'This regional report for Moscow City in Russia is part of a survey that was conducted in 15 regions of Russia: Irkutsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov, Perm, Sakhalin, Kaliningrad, Leningrad, Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk and Novgorod Oblasts, Khabarovsk Krai and the cities of Saint Petersburg and Moscow. From the research we have concluded that obtaining ownership rights for land plots in Moscow city happens very rarely or does not exist. According to the surveyed companies, financial costs more...
| No Comments | Popularity:2
'There has been growing interest from stakeholders around the world in recent years in how to build momentum for private sector development in states with poor investment climates. Recognizing the complementarities between their research efforts, and their common interest in identifying international best practice, a cross-sectoral team from the World Bank, IFC, DFID and OECD Development Centre co-organized a first International Workshop on Public-Private Dialogue, which was held in Paris in Feb more...
| No Comments | Popularity:2
'The regional workshop, organized by infoDev and Busy Internet, brought together business incubators, tenant companies, financial institutions, policymakers, donor agencies and others working on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development and business promotion in Africa. The 79 participants from 14 countries explored key challenges to business innovation and SME development in Africa and the potential of business incubation as a tool to address these challenges.'
| No Comments | Popularity:2
'In recent years there has been growing interest in the potential for dialogue between the public and private sectors to promote the right conditions for private sector development and poverty reduction. The purpose of this handbook is for use in promoting public-private dialogue (PPD) as a tool for improving the conditions for the private sector. This includes donor agencies, governments, private sector representative associations, and individual businesspeople. In February 2006, the World Bank more...
| No Comments | Popularity:2
'The Middle East and North Africa region1 (MENA) is undergoing a remarkable period of high economic growth. In parallel with that growth, job creation has increased and unemployment has declined. In view of the rapid expansion of the labor force-the fastest in the world this is a remarkable feat. The private sector is becoming the main source of new jobs as the share of domestic and foreign private investment increases. However, outcomes are uneven not all countries are benefiting during this re more...
| No Comments | Popularity:2
'Amid a shifting policymaking environment from private to public, volume one of this report discusses how public policies could attract more and better private investments. In attracting back private capital, this report argues that Brazil must do three things. First, it must eliminate remaining regulatory bottlenecks and policy uncertainties in selected sectors. Secondly, design infrastructure concessions to avoid 'excessive' renegotiations while simultaneously guaranteeing an adequate rate of more...
| No Comments | Popularity:4
'Iran is about 10 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) off an economic equilibrium that will reduce unemployment and improve significantly people's welfare by converting oil wealth into sustainable development. 1) It is about 10 percent of GDP short in the additional savings and investment needed to attain growth that will reduce unemployment. 2) Optimal management of Iran's oil to provide the above needed savings and achieve an optimal balance between consumption and savings that will sustai more...
| No Comments | Popularity:6
