Agricultural Finance and Credit Infrastructure in Transition Economies [electronic resource] : Focus on South Eastern Europe
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2001.
- What has been achieved in rural finance and institutional reform during more than a decade of transition and what challenges remain? - What are the special needs of South Eastern European countries to attract agricultural credit and finance to their troubled agro-food sectors? - What should be the role of governments to facilitate the development of sustainable rural finance and credit systems? - How should the banking sector innovate to respond to significant transformations in farm ownership and production structure? - What are the advantages and perspectives of rural credit co-operatives?
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FOREWORD; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SESSION I. OVERVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AND CREDIT INTRANSITION ECONOMIES; Results of the Second Expert Meeting on Agricultural Finance and Credit Infrastructure inTransition Countries - Mr. Fujiki Hayashi; An overview of agricultural credit instruments, institutions and challenges inBulgaria, Romania and Slovenia - Mr. Michael Ryan; Public policy and preconditions for sustainable rural finance systems -Mr. J.D. Von Pischke
Agricultural finance and institutional reforms in transition economies: the 1990s andchallenges ahead (focus on SEE region) - Mr. Ulrich KoesterAgricultural finance and institutional reforms in Bulgaria -Ms. Lena Roussenova and Mr. Dimiter Nenkov; Farm debt in the CIS: multi-country study of major causes and proposed solutions -Mr. Csaba Csaki and Mr. Zvi Lerman; Large farm debt in Ukraine - Mr. David Sedik; SESSION II. PRIVATE AND CO-OPERATIVE BANKING FOR THEAGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND RURAL AREAS
Agricultural and rural co-operative banking: EU experience and lessons foremerging markets - Mr. Gerard van EmpelMulti-service co-operative financing and other facilities of agri-financing:Japan's experience - Mr. Tamotsu Kawamura; Romanian Banca Agricola: Agony and Ecstasy - Mr. Eugen Radulescu; Agricultural credit co-operation in Slovenia: lessons from the past and strategy for the future - Mr. Franci Avsec and Mr. Tomaẑ Sila; SESSION III. INFORMAL CREDIT FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANDRURAL AREAS
The role of trade credit and foreign direct investment in improving the agricultural financesituation in transition countries - Mr. Johan Swinnen and Mr. Hamish GowEquity financing for women - Ms. Astra Michels; Financing agriculture through vertical integration: the case of Hungary -Mr. Tamás Székelyhidi; The role and development of informal and co-operative financial channels inAlbanian agriculture - Mr. Hamish Gow, Mr. Zef Preçi and Mr. Drini Salko; The experience of rural micro-credit in north-west Russia - Ms. Renata Yanbykh
Hidden credits in the agro-food system in the Czech Republic: a farmer's point of view -Mr. Michal PospíšilCOUNTRY NOTES; Croatia - Ms. Jasna Mikulecky and Ms. Vesna Matijaševic; Romania - Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; Russia - Ms. Renata Yanbykh; Slovenia - Mr. Dušan 9XMDGLQRYLþ; Ukraine - Ms. Olga Kovalenko and Ms. Inna Chapko; ANNEX; Programme; List of Participants
- What has been achieved in rural finance and institutional reform during more than a decade of transition and what challenges remain? - What are the special needs of South Eastern European countries to attract agricultural credit and finance to their troubled agro-food sectors? - What should be the role of governments to facilitate the development of sustainable rural finance and credit systems? - How should the banking sector innovate to respond to significant transformations in farm ownership and production structure? - What are the advantages and perspectives of rural credit co-operatives?
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