writes Anti-Corruption Blog

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Private sector participation in the Global Magnitsky Act Katya Lysova, a Senior Program Officer for Eurasia at the Center for International Private Enterprise, wrote about the Magnitsky Act for the FCPA blog. Read it here. ...

CIPE Report on “Corrosive Capital” cited in The Hill

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Beyond sanctions: On Russia policy, Congress should focus on new tools This opinion piece originally appeared in The Hill, and is written by Edoardo Saravalle. The Trump administration shocked observers by not imposing new Russia-related sanctions by a January 29 deadline. This decision came on the ...

Futbol: The Real Antidote to Social Instability

CIPE in News | Greg Lebedev

Remarks to the Conference on the Importance of Business to Democratic Governance and the Signing of the Ouagadougou Declaration Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | January 16-17, 2018 Your Excellency, President Kabore, the host of this conference, President Issoufou of Niger, President Keita of Mali,...

CIPE Experts discuss Effects of Governance Gaps and Corrosive Capital in Balkan Countries

CIPE in News | Martina Hrvolova, Eric Hontz

Mind the (Governance) Gap This article first appeared in European Western Balkans and was written by Martina Hrvolova and Eric Hontz Over the past decade, Russia and a number of other countries have sought to play a larger role in the Western Balkans. The tools that these countries have used are not...

Abdulwahab Alkebsi interviewed in PBS segment on Yemen

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A brutal, three-year civil war in Yemen has drawn in regional and global powers, led to the fastest growing cholera epidemic and, perhaps soon, famine. A Saudi coalition is lifting a recent blockade on the country after aid groups warned it would trigger a humanitarian disaster, but millions remain ...

CIPE Partner UNACOIS Meeting with Senegalese President

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UNACOIS, CIPE’s longtime partner, made national headlines in Senegal in July, when it hosted a policy forum with Senegal’s President Macky Sall and other key government representatives. UNACOIS members from all regional chapters, as well as from the association’s youth and women’s sections, ...

CIPE discusses Women’s Entrepreneurship in Bustle

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Saudi Arabia & The UAE Are Throwing Money At Their Women’s Rights Problem This article originally appeared in Bustle and is written by Alexandra Spychalsky. Earlier this week, in the midst of Donald Trump’s Middle East trip, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced that t...

CIPE Expert quoted in US News & World Report

CIPE in News | Maiko Nakagaki

The Dangers of a Not-So Neutral ‘Net Moves by the U.S. are the latest among countries fueling anxiety over online privacy and access. This piece originally appeared in U.S. News and World Report, and was written by Assistant Managing Editor Kevin Drew. British comedian and talk show host John...

Andrew Wilson in Reuters BreakingViews: Benefits of the TFA

CIPE in News | Andrew Wilson

Tools of trade This article originally appeared in Reuters breakingviews, and is written by Andrew Wilson. The escalating war on globalization is causing collateral damage. Politicians increasingly blame the economic problems confronting large sections of the American population on trade deals. Rath...

CIPE-NSD Open Forum: Defending Liberal Democracy in Emerging Markets

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“The Deterioration of Democracy: Out of Sight, Out of Mind” Full Event Audio Keynote Address Let me welcome everyone to a very timely conversation about the state of so-called liberal democracies and the role of free markets in their success and survival. As part of today’s event we a...