CIPE makes America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by helping grow and strengthen export markets for U.S. goods. CIPE also diversifies supply chains that currently depend on America’s adversaries, enhancing U.S. national security and expanding opportunities for American businesses and exports to grow and compete fairly.

Can a new blended finance vehicle attract more capital into the media sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)? This report, commissioned by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), aims to find out.

The Path to Free Enterprise Tsega’s entrepreneurship began modestly, with a local juice cafe run for over a decade. She noticed that Beles, the local name for prickly pear, was underutilized despite growing abundantly in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Rich in vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants the fruit was only traditionally consumed fresh or...

Masho Gebremedhin, a successful entrepreneur in Ethiopia's leather industry, faced devastating setbacks due to conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. Her business was nearly destroyed, but she found a lifeline through the CIPE-supported Women Business Resource Centers (WBRCs).

In 1937, Japanese physicist Okochi Masatoshi observed that “future wars will not be wars of militarymight...they will be wars involving the entire nation's scientific knowledge and industrial capacity.”Okochi could well have written that statement today. Spurred by resurgent great power competitionand the increased weaponization of interdependence, policymakers and business leaders around theworld are reassessing the...

The Center for Accountable Investment (CAI) uses the CIPE developed lens of Corrosive and Constructive Capital to understand the impact of investment on market and democratic institutions in recipient countries. CAI collects and refines tools and methodologies that can be implemented within CIPE’s project portfolio a...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are viewed overwhelmingly as a source of opportunity for associations in developing and emerging markets. Rates of adoption are significant, yet usage remains an evolving story. Bullish attitudes toward AI have not yet been converted to the level of member benefit. There is a tremendous need for upskilling within associations to...

Argentina holds some of the world's largest lithium reserves, a critical mineral essential for America's economic competitiveness. In August 2025, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) convened a Critical Minerals Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina to explore actionable strategies to protect mineral-rich countries from malign authoritarian investment and boosts economic resilience of both private and public sector actors. Local experts discussed...

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