Center for International Private Enterprise Romania (CIPE Romania) is the representative office in Romania of a non-profit, non-governmental American organization - Center for International Private Enterprise. CIPE Romania's mission is to build democratic institutions through market-oriented reform.

CIPE Romania promotes democratic values and economic growth by providing support to business associations, employers' associations and chambers of commerce.

Center for International Private Enterprise Romania started its activity in 2000 with a project funded by USAID with the aim to support business association development in the information technology, manufacturing, and tourism sectors. CIPE Romania also worked with multi-sector and women's associations, as they had members in each of the target sectors. Under this three-year program CIPE Romania was responsible for a number of activities including technical assistance for institutional development, support for public policy advocacy initiatives, information for targeted associations through forums, think tanks, and conferences, grants, creation of investment opportunities, and a volunteer experts program.

Between 2003 and 2004 with financial support from National Endowment for Democracy, CIPE Romania implemented a program dedicated to the creation and the development of the Coalition of Women Business Associations in Romania (CAFA) in order to assist business women in becoming an important player in the public-private dialogue.

At present, CIPE Romania is implementing a project aiming to create a network of women's business groups in the Balkan region that can actively promote a legislative agenda in order to improve both the status of women entrepreneurs and the overall business environment.

CIPE Romania is also working toward the set up of an Institute for Organization Management which will provide training for the leaders and executives of business associations and chambers of commerce.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is an American organization founded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1983 in the belief that economic freedom and political freedom are intertwined. Over the last 20 years, CIPE has supported more than 800 local initiatives in more than 95 developing countries to organize business associations and involve businesspeople in policy advocacy, institutional reform, and responsible governance.