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Colombia: Strengthening the Business Environment by Promoting Business Integrity

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Colombia Country Office worked with Frontera Energy Colombia to promote ethical conduct and integrity in businesses by using the ACGC guide “Strengthening Ethical Conduct & Business Integrity“, to encourage dialogue in the territory and strengthen relations between large companies an...

CIPE’s Programs in the Latin American & the Caribbean Region

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CIPE focuses its work in the Latin American and Caribbean region on initiatives that contribute to democratic and economic development. Our regional work areas include women’s economic empowerment, combating corrosive capital (international financing to countries lacking transparency, accoun...

Bolivia’s Creative Economy: Opportunities for Economic Development and Civic Engagement

Case Studies

This book is a joint initiative between the Center for Studies of Economic and Social Reality (CERES) and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The research delves into the pressing need for Bolivia to shift from a state-led, extractivist economic development model to a more priv...

Gender Gap Assessment in Male- and Female-Dominated Industries: Construction and Textile Manufacturing in Colombia

Case Studies

This research by the Business Alliance for Gender Equity in Antioquia, Colombia, provides empirical evidence to improve gender equity in the region’s business sector. The study aims to provide clear areas for private sector intervention in the country and elsewhere to improve gender equity. Since ...

Businesswomen and Technology: The Path Towards Inclusive Digital Transformation In El Salvador

Guides & Tools

This research paper is a joint initiative between the Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (FUSADES) and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The research delves into the transformative landscape of digital technology in El Salvador, aiming to highlight t...

Colombia Risk Analysis: Subnational and Regional Risk Indices

Guides & Tools

As part of the project “Empowering the Andean Region’s private sector to consolidate democratic institutions,” the Regional Office of CIPE in Colombia, in partnership with Colombia Risk Analysis (https://www.colombiariskanalysis.com/), has created the Regional Risk Indices based on ...

Democratic Innovation Beyond the State

Case Studies

The Role of Non-State Actors in the Promotion of Citizen Participation in Latin America Executive Summary The role of non-state actors in the promotion of democratic innovations has been understudied, and consequently, underestimated. In Latin America, civil society has played an essential role in t...

Gender-based Violence in the Digital Environment an Analysis on Businesswomen and Female Workers

Surveys

This survey report arises as a joint initiative of the Observatory for Women’s Equity (OEM) in Colombia and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The objective of this research is to characterize gender-based violence online, with a particular emphasis on businesswomen and/o...

Central America Flyer 2023

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CIPE’s Approach to Central America Programs Many countries in Central America suffer from widespread corruption, economic malaise and citizen disengagement, ultimately leading to higher migration rates. CIPE addresses economic and governance challenges in the region through bold, community-l...

Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impacts of Corrosive and Constructive Capital

Case Studies | Catherine Gibson, Abby Guen, Taryn Seigel, Eric Hontz, Lucy Hale, James Bosworth

Investing in Latin American Democracy: Impact of Corrosive and Constructive Capital summarizes the key findings from five years of investigation into the influx and effects of “corrosive” and “constructive” capital in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The weakened and fragi...