Ten years into the transition, newly emerging private enterprises in transition economies, usually described as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the international context, have come to play an increasingly important role as the driving engines of economic growth and employment...

For most countries in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region, mining is an important economic sector that contributes to employment and public revenue. Despite mining’s potential to cause long-term negative environmental impacts, governments in the region have a vital...

Das vorliegende Buch untersucht die Finanzierung neuer Privatunternehmen in den Transformationsländern. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen und ihre Möglichkeiten auf den Kapitalmärkten. Ob und in welchem Umfang der Staat diesen Unternehmen durch Kredite und...