Center For International Private Enterprise Inc

Reducing barriers to economic opportunity:work to support democratic governance and the institutions of a market economy must include efforts to reduce barriers to doing business and promoting an entrepreneurial culture with opportunities for all citizens. Cipe and partners worldwide are addressing a range of issues: access to information and finance, property rights, and the large volume of informal economic activities in many countries. Many governments and peer organizations are looking to cipe's center of excellence for women's economic empowerment for leadership in fostering economic opportunity. Core activities in papua new guinea, guatemala, and other countries include the operation of women's business resource centers, growing women's business networks, and increased work to combat violence against women and sexual harassment. As a host organization of the global alliance for trade facilitation, cipe is supporting public-private dialogue to streamline and modernize customs clearing and other processes in ecuador, brazil, malawi, and other countries. Cipe also continues to expand entrepreneurship and civic engagement opportunities for growing youth populations and persons with disabilities.

Anti-corruption, ethics & economic resilience:transparency, commitment to business integrity, and investment screening mechanisms are essential to combating corruption and other threats to economies and democracies, such as corrosive capital investments from authoritarian regimes. Cipe's award-winning anti-corruption and compliance work includes programs like the africa ethics 1st initiative, which helps businesses embrace global standards and become better candidates for trade and investment. Cipe's anti-corruption and governance center has developed numerous guides on issues such as beneficial ownership transparency and oversees a database that tracks corruption trends across more than 100 countries. Cipe's center for accountable investment advises countries on how to position themselves to receive constructive capital financing options from foreign sources and be less vulnerable to potentially damaging deals. This work includes a growing body of case studies and data from partners across asia and the pacific, africa, and latin america that assess the impact of china's belt and road initiative investments on recipient countries.