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- The use of local supplies by MNC affiliates - what are the determining factors?
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January 9, 2009 11:35
Companies with foreign participation play a determining role in the Hungarian economy. This short Opinion tries to identify those factors, which determine their level of local supplies, through which they may contribute to raising the productivity in the host economy.
- Increasing the effectiveness of agricultural land use in Uzbekistan
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January 9, 2009 11:19
This report is aimed at identifying the reasons, why the system of agrarian relationships, created after the last stage of agrarian reforms does not stimulate long-term investments into improving the quality of limited land resources.
- Improving Risk Adjustment in the Czech Republic
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January 9, 2009 11:09
This paper analyses possible options how to improve the risk adjustment of the health insurance system in the Czech Republic.
- Wage Differentiation and Unemployment in the Districts of the Czech Republic
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January 9, 2009 11:06
This paper concerns the labour market differences among the 77 districts of the Czech Republic. There was a remarkable trend of increasing regional labour market differentiation in the 1990’s, however, the patterns of differentiation have stabilised since then.
- Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №12(75), December 2008
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January 9, 2009 11:00
- New legal acts directed at the development of relationships with the EU.
- Decline of salaries in a number of branches.
- Increasing hard currency deficit and a number of restrictive measures at the currency market.
- Deceleration of exports growth.
- Capital increase for state banks.
- Belarusian Monthly Economic Review, №11(74), November 2008
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January 9, 2009 10:56
- A meeting between the Presidents of Belarus and Russia took place.
- Search for foreign borrowings and intention to liberalize the economy.
- Widening of beneficiary taxation regime application.
- Growth in the demand for foreign currency.
- Introduction of 100% guarantees on households’ deposits.
- Productivity of Czech Small and Medium Entreprises: Lagging Behind Their Potential
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January 9, 2009 10:51
This paper analyzes microeconomic production functions of Czech small medium enterprises.
- Growth for all? Economy of Belarus: Challenges ahead
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January 9, 2009 10:47
The search for its own way has driven Belarus back to a reference point – the choice of development path. Cheap energy-based competitiveness is now challenged by the adjustment to new energy prices. After the shock, continuous albeit slow real income growth maintained by the authorities as a part and parcel of a social contract has been downwardly revised.
- Assessment of public perception regarding the proces of european integration and implementation of EUMAP
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January 8, 2009 14:32
The report offers an analysis of these findings, as well as discusses conclusions and recommendations resulting from the public perception assessment of Moldova’s progress recorded in European integration and implementation of EU- Moldova ENP Action Plan.
- Migration Trends and Policies in the Black Ssea Region: cases of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine
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January 8, 2009 14:26
The main goal of this report was to explore common problems in migration flows and migration policies in Moldova, Romania and Ukraine and to form an agenda for improving the implementation of national migration policies through intensification of bilateral, trilateral and broader regional cooperation in management of migration in the Black Sea region.
- Policy brief: Decentralisation of the education reform and spending for education
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January 8, 2009 14:23
The aim of this paper is to assess the current statute of the financing of pre-university education, highlight the main setbacks of the system and track relevant indicators to the educational services provided to the population.
- National Business Agenda Moldova 2009
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January 8, 2009 14:19
The objective of this report is to develop a common platform of priorities, solutions and objectives for the business environment in the Republic of Moldova.
- Comparative study of foreign trade: summary
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January 8, 2009 14:16
This comparative research concerning foreign trade was performed by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives “Viitorul” experts at the request of the Coalition for Rural Economic Development (CRED). The purpose of this research is to complete the list of activities realized by the Coalition of Rural Economic Development to facilitate export of food products from the Republic of Moldova.
- A plea for Open Parliaments in the Black Sea Region. Cases of Romnania, Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria and Georgia
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January 8, 2009 14:06
Therefore, the present study comes to investigate the degree of openness of national parliaments in Romania, Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria and Georgia, by assessing the perception of relevant institutional civil society actors while also commenting the legal framework of regulating communication with the public.
- Gagauzia: Opportunities for investment
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January 8, 2009 14:01
IDIS “Viitorul” in partnership with Gagauz-Yeri local authorities released a Guide “Gagauzia: opportunities for investment” on December 24, 2008. The Guide is a key-component of the program “Developing economies locally through action and alliance (DELTA) Gagauzia”, co-sponsored by Soros Foundation Moldova and implemented by IDIS “Viitorul”.
- Policy Challenges Faced by Low-Income CIS Economies
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January 8, 2009 13:00
In the 1990s, the CIS region experienced a painful transformation following the collapse of the USSR and the command economy. For the less developed republics of the former USSR, this process was even more dramatic as they lost subsidies from the Union's budget and some of them suffered devastating conflicts.
- Развитие стран СНГ после выхода из трансформационного кризиса
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January 8, 2009 12:44
Данная аналитическая записка рассматривает на фоне ухудшения глобальной конъюнктуры и исчерпания источников восстановительного роста, потребность в более радикальных структурных изменениях и более энергичном реформировании неэффективных государственных институтов опять же возрастет. Политические элиты стран СНГ не должны забывать, что рыночная система, построенная ими в течение последних 20 лет, далека от совершенства.
- Non-Tariff Barriers in Selected CIS Countries
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January 8, 2009 11:43
The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyse how intensively CIS countries apply non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to restrict foreign trade in regard to certain products and total trade. Five CIS countries were selected for this analysis: Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Moldova, Belarus, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
- The Motives and Impediments to FDI in the CIS
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January 8, 2009 11:37
This paper examines the motives behind foreign direct investment (FDI) in a group of four CIS countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan) based on a survey of 120 enterprises.
- The EU and Its Member States: Pursuing Diverse Interests in the CIS Region
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January 8, 2009 11:24
Thus, the present report studies the various interests (political, security, economic, cultural) which underpin relations between the EU member states and the CIS countries and also discusses the latest developments in EU policies towards a specific CIS sub-region (Russia, the Eastern ENP and Central Asia), thereby providing a broad picture of the type of interests, how they are pursued by the EU member states and where these intersect or clash.






