Statements & News Releases - Center for International Private Enterprise

Supporting Healthcare in Tunisia

Statement/News Release

CIPE and Tunisia’s Health Ministry are launching a five million dollar project aimed at Supporting Anti-Corruption in Healthcare Administration (SAHA). U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome joined the Minister of Health Faouzi Mehdi and CIPE representatives at the recent MOU signing, which was covered ...

CIPE Solidifies Partnerships for West Africa and the Sahel Business Coalition with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Statement/News Release

On March 9, 2021, CIPE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to strengthen regional collaboration in West Africa. The agreement establishes a framework for greater programmatic cooperation with a focus on both women’s empowerment ...

CIPE Launches New Corrosive and Constructive Capital Initiative to Strengthen Democracy in Emerging Markets

Statement/News Release | CIPE

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 2021) The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is announcing the next phase of its Corrosive and Constructive Capital Initiative, with the debut of a new website and resources. The project serves several goals: Highlight evidence, tools, and methods that go...

CIPE Welcomes New NED President Damon Wilson

Statement/News Release | CIPE

CIPE congratulates Damon Wilson who will take over as NED’s next president and chief executive officer. Read more here. ...

New Website Tracks Impact of China’s BRI Projects to Promote Transparency and Accountability

Statement/News Release

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Five civil society organizations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific are introducing a new resource to track the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in their countries: the BRI Monitor website at brimonitor.org. The new site includes case studi...

CIPE Statement on Afghanistan

Statement/News Release

It has been heartbreaking to watch twenty years of Afghan effort and sacrifice at risk following the events of the past few weeks. The people of Afghanistan, like any other nation, have the right to life, economic prosperity, political freedom and social dignity. CIPE stands in solidarity with the ...

CIPE-Supported Study Shows Effects of COVID-19 on Women-owned Businesses in Jordan

Statement/News Release | CIPE

Jordan – CIPE partner, the Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women (JFBPW), recently hosted a public-private dialogue (PPD) session to present the findings of a CIPE-supported study on the effects of COVID-19 on women-owned businesses in Jordan. The event was held under the patronage ...

The SAHA Project Launches Roundtables on Health Governance Challenges in Tunisia

Statement/News Release | CIPE

Director-General of Health, Abderrazek Bouzouita, and the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome, participated in a roundtable discussion with Tunisian experts and officials on health governance in Tunisia on October 21. The roundtable is part of a $5 million U.S. Embassy funded “SAHAR...

The Customs Administrations of the Dominican Republic and Guatemala Sign an MRA

Statement/News Release | CIPE

Customs officials from the Guatemala Tax Administration (SAT in Spanish) and the Dominican Customs Authority (DGA in Spanish) signed a formal mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) last week. The signing confirms the compatibility of their trusted trader programs, known as the Authorized Economic Ope...

CIPE Leads Briefing on Lebanon Economic Recovery

Statement/News Release | CIPE

CIPE Program Officer Marie Principe moderated a virtual briefing titled “Lebanon: Economic Recovery Prospects,” co-hosted with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Levant Working Group, AmCham Lebanon, and the Lebanese Embassy to the United States. The Nov. 4 briefing convened prominent representatives...