Who We Are

The Center for International Private Enterprise is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE has supported more than 1,000 local initiatives in over 100 developing countries, involving the private sector in policy advocacy and institutional reform, improving governance, and building understanding of market-based democratic systems. CIPE provides management assistance, practical experience, and financial support to local organizations to strengthen their capacity to implement democratic and economic reforms. CIPE programs are also supported through the United States Agency for International Development.
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What's New

• Promoting Institutional Reforms in Latin America.
• The National Business Agenda Guidebook: The Voice of Business.
• Economic Journalism in Pakistan: Recommendations for the Future, September, 14 2006.
• The Afghanistan National Business Agenda.
• Advancing Reform and Opportunity in Bangladesh Through Private Initiative, 1999-2005, CIPE Reform Case Study.
• Creating a Voice for Entrepreneurs in Montenegro, CIPE Reform Case Study.
• CIPE Partner Associação Comercial e Industrial de Sofala (ACIS) released its "Combating Business Participation in Corruption" toolkit.

CIPE Regional Programs

Features

	Economic Reform Feature Service Article In "Latin America’s New Pragmatism," Javier Santiso discusses the unprecedented stability and growth that have taken hold in some major Latin American countries. The reasons are more original than they may seem. Read more >>
	Overseas Report The fall 2006 issue of the Overseas Report features articles on making democracy deliver in the Philippines, a new computer-based simulation program used to facilitate dialogue and decision-making by Iraqi elected officials, improving corporate governance in Palestine, and a center spread on CIPE’s work in Africa. Read more >>
	Economic Reform Roundtables On September, 13th at 12:30 Mr. Baron, partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, spoke on the role chambers of commerce play in the arbitration process and the ways in which businesses can benefit from this type of dispute resolution. He also addressed regional patterns in Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia. Read more >>
	The Business Case for Corporate Citizenship Now available is CIPE’s "The Business Case for Corporate Citizenship" paper. The approach CIPE takes is that corporate citizenship is not just good business, it is a good business strategy. Read more >>