Launch of the Central Asian Initiative to boost investment and competitiveness

At a meeting in Berlin on 4-5 November 2008, ministers from Central Asian countries agreed to work together on a regional initiative to boost the business climate.

L'OCDE invite les États de l'ex-Union soviétique à accélérer les réformes dans le domaine de l'environnement

En Russie, 47 millions de personnes sont exposées à des concentrations élevées de dioxyde d'azote. La moitié de la population rurale du Tadjikistan, et un tiers de celle de la Moldova, n'ont pas accès à de l'eau salubre

Evaluation on the Effect of Microfinance on Poor Rural Households and the Status of Women

The Microfinance Development Strategy of ADB, approved in 2000, was formulated to support the development of high quality, sustainable microfinance services to poor and low-income households and their microenterprises.

Policies for a better environment: Progress in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, 2007

This book provides a review of progress in achieving the Strategy's objectives, and provides a solid analytical base for discussions on future environmental co-operation between EECCA countries and their partners.

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EECCA network of environmental finance

The Environmental Finance Network of the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS), previously known as NIS Environmental Funds Network, was launched in 1997 in Almaty, Kazakhstan under the auspices of the EAP Task Force.

Experts' Meeting on the Analysis of Trade and Investment Inter-linkages for the Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in Their Further Integration into the World Economy

The Development Centre and the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, in collaboration with the Foreign Investment Advisory Service of the World Bank Group, are jointly organising an informal meeting of national experts from the region to discuss future collaborative work and priorities

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• Development Centre Studies: Trading Competitively - Trade Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa
• DEV Centre WP 223: Trade Capacity Building: What Are the Priorities?
• DEV Centre WP 212: Central Asia Since 1991: The Experience of the New Independent States
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• DEV Centre WP 209: Export Diversification in Low-Income Countries: An International Challenge after Doha
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• OECD Expert Meeting on Developing Governmental Analytical Capacities in the Trade Policy Area - Proceedings and Implications for Russia, Moscow, 3 June 2003

Guiding Principles for Reform of Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of EECCA

Economic growth has been recorded during the last couple of years in the transition economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA). Thus, Environmental Enforcement Authorities are being challenged to prevent and control environmental pollution and degradation during the period of economic recovery and production upturn.

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Urban Water Sector Reform in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: Progress since the Almaty Ministerial Conference (Russian)

A publication prepared by the EAP Task Force Secretariat and presented at the 5th Pan-European Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" held in Kiev (Ukraine) on 21-23 May, 2003. This is a Russian version.

5th "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference, 21-23 May, 2003, Kyiv

Environment Ministers from 55 countries of Europe, North America, Caucasus and Central Asia met in Kyiv on 21-23 May at 5th 'Environment for Europe' Ministerial Conference. OECD provided inputs on environmental policy instruments, financing.