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Over the past decade, the Government of Uganda has reversed earlier policy and management failures that were destructive to the economy and the investment climate. With economic fundamentals restored...

This study provides unique information on underground gas storage (UGS) in Europe and Central Asia in the following areas: new and emerging technologies and improvements in UGS; current UGS status in...

Ghana is making a comeback in terms of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) after the economy had suffered a temporary setback in 1998. This publication reviews the investment climate in the...

Investment Policy Reviews are intended to help countries improve their investment policies and to familiarize Governments and the international private sector with an individual country’s investment...

This document is the final report of the SACHA-II project. SACHA stands for The State of the Art of Cooling Household and Other Major Appliances Standards, Market and Technology in Central and Eastern...

This study assesses the potential for energy conservation in CIS member countries to the year 2010 and explains how improvements in energy efficiency of member countries could contribute to enhancing...

This study assesses the potential for energy conservation in CIS member countries to the year 2010 and explains how improvements in energy efficiency of member countries could contribute to enhancing...

This publication presents an analysis and interpretation of the situation of cooling household appliances (CHA) in four European countries - Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Ukraine. The extensive...

The Energy Efficiency 2000 Project was set up to assist central and eastern Europe and CIS countries to enhance their energy efficiency ans security to ease the energy supply constraints of economic...

The Investment Policy Review is intended to help countries improve their investment policies and to familiarize Governments and the international private sector with each countries' investment...

The Investment Policy Review of Egypt gives insight into the country's investment environment and policies. The publication discusses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and the steadily increasing...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been the driving force in moving the economy of Botswana from that of a least developed country status to one of a middle-income country. The country aims to...

The present review looks at ways to strengthen the Colombia’s investment promotion arm, Proexport. It also proposes policies to attract more technology-driven firms to its growing knowledge-based...

Rwanda is among the world’s poorest nations, and it faces particular challenges in leveraging FDI for development. The present Investment Review notes that Rwanda has nevertheless achieved remarkable...

To date, the performance of the Zambian private sector had been poor due largely to the high cost of capital and domestic inputs for local production, which make sustaining competitiveness in an open...

Kenya was a magnet for foreign direct investment in East Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. The Review highlights, however, that the country has underperformed significantly in terms of FDI attraction in...

Rising tensions in the Middle East, new attacks on oil tankers or terrorist operations in major oil producing countries could have profound effects on global energy markets. New Energy Security...

This United Nations (UN) eBook explains how carbon emissions trading can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development of energy efficiency projects. The booklet explores...

This booklet draws general guidelines to be used by policy makers when reforming national energy pricing and subsidy schemes. The Guidelines suggest the best policy options as well as measures to...

This CD-ROM contains the results of the E-GRIDS project (Enhancing the Government Regulatory Energy Measures Impact and Diffusion Speed Appraisal method). In particular, it presents a description of...