Competitiveness and Private Sector Development: Eastern Europe and South Caucasus 2011 [electronic resource]: Competitiveness Outlook /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The World Economic Forum.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
With a total population of over 75 million people and a strategic location between wealthy trading partners, with Russia to the east and a vast market of EU citizens to the west, the Eastern Europe and South Caucasus (EESC) region is attractive as a destination for investment and trade. It is endowed with significant human and resources ranging from the black soil in Ukraine that produces some of the best wheat in the world, to energy reserves in Azerbaijan and unexplored water resources in several countries. However, in spite of recent growth – an average of almost 8% of GDP during 1998-2008 – the region’s productivity levels remain 77% below the world average. The OECD Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Competitiveness Outlook examines the key policies that would increase competitiveness in the countries of the region through developing human capital, improving access to finance for SMEs and creating more and better investment opportunities.
"World Economic Forum"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Strengthening the Pillars of Competitiveness -- Developing Human Capital -- Ukraine: A Case Study on Diversification and Sector Competitiveness -- Improving Access to Finance for Smaller Enterprises -- Executive Summary -- The Competitiveness Potential of Eastern Europe and South Caucasus -- Maximising the Potential of Foreign Direct Investment.
With a total population of over 75 million people and a strategic location between wealthy trading partners, with Russia to the east and a vast market of EU citizens to the west, the Eastern Europe and South Caucasus (EESC) region is attractive as a destination for investment and trade. It is endowed with significant human and resources ranging from the black soil in Ukraine that produces some of the best wheat in the world, to energy reserves in Azerbaijan and unexplored water resources in several countries. However, in spite of recent growth – an average of almost 8% of GDP during 1998-2008 – the region’s productivity levels remain 77% below the world average. The OECD Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Competitiveness Outlook examines the key policies that would increase competitiveness in the countries of the region through developing human capital, improving access to finance for SMEs and creating more and better investment opportunities.
Investments, Foreign
Investments, Foreign
Competition
Competition
Competitiveness and Private Sector Development