Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia Region
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Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia Region
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Author : World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Infrastructure Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia Region written by World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Infrastructure Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Infrastructure (Economics) categories.
This study reviews the status and performance of the physical infrastructure in the transition economies of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region during the last 12 to 15 years and attempts to identify the challenges to be overcome to ensure sustainable provision of reliable infrastructural services at acceptable levels of quality. It basically deals with the transition economies consisting of 15 countries which were part of the former Soviet Union and 12 Eastern European states which were formerly part of the CEMA arrangements with the Soviet Union and refers to the data and experience of Turkey to provide a comparative perspective.
Europe And Central Asia Region
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Author : World Bank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Europe And Central Asia Region written by World Bank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Mobilizing Private Finance For Local Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia
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Author : Michel Noël
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2004
Mobilizing Private Finance For Local Infrastructure In Europe And Central Asia written by Michel Noël and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Infrastructure (Economics) categories.
Annotation "In recent years, the countries of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region have experienced a marked decline in the interest of international private operators and investors in municipal infrastructure projects, in line with the trend experienced in other emerging markets. The objective of this paper is to explore the possible innovative elements of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in an effort to rekindle the sagging private finance interest in municipal infrastructure in the ECA Region. The contemplated PPP model would involve government, municipalities, Local Infrastructure Investment Trusts, private equity funds and/or turnaround advisors, and International Financial Institutions."
Rural Development Strategy
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Author : Csaba Csáki
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Rural Development Strategy written by Csaba Csáki and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
With the larger role that the agricultural sector plays in the Eastern Europe and Central Asian (ECA) region, emphasis must be placed on the sector's sustained growth and prosperity. The Bank strategy for rural development in the ECA region during the early phase of transition emphasized the reform of agricultural policies and assistance in privatizing, restructuring, and rebuilding agriculture and agro-industrial complexes. In retrospect, it can be seen that the ECA countries concerned made the right choice when they set their objective to transform their socialized agriculture into a private-ownership and market-based system. Given the developments of the past decade, it is clear, however, that the initial expectations for the outcomes of such reforms were overly optimistic. The transition process in agriculture is far more complex than originally envisaged by both the countries themselves and the international community, including the Bank. Increased social problems and alarming growth of poverty have added a new, unexpected, dimension to the transition process. As the analysis indicates, the region's rural economy is still struggling to adjust to new economic realities, and this will require further refinement and adjustment of the Bank's approach as well. This volume, based on an overview of recent regional developments, summarizes the revised World Bank assistance strategy for rural development in the ECA region.
Public Private Partnerships In Europe And Central Asia
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Author : Vickram Cuttaree
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2011
Public Private Partnerships In Europe And Central Asia written by Vickram Cuttaree and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Business & Economics categories.
The recent international financial crisis has significantly affected Governments' ability to invest in infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia, with no counterbalancing effects by the private sector. The study identifies the issues dampening private participation in infrastructure in the region and recommends possible practical solutions.
Measuring Financial Performance In Infrastructure
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Author : Jane O. Ebinger
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006
Measuring Financial Performance In Infrastructure written by Jane O. Ebinger and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Public utilities categories.
Unintentional implicit subsidies (hidden costs) to public utilities can be considered an illegitimate claim on public resources. This paper examines the role and sources of hidden costs in the energy and water sectors in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It reviews available data and introduces a model-the Hidden Costs Calculator-that can be used to quantify the burden on governments of infrastructure policy and implementation decisions. This simple-to-apply model provides insight into three key components of hidden costs that affect infrastructure-poor bill collection rates, excessive losses due to inefficient operations or theft from the networks, and tariffs set below cost-recovery rates. The major advantage of this model is that, using existing data, it can provide a single measure for hidden costs that can be easily calculated, tracked, and reported. Therefore it can monitor and benchmark trends across sectors and countries without extensive or costly data collection. The model compares the difference between actual revenues and revenues that could be anticipated in a well-functioning system operating with cost-covering tariffs, bills paid, and losses normative for networks of a certain age and design. The underlying premise is that quantifying the order of magnitude of each component of hidden costs has potential for strengthening infrastructure policy dialogue and influencing decisionmakers who allocate scarce budgetary resources.
