Trade Capacity Building and Private Sector Engagement

March 17, 2015 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

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By Kirby Bryan

For sustainable economic growth, developing countries must have the capacity to functionally interact with the global market. Much of the onus for building that capacity rests on a domestic commitment to reforms compatible with global trade. Many emerging markets have lofty aspirations that are unachievable given the current state of affairs, but are determined to rectify the situation. Access to foreign markets can cement reform efforts aimed at improving the local economy and sustaining economic growth.
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Teach a (Wo)man How to Fish: The Changing World of International Development

October 28, 2014 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

Coalition members meet with political parties. (Photo: @sentellbarnes, IRI)

Members of CIPE-supported business coalitions in Nigeria meet with political parties. (Photo: @sentellbarnes, IRI)

By Laura Boyette and Teodora Mihaylova

It is only natural that the world of international development would itself develop and change over the years to adapt to the changing landscape of needs and local capacity.

At a panel discussion at Georgetown University entitled “The Changing World of International Development,” three development practitioners from leading organizations provided some insight into how their work has changed over the years.
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10 Lessons from CIPE’s Webinar on Public-Private Dialogue

July 30, 2013 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

A public-private dialogue session with Senegalese President Macky Sall.

In a webinar on July 11, Elias M. Dewah, former Executive Director of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry, and Manpower (BOCCIM), and other panelists shared prominent lessons from their experience with public-private dialogue initiatives in Africa and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Here are some of the highlights, addressed to private sector participants in advocacy.

Be consistent and persistent in advocacy and dialogue to overcome government inertia.