Tag Archives: World Bank

Rogun delays are bad for Central Asia

Having just returned from my third visit to the spectacular Rogun Hydropower dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, I am dismayed to learn that a final independent, technical assessment … Continue reading →

Tagged electricity supply, hydro project, hydropower, supply of water, Tajikistan, Talco, Vaksh River, World Bank, world's highest dam |

Minister Oleksandr Anischenko

Rapidly Developing Healthcare Sector Welcomes European Support
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health is working to attract more international support to help it achieve its goals for Ukraine’s healthcare sector. Oleksandr Anischenko, Minister … Continue reading →

Tagged European Support, Healthcare Sector, international funding, international investors, Oleksandr Anischenko, opportunities in Ukraine, private investment, Ukraine, World Bank |

Minister Ridvan Bode

Minister Committed to Bringing Financial Sector up to EU Standards
At the annual Bank of Albania conference held in September 2011, Ridvan Bode, Albania’s Minister of Finance, urged the country’s banks … Continue reading →

Tagged Albania, CFREP, EU standards, financial sector, Ministry of Finance, REPARIS, Ridvan Bode, World Bank |

Minister Petrit Vasili

Minister Overseeing Ambitious Healthcare Modernisation
Albania’s Minister of Health, Petrit Vasili, is overseeing an ambitious long term effort to upgrade Albania’s healthcare system. Among many recent projects, in 2009 the minister … Continue reading →

Tagged Albania, e-health services, Healthcare Modernisation, healthcare system, Ministry of Health, Petrit Vasili, UN, USAID, World Bank |

Minister Nasip Naço

Economy Minister Driving Forward Measures to Attract FDI
Foreign direct investment in Albania surpassed the US$1 billion mark (€738.3 billion) in 2010, making Albania the second largest investment recipient in Southeast … Continue reading →

Tagged Albania, corporate taxes, economic growth, Euro Atlantic integration, FDI, global economy, growth of the Balkans, Nasip Naço, World Bank |

video: Spiro Ristovski, Minister of Labour Macedonia

Interview with Mr. Spiro Ristovski,
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Macedonia

Tagged agency of foreign investments, European Union, foreign investors, improving business climate, invest in Macedonia, IPA funds, Minister Spiro Ristovski, UNDP, World Bank |

Minister Bakur Kvezereli

Ministry Positioning Agriculture as Top Investment Target
Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture aims to ensure a liberalised, open agriculture sector with significant investment appeal. Bakur Kvezereli, Minister, explains, “We want to increase … Continue reading →

Tagged agriculture sector, Bakur Kvezereli, export markets, foreign investors, Georgia, investing in agriculture, investors Georgia, time to invest in Georgia, USAID, World Bank, world’s birthplace of wine |

Minister Andrei Usatii

International Partnerships Welcome as Healthcare Development Continues
Major upgrades to Moldova’s healthcare system are underway through ambitious programmes overseen by the Ministry of Health. As Andrei Usatii, Minister of Health, points out, “We are ahead of … Continue reading →

Tagged Andrei Usatii, healthcare, intensive care, Minister of Health, Moldova, World Bank |

Minister Armen Gevorgyan

Deputy Prime Minister Encourages Public-Private Partnerships
Armenia has impressively achieved macroeconomic stability and now the government’s goal is to diversify the economy and bring it up to Western European standards. The … Continue reading →

Tagged Armen Gevorgyan, Armenia, Asian Development Bank, Deputy Prime Minister, European Bank for Reconstruction, macroeconomic stability, Minister of Territorial Administration, World Bank |

Minister Gerasim Alaverdyan

Agriculture Main Driver of Armenian Economy
The agriculture sector is a mainstay of Armenia’s economy, accounting for around 18% of the country’s GDP during the period 2004 to 2008. Agriculture employs … Continue reading →