IFC - WESTERN BALKANS A PARTNER TO THE WBIF December 2014 IFC: A - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
IFC - WESTERN BALKANS A PARTNER TO THE WBIF December 2014 IFC: A MEMBER OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP IFC IBRD MIGA ICSID IDA International International Multilateral International International Finance Investment Centre for Bank for
December 2014
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Solutions in private sector development
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108 104 67 81 31 42 77 68 107 65 75 30 36 91
50 100 150 ALB BIH HRV KSV MKD MNE SRB 2014 2015
GDP growth: mixed performance in 2014, expected improvement in 2015
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 ALB BIH HRV EU KSV MKD MNE SRB 2013 2014e 2015p
Government debt as % of GDP Budget deficit as % of GDP
Doing Business Rankings (1=highest, 178=lowest)
Best performers
20 40 60 80 ALB BIH HRV KSV MKD MNE SRB 2013 2014e 2015f
0.0 ALB BIH HRV KSV MKD MNE SRB 2013 2014e 2015f
2.8 3.0 3.2 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.6 2.5 2.9 3.0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 ALB BIH HRV EU MKD MNE SRB 2012 2014
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) (5=best, 1=worst)
45 52 139 64 54 57 50 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 BIH HRV EU KSV MKD MNE SRB
Road network density (km of road per 100 sq. km of land area)
Infrastructure investment needs for Western Balkans are estimated to be approximately Euro 110 bn. For transport sector - Euro 4 bn per year, Energy sector - Euro 4.5 bn per year, Environment sector Euro 2.4 bn per year.
(Source: “Priority Investments in the Western Balkans and Croatia: Analysis of medium-term needs, possible impacts and criteria for ranking in terms of efficiency and development potential, STAREBEI Research Program, 2014. University of Nice with EIB grant financing)
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2.2 billion
transactions to national and municipal governments to improve infrastructure and access to basic services such as water, power, health and education. The program is supported by our donor partners: Austria, Norway and S witzerland. Recent mandates:
Trade and Energy to privatize four hydropower plants (HPP) with a combined capacity of 76.7 MW — HPP Ulëz, HPP S hkopet, HPP Bistrica I, and HPP Bistrica II. The Turkish company, Kürüm International, was awarded the two tenders for the four plants. Kürüm is planning to rehabilitate HPP Ulëz to improve the reliability of power supply. All four HPPs will be operated in compliance with strict environmental conditions.
hydropower plant proj ect, Albania’s first maj or hydropower plant construction in 30 years and the government’s first large PPP in the energy sector. Verbund, Austria’s largest electricity company, was the winning bidder of a concession to build and operate a new 53 megawatt hydropower plant expected to improve services for 170,000 people.
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