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EBRD - an investor role in promoting public procurement reform . Eliza Niewiadomska Office of the General Counsel. The EBRD – fostering transition . largest single investor in central and eastern Europe supports infrastructure projects in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia
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EBRD - an investor role in promoting public procurement reform Eliza Niewiadomska Office of the General Counsel
The EBRD – fostering transition • largest single investor in central and eastern Europe • supports infrastructure projects in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia • fosters economically and environmentally sustainable transition • promotes transparency, accountability, good governance
A large share of public sector projects Signed projects 2009 Volume of transactions Disbursements
Focus on municipalities and utilities sector • Contracting authorities • Local government • Municipal enterprises Contracting entities • Power & energy • Rail & Transport • Water & Environmental infrastructure
The EBRD Legal Transition Programme The development of sound legal rules and the establishment of the legal institutions and culture on which a vibrant market-oriented economy depends.
LTP’ s interest & action in areas relevant to investors Positive correlations between law reform and economic transition Survey to inspire changes Country projects
Legal assessments: LTP assesses how good laws are and how well they work • Legal Sector Assessments: the law on the books (extensiveness) • Legal Indicator Surveys: case studies on law implementation (effectiveness) • A credible assessment requires an evaluation of both these components
Effectiveness of Concession Framework Very 100 efficient 90 80 70 60 Per cent 50 40 30 20 Not 10 efficient 0 Latvia Serbia Poland Russia Croatia Ukraine Georgia Moldova Hungary *Estonia *Albania *Belarus Bulgaria Romania *Armenia *Slovenia Lithuania *Mongolia *Tajikistan *Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Montenegro *Uzbekistan *Czech Rep. *Slovak Rep. *Kyrgyz Rep. FYR Macedonia Bosnia and Herz. Existence of Concessions Selection Process Project Agreement Termination * LIS 2006. Countries without a concession as defined at the time of assessment Legal Indicator Survey of Concession Legal Framework - 2006
Eliza Niewiadomska Legal Transition Programme Office of the General Counsel One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom Niewiade@ebrd.com Tel: +44 20 7338 7190 Fax: +44 20 7338 6150 The EBRD Public Procurement Framework AssessmentMarch 2010 EBRD an investor role in promoting public procurement reform