Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

Strengthening democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform.

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

What does a stronger investment screening framework mean for Mexico? 🇲🇽

With foreign firms investing roughly $45 billion through greenfield projects in 2024, CIPE's latest report examines regulatory gaps and policy options for reviewing investment in strategic sectors. Launched with @CelisInstitute and @Coparmex, the study comes as Mexico debates reforms that could shape North America's economic resilience.

📄 Read the report: https://t.co/qGnrrO36Xg

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

From the training room to real-world results.

At CIPE's Ethics 1st® trainings with @ngxgroup X-Academy, companies learn how stronger ethics and compliance systems can support growth and competitiveness.

One Ethics 1st® business later strengthened business operations, secured a grant to train 200+ entrepreneurs, and expanded into a new market in Kenya.

Strong ethics don't just reduce risk. They create opportunity.

#BusinessEthics #Africa #Investment

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

From the training room to real-world results.

At CIPE's Ethics 1st® trainings with @ngxgroup X-Academy, companies learn how stronger ethics and compliance systems can support growth and competitiveness.

One Ethics 1st® business later strengthened business operations, secured a grant to train 200+ entrepreneurs, and expanded into a new market in Kenya.

Strong ethics don't just reduce risk. They create opportunity.

#BusinessEthics #Africa #Investment

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

Tomorrow's leaders are needed in the Pacific today.

As strategic competition intensifies, decisions made now will shape governance, opportunity, and sovereignty for generations.

CIPE recently joined @StanfordCDDRL professors @FukuyamaFrancis, Dinsha Mistree & Michael Bennon to equip leaders from Fiji 🇫🇯, Samoa 🇼🇸, and Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 with tools to attract high-quality investment and strengthen institutions.

A stronger Pacific supports both local prosperity and a free, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific, a growing priority for the United States and its partners. #LAD

[International Republican Institute @IRIglobal]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to target those who defend religious liberty, even from abroad.

At @asiacentre_org’s convening in Thailand this month, members of IRI’s global network spoke with IRI’s Chris Olsen about the CCP’s repression of religious communities & how network members are pushing back.

By exposing these threats & sharing what works, IRI is helping protect religious #freedom in China & abroad.

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

🇺🇦 Ukraine shouldn't have to choose between economic security and economic growth.

Through consultations with business leaders, investors, and policymakers, CIPE and the Economic Security Council of Ukraine helped bring private sector expertise into the development of Ukraine's first investment screening framework. The proposed approach strengthens safeguards against malign influence while maintaining an open climate for the investment needed to rebuild.

That's good for Ukraine's future and for U.S. interests in a stable, resilient, and economically secure Europe.

@ESCofUKRAINE
#Ukraine #EconomicSecurity #Investment

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

AI and social media may accelerate information flows, but resilient leadership still begins with people.

How do you lead when the facts are still unfolding?

In CIPE's latest podcast episode, @MicheleCrymes speaks with crisis communications adviser Ellen Barry about preparing for crises before they happen, building trust with stakeholders, and communicating honestly when answers are incomplete.

A timely discussion for U.S. businesses and organizations navigating geopolitical uncertainty and rapidly evolving information environments.

🎧 Full episode: https://t.co/FLGffACzqT
#Leadership #CrisisManagement #StrategicCommunications

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

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✅Three new cross-border partnerships.
✅New ideas for strengthening business associations.
✅A stronger regional network committed to economic freedom.

At CIPE's Regional Peer Learning Workshop in Almaty, organizations from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan signed three new MOUs to support entrepreneurship, strengthen SMEs, and expand business networks across Central Asia.

These partnerships help create new opportunities for trade, investment, and private sector cooperation, benefiting the region and partners like the U.S.
#EconomicFreedom #CentralAsia #SMEs #Entrepreneurship

[JT @tomozeus]

🇺🇸🇪🇹 This is what practical U.S.-Africa engagement can look like.

With support from @NEDemocracy through @CIPEglobal, AmCham Ethiopia brought U.S. companies and Ethiopian officials together around real barriers to investment and market access.

Good work by Amb. Massinga, @USEmbassyAddis and @AsstSecStateAF.

Transparent rules, accountable institutions and a healthy private sector matter for both freedom and prosperity.

