 | Promoting Regulatory Reform, Improving Business Environment in Southeast Europe IFC is assisting countries in southeast Europe to set the reform agenda and sustain the pace of reforms. According to the latest Doing Business report, the economies of the region are ... more... |
 | IFC’s Role in Russia’s Agribusiness and Infrastructure In June 2008, the 12th annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum brought together more than 2,000 local and international businesspeople, experts, economists, and state ... more... |
 | IFC Helps Southeast European Countries Improve Corporate Governance Practices Bulgaria recently adopted its first corporate governance code with help from IFC’s Global Corporate Governance Forum. Full story... more... |
 | Building Relationships in the Ukrainian Construction Industry IFC’s Ukraine Leasing Development Project designed a public education campaign aimed to increase awareness of leasing among entrepreneurs and the number of lessors. To reach potential ... more... |
 | IFC Expands Its Reach in Central Asia, Helping Smaller Businesses A major focus of IFC's strategy in Central Asia is support for smaller enterprises, which are crucial to the region's development and economic growth. more... |
 | IFC Helps Magadan SMEs Enter Mining Supply Chains Since IFC started working in Magadan in April 2002, local SMEs in the mining supply chain have concluded 14 mining supply chain contracts, totaling over $3 million dollars. more... |
 | Evaluation of IFC’s Advisory Services in Eastern Europe & Central Asia This review assesses, for the first time, the performance of the IFC Advisory Services program in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. more... |
 | IFC Helps Upgrade Roads in Russia's Chuvash Republic IFC recently signed an eight-year, $50.5 million loan agreement to finance a road modernization program in Russia's Chuvash Republic. This will help improve access to schools, ... more... |
 | Sandora: Supply Chain Development in Ukraine IFC’s partnership with Sandora, a rising Ukrainian agribusiness company, shows how much a combination of investment and technical assistance can do to build a local firm’s ... more... |
 | A place of our own! Although it is rapidly growing, the housing finance market in Southeast Europe is still underdeveloped. Financial institutions often do not have sufficient funds and experience in ... more... |
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