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Organizations Filed Purposes: DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, IN WHICH CITIZENS HAVE A SAY IN HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ENSURING THAT DEMOCRACY DELIVERS FOR ALL OF SOCIETY. STRONG DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IS CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. CIPE'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS PROMOTE OPEN, INFORMED PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING AND PRINCIPLED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.- ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CONTINUE THEIR STRUGGLE TO OVERCOME A CRIPPLING COVID-DRIVEN RECESSION THAT HAS MADE MANY OF THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MANIPULATION. CIPE IS SHARING DOZENS OF SHORT PANDEMIC IMPACT REPORTS AND ANALYSES BY TRUSTED LOCAL EXPERTS IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES: PAKISTAN, INDONESIA, THAILAND, SRI LANKA, NEPAL, AND BANGLADESH. THE AIM IS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL POLICY SOLUTIONS AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS REVITALIZATION STRATEGIES ON SUCH CRITICAL ISSUES AS DIGITAL DATA USE, TOURISM GROWTH, DUE PROCESS, AND BURDENS ON WOMEN. THE ASIA'S PATH FORWARD REPORT SERIES AND COMPANION PODCASTS ARE POSTED ON THE CIPE.ORG WEBSITE.- WESTERN BALKANS, SOUTH EAST ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA: FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN EMERGING ECONOMIES AND TRANSITIONAL DEMOCRACIES CAN BE FOUNDATIONAL FOR EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH IN RECIPIENT COUNTRIES. HOWEVER, SOME DEALS LEAD HOST COUNTRIES DEEPER INTO DEBT AND TURMOIL. WITH SUPPORT FROM CIPE, PARTNERS IN DOZENS OF LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE ARE MAPPING FOREIGN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES. THEY USE THIS INFORMATION TO FORM POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT ATTRACTING HEALTHY OR "CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITAL," WHILE ALSO HELPING TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF ACCEPTING "CORROSIVE CAPITAL," WHICH EXPLOITS GAPS IN LOCAL LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES, SOMETIMES VIA SECRET DEALS. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED IN NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES TO INCREASE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND HELP STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF CITIZENS, AND ENSURE A FAIR PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL BUSINESSES.

ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ETHICS: SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION ERODES THE LEGITIMACY OF LAWS AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND MAKES A FLOURISHING ECONOMY IMPOSSIBLE. CIPE AND ITS PARTNERS COMBAT CORRUPTION BY IMPROVING INTEGRITY STANDARDS, ADVOCATING POLICIES THAT LIMIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORRUPTION, AND DESIGNING INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS THAT LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. - SUDAN ANTI-CORRUPTION WORK: THE THIRD LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA, SUDAN DESPERATELY NEEDS HELP REBUILDING ITS RAVAGED ECONOMY AMID A VERY TOUGH POLITICAL TRANSITION. CIPE'S AFRICA TEAM AND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE CENTER OF CIPE ARE LEADING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS FRAME AND PRIORITIZE HOW TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. THESE INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, AND ANTI-CORRUPTION MATTERS. AS PART OF CIPE'S IN-COUNTRY EFFORTS, THE TEAM HAS A NEW "RAPID RESPONSE" ANTI-CORRUPTION PROJECT AND LAUNCHED THE SUDAN ANTI -CORRUPTION RESOURCE CENTER (SARC) IN KHARTOUM. THE LIVE-STREAMED AND RECORDED SARC LAUNCH EVENT HAS BEEN VIEWED BY NEARLY 70,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.- BUSINESS INTEGRITY RESOURCES: CIPE HAS MANY NEW RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES IN EMERGING MARKETS THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND COMPLIANCE ISSUES AMID INCREASING CONCERNS ABOUT CORRUPTION AND INEQUALITY. CIPE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE CENTER CONDENSES DECADES OF LESSONS LEARNED INTO A SINGLE GUIDEBOOK: "STRENGTHENING ETHICAL CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY: A GUIDE FOR COMPANIES IN EMERGING MARKETS." THE SUCCINCT PUBLICATION OFFERS PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUSINESS LEADERS ON COMPLIANCE MATTERS AND BUSINESS INTEGRITY, INCLUDING CODES OF CONDUCT. ANOTHER GUIDEBOOK, "ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE: A GUIDE FOR MID-SIZED COMPANIES IN EMERGING MARKETS", HELPS LOCAL COMPANIES VIEW ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE AS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT. IT PROVIDES CONCRETE STEPS TO INTRODUCE OR STRENGTHEN INTERNAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS. THE TWO PUBLICATIONS WERE AMONG THE RESOURCES SHARED WITH THOUSANDS VIA THE SECOND ANNUAL AFRICA BUSINESS ETHICS CONFERENCE IN LATE 2020 AND OTHER EVENTS.

BUSINESS ADVOCACY: CIPE WORKS TO EMPOWER THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND THINK TANKS. CIPE PROGRAMS EQUIP THESE PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE ECONOMIC REFORM AND ENGAGE IN POLICY DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.- LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT: MANY GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIP IN ADDRESSING HUMAN NEEDS, IN ADDITION TO PRESERVING ECONOMIC STABILITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE THAT, BY PROVIDING FAST INFORMATION, EXPERT INSIGHTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND EVEN RESOURCES. ORGANIZATIONS IN KENYA, UKRAINE, LEBANON, AND VENEZUELA ARE AMONG THOSE THAT QUICKLY SUBMITTED COVID-19 RESPONSE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS TO ADMINISTRATIONS. THEY INCLUDE IDEAS FOR STIMULUS PACKAGES, TAX BREAKS, AND BETTER BANKING ACCESS FOR CITIZENS, TO NAME A FEW. GROUPS ARE USING A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS AND PLATFORMS TO GET THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS: VIDEOS AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS IN EGYPT, SURVEYS IN SLOVAKIA, ARTICLES IN ETHIOPIA, AND POSITION PAPERS IN YEMEN.- SUPPORTING THINK TANKS AND INNOVATION: OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, CIPE HAS SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC THINK TANKS TO HELP THEM BECOME LEADING VOICES OF REFORM IN EMERGING DEMOCRACIES AND CLOSING SPACES FOR CIVIL SOCIETY. IN LATE 2020, CIPE RELEASED A NEW INTERACTIVE ONLINE GUIDE TO HELP NEW GROUPS FIND THEIR VOICE: "HOW-TO GUIDE FOR ECONOMIC THINK TANKS: LESSONS IN POLICY INFLUENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL VITALITY." MEANWHILE, SOME OF LATIN AMERICA'S WELL-KNOWN THINK TANKS ARE AMONG THOSE COLLABORATING WITH CIPE TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT THREATEN TO SHUT WORKERS OUT OF THE ECONOMY AND FURTHER EXACERBATE EXTREME POVERTY AS THE RESULT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. THE LEADERS OF MEXICO EVALUA, COLOMBIA-BASED FEDESARROLLO, AND ARGENTINIAN THINK TANK CIPPEC (CENTER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND GROWTH) IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY GAPS, LARGE INFORMAL SECTORS, AND FAKE NEWS AS SOME OF THE LARGEST CHALLENGES. IN 2020 MEXICO EVALUA ALSO PROVIDED RUNNING ANALYSES TO THE MEDIA ON HOW COVID HAS IMPACTED STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. MEANWHILE, CIPE PARTNER CIEN IN GUATEMALA CONDUCTED WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES VIA FACEBOOK LIVE ON CITIZEN SECURITY AND OTHER KEY ISSUES.

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