[Eric Karl Hontz @eric_hontz]

Busy week in Honolulu with leaders from Fiji, Samoa & Solomon Islands at our second Leadership Academy for Development for the Pacific Islands. Looking forward to tomorrow’s policy reform pitches!

Grateful for our partnership with Stanford CDDRL, Francis Fukuyama, Michael Bennon & Dinsha Mistree; my terrific CIPE colleague Allison Luing; and East-West Center President Celeste Connors, Bridget Winstead Mitchell & team for the warm Hawaii 🌺 hospitality. Mahalo!

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

🇺🇸 Can markets alone create lasting prosperity?

In the first installment of CIPE's new More than Markets: Economic Freedoms in a Changing World series, we explore why economic freedom depends on more than markets. Fair competition, rule of law, and civic voice all shape long-term growth, innovation, and competitiveness.

As America continues to mark its 250th anniversary, and as China's rise continues to challenge assumptions about the relationship between markets and democracy, the stakes extend beyond economic theory.

Read more: ➡️ https://t.co/AZ2bvPTycG
#EconomicFreedom #RuleOfLaw #Democracy

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

🇵🇪 What does it take to ensure foreign investment benefits a country, not just its investors?

CIPE and @GRADEPeru new analysis of Peru's Chancay Megaport explores why strong institutions are the best safeguard against Corrosive Capital® and why transparent investment matters for economic security, trusted supply chains, and U.S. partnerships across the hemisphere.

📖 Read more: https://t.co/GJWeNEWwz2
#CorrosiveCapital #LatinAmerica #Investment #RuleOfLaw

[National Democratic Institute @NDI]

🤖 Can #AI help us detect and prevent corruption before it happens?

Join #NDI & @Bogota for the next @opengovpart Local Circle to explore how AI can strengthen #OpenGovernment, #transparency & #accountability.

📅 Aug 18 | 🕒 9 AM ET
Register: https://t.co/3Obnqh7zxH

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

4/4
The takeaway: infrastructure alone isn't enough. Success will depend on strong public-private collaboration, competitive businesses, and skilled workers—advancing prosperity in North Luzon while supporting resilient supply chains that matter across the Indo-Pacific and to the United States.
#SupplyChains #PCCI #CIPE #PartnersInProsperity 🇵🇭

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

3/4
Participants explored how the corridor can strengthen connectivity, attract investment, build trusted supply chains, and help Philippine businesses connect to regional and global markets. 🇵🇭

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

2/4
Led by CIPE Executive Director Andrew Wilson and PCCI President Ferdinand "Perry" Ferrer, the forum highlighted the LEC's role as a flagship initiative under the Philippines-U.S.-Japan trilateral partnership.
#IndoPacific #EconomicSecurity 🇵🇭

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

1/4 🧵
In the Philippines, CIPE and #PCCI convened the Luzon Economic Corridor Business Forum in Clark, Pampanga, bringing together 120+ leaders from business, labor, academia, civil society, and government to discuss North Luzon's growth opportunities.
#LuzonEconomicCorridor 🇵🇭

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

From building digital skills to shaping digital policy, CIPE spent last week advancing Guatemala's digital economy. 🇬🇹

On Aug. 5, we launched How to Harness the Power of the Digital Economy, a new course developed with @platzi and launched alongside @AGEXPORTGT, @CamComercioGT and Wonder Woman Tribe to help SMEs strengthen their digital competitiveness.

On Aug. 6, we brought together business associations, chambers of commerce, and private sector leaders for a Digital Transformation Advocacy Workshop to identify policy priorities for a stronger business digital agenda.

Together, these efforts support more competitive and transparent digital markets across the Americas, including stronger economic partnerships with the U.S. #DigitalEconomy #SMEs

@CIENgt

[Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) @CIPEglobal]

When political and economic volatility rise, corruption risks often do too.

In the latest #DemocracyThatDelivers podcast, CIPE's @MicheleCrymes talks with Rick Johnston of @Citi and @BusinessatOECD about navigating uncertainty, managing risk, and building trusted partnerships.

🎧 Full episode: https://t.co/GkKbiQFEZC
#AntiCorruption #Governance