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		<title>A Toolkit for Access to Information Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Stroker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[access to information]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[If knowledge is power, then ensuring access to information is a vital step in empowering civil society to participate in the policy making process.  Creating an environment where information, both political and economic, is widely available is also the key to fostering a citizenry that will hold elected officials and economic agents accountable to the public. Without mechanisms that allow for the...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Integrating Women into Global Value Chains</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maiko Nakagaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cipe.org/blog/?p=13995</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The benefits of empowering and integrating women into the economy are widely known. But what exactly must be done to incorporate women into value chains, especially in parts of the world where women face cultural barriers to participating in their economies? CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Help Empower Nepal’s Entrepreneurs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maiko Nakagaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crowdfunding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cipe.org/blog/?p=13990</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CIPE’s long time partner Samriddhi, the Prosperity Foundation in Nepal is seeking to better understand why so many of their independent and small businesses never grow. What is preventing these mom and pop shops in Nepal from engaging in the formal economy, accessing credit, and growing their operations? What barriers do these entrepreneurs face? CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Why Words Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Kindle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[annual report]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cipe.org/blog/?p=13985</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Researchers have recently identified 23 words they term “ultraconserved,” meaning they haven’t much changed since the end of the Ice Age 15,000 years ago. Words matter because they allow us to communicate clearly.  CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>A Business Agenda for Democracies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[combating corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The seventh ministerial meeting for the Community of Democracies (CD) was held last month in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. This year, for only the second time, the business community met as the Corporate Democracy Forum (CDF) to share its views with the CD ministerial, and CIPE was invited to participate. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Women’s Business Associations Moving Forward in South Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammad Siddiqui</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cipe.org/blog/?p=13972</guid>
		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite severe challenges, women's business associations are playing effective roles in promoting interests of their members. However, CIPE has observed that most women's business associations in South Asia are struggling to perform optimally. CIPE took this challenge as an opportunity to work with a selected group of eleven business associations in the South Asia region, aiming at strengthening...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>CIPE and the Private Sector’s Role in Cote d’Ivoire’s Fragile Democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Hongla</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cote d'Ivoire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic reform]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Cote d’Ivoire, CIPE is engaged in a multi-year program to enhance the capacity of Ivorian private sector associations, particularly in the small and medium enterprises sector (SME), to drive advocacy initiatives for market-oriented policy reforms and a functional democracy CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>The Role of Information in Planning for Syria’s Post-War Economic Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Hudak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Middle East and North Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access to information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic reform]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remember that access to information and free and unbiased reporting are vital elements for developing a democracy. Since the beginning of the uprising in March 2011, Syrian authorities have restricted coverage of the unrest and continue to misreport the civil war on state-run TV stations. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>To Rebalance or Not to Rebalance: That is Not a Question for China</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CipeDevelopmentBlog/~3/blShC3LWxNc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Chen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic reform]]></category>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[What is Asian development going to look like in the near future? Given that China remains the region’s leading giant, and one of its fastest-growing economies, the challenges for the new Chinese leadership have became the focal point of recent discussions on this topic. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Expanding Access to Information on Economic Issues in Kyrgyzstan’s Regions</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CipeDevelopmentBlog/~3/-I9FvMExe2g/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobbie Jo Traut</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eurasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access to information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom of the Press]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Kyrgyz public lacks information about important economic trends, events, and issues. As access to information is a crucial component of free societies, the poor information flow in Kyrgyzstan hinders the country’s democratic and market-economic transition. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Supporting Freedom of the Press in Latin America through Online Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Ruth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latin America and the Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access to information]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[In Latin America, many citizens lack a clear understanding of democratic and free-market principles, and strong, charismatic leaders have exploited that knowledge gap. In several countries, notably Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador, the government exerts significant influence over traditional media outlets through direct ownership, intimidation, or even censorship. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Pakistan’s Changing Media Landscape</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hammad Siddiqui</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom of the Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media freedom]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[According to the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, Pakistan stands at 159th position among 179 countries. After independence from British India in 1947, media in Pakistan was fully controlled by the government. Successive dictatorships and also democratic governments used censorship and other means to gag media in the country. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>World Press Freedom Day and the Importance of Access to Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Custer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[access to information]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[freedom of information]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is World Press Freedom Day -- a day for celebrating the vital role that a free media plays in democracy. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>2012 Global Editorial Cartoon Competition Winners Announced!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Custer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cartoons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic governance]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[They say a picture is worth a thousand words. With World Press Freedom Day being celebrated tomorrow, May 3, it is important to recognize the important role of the visual side of free speech: cartoons can speak across languages and culture, expressing ideas in a way that words often can't. With that in mind, CIPE is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Global Editorial Cartoon competition....<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Achieving Impact in Senegal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Hongla</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business associations]]></category>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[My recent visit to Dakar, Senegal, where I met with longtime CIPE partner, l’Union National des Commercants et Industriels du Senegal (UNACOIS) was very informative and revealed how much impact a good CIPE partnership can bring to bear. CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>US Embassy in Romania Hosts Discussion on Women Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camelia Bulat</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the US Embassy in Romania organized an event with women entrepreneurs and students titled, “Women Entrepreneurs in Romania: Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors.” Speakers at the event included the Minister of SMEs, Maria Grapini, and &#8230; CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Are You Seeking Technical Assistance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maiko Nakagaki</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does your association or chamber of commerce aspire to better serve your members? Do you wish you could manage your organization differently so that things would improve? Or are you looking for ways to help make your association more sustainable? If you said yes to any of these questions, then sign up for CIPE’s KnowHow Mentorship program! CIPE is recruiting for business associations and chambers...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao Receives Hernando de Soto Award for Democracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Dawson</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[CIPE honored Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao, former Finance Minister of the Philippines and President of the Institute for Corporate Directors and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia, with its second Hernando de Soto Award for Democracy. World-famous democracy advocate and president &#8230; CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Paraguay the Day After</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Raul Ayala Diarte With the images from Paraguay’s national elections this past Sunday fresh in our eyes – elections in which businessman Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party rose to a clear victory by a wide margin – any &#8230; CONTINUE READING<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>A Global Voice for the Private Sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Custer</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2013, the world faces many challenges, ranging from youth unemployment to the destruction of the environment to armed conflicts that continue to take lives and devastate countries. This week, more than 2,000 representatives of Chambers of Commerce from around the world gathered  to discuss these issues -- and the role of the private sector in addressing them -- at the 8th World Chambers...<div class="feedflare">
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