Publications → Privatization and SME → Development of private sector
- Organizing and functioning of wholesale food markets in Tajikistan
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November 19, 2008 14:24
Current paper studies theoretical basis of organizing and functioning wholesale food markets and developing recommendations on their formation under the conditions existing in Tajikistan. (Available only in Russian).
- Happy kids and mature losers: Differentiating the dominant logics of successful and unsuccessful firms in emerging markets
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June 17, 2008 15:30
With the onset of the cognitive revolution managerial sciences, there has been increasing interest in how top managers come to think and act strategically in response to ever changing environmental opportunities and constraints.
- Beginners guide for understanding SME credit analysis in FR Yugoslavia
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March 3, 2008 13:53
Despite what it sees as a lack of either information or transparency, this paper attempts to make an accurate assessment of the real state of the Yugoslavian economy. It deals with the non-recording of losses, the difficulty of credit analyses and company evaluation.
- Financing transition: investing in enterprises during macroeconomic transition
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November 26, 2007 15:40
This paper examines investment decisions and financing during the transition to a market economy, and the link between enterprise performance and macroeconomic conditions. A number of simulations are carried out on three stylised EBRD investments across three groups of countries in transition
- Entrepreneurs and the ordering of institutional reform: Poland, Romania, Russia, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine compared
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November 23, 2007 11:55
We use survey data to examine new firms in Poland, Romania, Russia, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine. By measures of job growth, security of property and market development, our countries fall into two groups: an advanced group of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic, with the Slovak Republic falling somewhat behind the other two; and a backward group of Russia and Ukraine. Macroeconomic stability is not sufficient for private sector growth. A lack of bank finance does not seem to prevent private sector growth. More inhibiting than inadequate finance are insecure property rights.
- Financial structures to promote private sector development in south-eastern Europe
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May 16, 2007 14:41
This paper investigates the extent to which the financial sector in south-eastern Europe (SEE) responds to the needs of the local private sector. It does so through an analysis of the sources of finance used by enterprises when making fixed investments, and by looking at the level of banking intermediation and the (lack of) development of the non-banking financial sector. Enterprises in SEE are found to rely mainly on internal funds to finance expansion.
- Bridging the gaps? Private sector development, capital flows and the investment climate in south-eastern Europe
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper provides an overview of private sector activity and investment in south-eastern Europe (SEE). The importance of the private sector is growing in all countries of the region. The private sector is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and much economic activity takes place in the untaxed informal sector. Lack of finance is a key constraint for enterprises. Foreign inflows, therefore, play a crucial role in providing a source of finance for new investment.
- Spotlight on south-eastern Europe
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May 15, 2007 09:54
South-eastern Europe (SEE) is today a region of opportunity and potential, but obstacles to private sector development such as a weak investment climate, lack of access to finance and insufficient investment and trade opportunities must be overcome to ensure the region's long-term prosperity.
- Regulatory environment and tendencies of development of small and medium enterprises in Belarus.
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May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper analyzes main obstacles for small and medium business development in Belarus based on empirical data received from research works conducted among belarusian businessmen in September-October 2006.
- Corporate Governance Risk in the Slovak Republic-1999
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May 15, 2007 09:53
The purpose of the study is to describe the present level of corporate governance risk, using a standardised methodology.
- Corporate Governance: A Challenge for Slovakia
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This study addresses important part of enterprising environment design, corporate governance of enterprises.
- Enterprise transformation in Georgia.
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May 15, 2007 09:53
This paper presents the results of the second stage of research on transformation process of enterprises conducted in June-July 1997.
- Enterprise Performance and Ownership Changes in Polish Firms
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May 15, 2007 09:53
The current paper deals with the ownership structure of privatized companies in Poland and how it changed over the course of the 1990s,
- Poland’s enterprise environment – a Polish view
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The paper briefly presents environment for business in Poland as of the end of the year 2005.
- Analysis of Financial Status of Enterprises of Uzbekistan in 1996-1998 on the Basis of Integral Efficiency Indicators
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May 15, 2007 09:51
The current paper presents approaches in analyzing aggregated effectiveness of the subjects in the Republic of Uzbekistan based on integrated evaluation of effectiveness. The results of the application of this approach on current statistical reports of enterprises for 1996-1998 are reported
- Transaction Costs of Licensing of Enterpreneurial Activity
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May 15, 2007 09:51
This research focuses on the determination of transaction costs of entrepreneurs' activity licensing in some sectors of economy of Uzbekistan and elaborates measures to cut down licensing transaction costs in Uzbekistan.
- Reform of the Simplified System of Taxation for Small Business in Belarus
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May 15, 2007 09:50
The paper discusses the necessity to reform the existing simplified system of taxation and offers measures for it.
- Proposals for Further Improvement of the System of Presumptive Income Taxation of Individual Entrepreneurs in Belarus
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May 15, 2007 09:50
The paper presents the measures that would allow to make the existing system of presumptive income taxation more efficient and equitable, which would have a positive impact on small business development.