Living By Serving
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Author : World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Infrastructure Sector Unit
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Living By Serving written by World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Infrastructure Sector Unit and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
Europe Central Asia Relations
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Author : Kashif Hasan Khan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-05-29
Europe Central Asia Relations written by Kashif Hasan Khan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-29 with Political Science categories.
This book addresses the current state of economic and political development within Central Asia and the importance of European countries and organizations as international actors and supranational organizations for the Central Asian Region (CAR). It aims to provide a better understanding of Central Asia’s multi-faceted relations in rapidly evolving geostrategic dynamics and serves as a timely insight into the contours of Central Asian states’ policies, emerging trends, and significant features of these interactions. The aim is to analyze the main challenges for future between the Europe and Central Asia relations, to make recommendations for improvement, and to identify lines for future research on this matter. It highlights key aspects of current discourses in CAR vis-à-vis the role of European countries and China and other key players. It explores post-Soviet scenarios, considering recent drastic changes in the equation of international relations in general and, more particularly the role of Russia and China vis-à-vis Europe in the CARs. This book covers the different perspectives on the EU’s new strategy (2019), which will contribute to strengthening relations between the two growing regions. It will be beneficial for academics, practitioners, and policymakers.
Critical Connections
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Author : David Michael Gould
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2018-09-25
Critical Connections written by David Michael Gould and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Critical Connections examines how trade, investment, migration, and other linkages among countries drive economic growth in the Europe and Central Asia region. The study breaks new ground by using a multidimensional approach that recognizes how each connectivity channel for growth is likely to be affected by the strength of other channels. This multidimensional view makes it easier to see that diversity in country connections and balance in all channels of connectivity are critical for achieving the greatest impact on growth. Europe and Central Asia provides a great laboratory for observing the role of multidimensional connectivity in action. The region’s 30 countries vary widely in the openness of their economies. Its collective experience shows how the various elements of cross-border connectivity work together to accelerate progrowth knowledge transfers, which in turn boost productivity through participation in today’s global value chains. A country’s economic partner might be just as important as the type of connection. Being well connected to highly connected countries can provide benefits beyond being well connected to comparatively isolated countries. Although greater connectivity can expose countries to external shocks, the report presents fact-based argument for policies that seek to build deeper and more diverse connections within the Europe and Central Asia region and globally. The message is timely. Europe’s once-confident march toward economic integration has slowed over the past decade, with voices in many countries questioning the wisdom of opening to the global economy. Critical Connections serves as a reminder to citizens and policy makers that greater regional and global connectivity has been a tremendous “convergence machine,†? raising living standards of lower-income countries toward those of wealthier middle- to high-income countries.
Harnessing Quality For Global Competitiveness In Eastern Europe And Central Asia
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Author : Jean-Louis Racine
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2011-05-05
Harnessing Quality For Global Competitiveness In Eastern Europe And Central Asia written by Jean-Louis Racine and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Standards are everywhere, yet go mostly unnoticed. They define how products, processes, and people interact, assessing these entities’ features and performance and signaling their level of quality and reliability. They can convey important benefits to trade, productivity, and technological progress and play an important role in the health and safety of individual consumers and the environment. Firms’ ability to produce competitive products depends on the availability of adequate quality-support services. A “national quality infrastructure” denotes the chain of public and private services (standardization, metrology, inspection, testing, certification, and accreditation) needed to ascertain that products and services introduced in the marketplace meet defined requirements, whether demanded by authorities or by consumers. In much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, national quality infrastructure systems are underdeveloped and not harmonized with those of their trading partners. This imbalance increases trade costs, hinders local firms’ competitiveness, and weakens overall export performance. The objective of Harnessing Quality for Global Competitiveness in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is to highlight the need to reform and modernize the institutions in the region toward better quality and standards. The book ties in with much of the work done in the World Bank on the business environment, trade facilitation, economic diversification, and enterprise innovation. The countries in the region can improve this situation, revising mandatory standards, streamlining technical regulations, and harmonizing their national quality infrastructure with those of regional and international trade partners. Most governments will need to invest strategically in their national quality infrastructure, including pooling services with neighboring countries and stimulating local awareness and demand for quality. Specifically for the countries of the former Soviet Union, the restructuring process will need to improve governance, thus eliminating conflicts of interest and providing technically credible services to the economy.