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**Navigating Your Way Through the European Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment Website**

*(A Primer for U.S. Companies)*

**Multilateral Development Bank Operations**

**USA Trade Center**

**Ronald Reagan Building**

**Mail Stop-MDBO**

**Washington, DC 20230**

**Telephone: 202-482-3399**

**Fax: 202-482-3914**

**E-mail: [email protected]**

 

*July 1999*

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD) website is a valuable resource for U.S. companies interested in pursuingprojects financed by the EBRD. This resource can be used to find timely and up-to-date informationabout EBRD programs, projects, and operations in specific borrowing membercountries. 

 

While the EBRD Internet site should be used as atool for U.S. firms, it should not replace the assistance and guidance that theoffice of Multilateral Development Bank Operations (MDBO) and its CommercialLiaison Office at the EBRD can offer. Important contact information can be found at the conclusion of thisprimer.

 

It is also important to remember that postedinformation can rapidly become out of date or may be incomplete, its positionon a website can change, and what seems clear-cut and factual may not be.  This is more the reason to have questionsclarified with MDBO staff. 

 

 

**The EBRDWebsite**

**(http://www.ebrd.com)**

 

The EBRD's homepage is well laid out and easilynavigable to those visiting the sites. The homepage briefly discusses the mission and goals of the EBRD.  Additionally, one will find a frameincluding ten principle categories. These are:

 

*       *Operations*

*       *Business Information*

*       *Procurement*

*       *Transition*

*       *The Environment*

*       *Finance*

*       *Publications*

*       *Annual Meeting*

*       *Recruitment*

*       *What's New*

 

In addition at the bottom of the page, one will finda base bar that includes the following icons: *home*, *search*, *contact*, *policies & strategies*, *annualreport*, *site map*, and *download acrobat*. 

 

In the following section, one will find a briefsynopsis of each page detailing those items that may be of interest to U.S.companies. 

 

 

**Operations**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/opera/index.htm

 

This section outlines EBRD operations and on-goingactivities.  Of interest to U.S.companies will be the pages that highlight EBRD projects and activities bycountry, sector, and date signed.  

 

Project summary documents are also available here,as is information on co-financing, technical cooperation, and nuclear safetyactivities.

 

 

**BusinessInformation**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/busin/index.htm

 

Here one will find detailed information on howcompanies may pursue financing with the EBRD. The webpage notes that the EBRD"is flexible in structuring its financial products and can use a broadrange of financing instruments. In all of its operations the Bank applies soundbanking and investment principles, and all transactions are carefully appraisedand monitored to high standards."

 

The page contains valuable information and documentson topics including:

 

*       *Financing with the EBRD*

*       *Alternative Sources ofFinance*

*       *Sound Business Standards andCorporate Practices*

*       *EU/EBRD SME Finance Facilityfor Accession Countries*

*       *Direct Investment Facility*

*       *Trade Facilitation Program*

*       *TurnAround ManagementProgram*

 

 

**Procurement**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/procure/index.htm

 

This sections highlights procurement activities atthe EBRD.  Within this section, onewill find:

 

*       TheEBRD's *Procurement Policies and Rules*

*       Alist of  standard documents

*       Asection on *Procurement Opportunities*

 

The *ProcurementOpportunities* section includes the monthly *EBRD Project Pipeline* and its supplement published at mid-month;invitations for tenders, general procurement notices, and invitations forprequalification for the procurement of goods, public works and services; andthe procurement of consultant services financed by technical cooperation fundsand the EBRD.

 

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**Transition**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/region/index.htm

 

This section contains numerous reports and othervaluable information on the EBRD's goal to foster a transition toward amarket-oriented economy in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly IndependentStates.

 

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**Environment**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/enviro/index.htm

 

The EBRD has highlighted its environmentalactivities and procedures on this page. Included here is information on:

 

*       EnvironmentalPolicies and Procedures

*       TheEnvironmental Appraisal Unit

*       EnvironmentalPublications

 

 

**Finance**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/treas/index.htm

 

On this webpage, one will find information on thefinances of the EBRD and financial activities.

 

 

**Publications**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/Public/index.htm

 

This page is dedicated to EBRD publications.  Included on this page is the EBRD's *Guide to Publications* as well assections on:

 

*       *Policies & Strategies*

*       *General Information*

*       *Business Information*

*       *Procurement*

*       *Transition*

*       *The Environment*

*       *How to Order EBRDPublications*

 

 

**Annual Meeting**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/meet/index.htm

 

Information on the EBRD's annual meeting can befound on this page.  Included arestatements from the previous meeting and details about upcoming meetings.

 

**Recruitment**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/recruit/index.htm

 

Position Opportunities at the Bank.

 

 

**What's New**

http://www.ebrd.com/english/new/index.htm

 

This page contains timely or recent information withrespect to six areas:

 

*       Publications

*       ProjectSummary Documents

*       Pressreleases

*       Procurement

*       Conferences

*       Recruitment

 

 

***Contact Information***

For information on, and assistance with,EBRD-sponsored projects, U.S. companies are encouraged to contact the UnitedStates and Foreign Commercial Service Commercial Liaison Office to the EuropeanBank for Reconstruction and Development in London, or the office ofMultilateral Development Bank Operations in Washington, DC.

 

**U.S.Commercial Liaison Office to the EBRD**

Mr. Gene Harris, Senior Commercial Officer

E-mail: [email protected]

Commercial Liaison to the EBRD

Office of the U.S. Executive Director

No. 6 Broad Street Place

London EC2M

United Kingdom

Tel: (44) 171-588-4027/4028

Fax: (44) 171-588-4026

E-mail:[email protected]

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**Multilateral DevelopmentBank Operations**

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

International Trade Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce

USA Trade Center

Mail Stop-MDBO

Washington, DC 20230

Tel: (202) 482-3399

Fax: (202) 482-3914

E-mail: [email protected]

Internet site: http://www.ita.doc.gov/mdbo

 

**Site Map tothe EBRD Website**

http://www.ebrd.com

 

This Site Map highlightsinformation useful to U.S. companies.

 

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**Operations**

�       EBRDActivities by Country

�       EBRDActivities by Sector

�       EBRDActivities by Signing Date

�       ProjectSummary Documents

�       Cofinancing

 

**Business Information**

�       Financingwith the EBRD

*       AlternativeSources of Finance

*       SoundBusiness Standards

 

**Procurement**

*       ProcurementPolicies and Rules

*       EBRDStandard Documents

*       ProcurementOpportunities

-       ProjectPipelines and Supplements

-       Goods,Public Works, and Services

-       Procurementof consultant services financed by technical cooperation funds

-       Procurementof consultant services financed by the EBRD

 

**Transition**

*       TransitionReport

*       Economicsof Transition

*       WorkingPaper Series

*       LegalTransition

*       InformationSources

-       Directoryof Information Sources

-       EBRDBusiness Information Service

 

**The Environment**

*       EnvironmentalPolicies and Procedures

*       TheEnvironmental Appraisal Unit

*       EnvironmentalPublications

 

**Finance**

*       FinancialResults

*       StrategicFunding

*       ExternalAsset Management 

*       ClientRisk Management

 

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**Publications**

*       GeneralInformation

*       BusinessInformation

*       Procurement

*       Transition

*       TheEnvironment

*       Howto Order EBRD Publications

 

**Annual Meeting**

 

**Recruitment**

 

**What's New**

*       Publications

*       ProjectSummaries

*       PressReleases

*       Procurement

*       Conferences

*      Recr*itment