Review of sector transport, infrastructure and communications in bulgaria



Download 337.09 Kb.
Page1/12
Date03.03.2018
Size337.09 Kb.
#42630
TypeReview
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   ...   12




REVIEW OF SECTOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN BULGARIA
MAIN REPORT
(D20010456\23021)



Submitted to: Senter Internationaal

Submitted by: NEA Transport research and training

Rijswijk, The Netherlands, May 2001






CONTENTS

page

1 executive summary 5

1.1 Transport, infrastructure and communications 5

1.2 Donors and financing 7

1.3 Business opportunities for Dutch Enterprises. 8

2 general introduction and background 13

2.1 Objectives of the study 13

2.2 Purposes of the study 14

2.3 Results of the project 14

2.4 Activities 15

2.5 Methodology and Approach 15

2.5.1 Desk research 15

2.5.2 Field research 16

2.6 Organisation of a seminar 17

2.7 Project Team 17

3 General dAta on bulgaria 19

3.1 General socio-economic situation 19

3.2 Privatisation process in Bulgaria 21

3.3 Business environment in Bulgaria 21

4 Transport, infrastructure and communications 27

4.1 Transport and infrastructure 27

4.2 Communications 37

5 priorities for investment by the bulgarian authorities 41

5.1 Priority investments in transport infrastructure 41

5.2 Companies offered for privatisation in transport and communications 44

6 existing donor activities in bulgaria 47

6.1 Bilateral donor activities 47

6.2 Multilateral donor activities 47

6.2.1 European Union 47

6.2.2 EBRD 51

6.2.3 World Bank 59

7 market opportunities per sub sector 61

Identification and assessment of market opportunities in Bulgaria 61

8 dutch business opportunities in bulgaria 67

9 conclusions 87

9.1 Transport, infrastructure and communications 87

9.2 Donors and financing 89

9.3 Business opportunities for Dutch Enterprises. 90






  1. executive summary


The Programme for Co-operation with Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (PSO) aims at supporting the transition of Central and Eastern European countries to a market-oriented and sustainable economy. Under this programme, the Netherlands government funds projects, assigned to enterprises in The Netherlands, for the transfer of knowledge and expertise, which should lead to sustainable investment and/or trade relations on a business to business basis.
It was decided to carry out a Transport Sector study for Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine in order to develop a framework for the development of new transport projects in these countries within the PSO framework.
The main findings for Bulgaria are:


  • From 1991 to 1996 progress in Bulgaria was slow and erratic. Its most recent history is characterised by the remarkable turnaround that occurred after the change of leadership in 1997. Since then Bulgaria has re-energised long pending structural reforms. The IMF supported currency board had a positive impact on the country’s financial discipline, privatisation has accelerated, and price control has been liberalised.

  • Fiscal policy was tightened (consolidated budget deficit came in at only 1%), important steps were taken in the area of privatisation, banking sector reforms, agricultural liberalisation, energy pricing and legal reforms, required to improve the prospects for sustainable economic growth and European Union accession.

  • The Government has prepared a programme for the year 2001 in which the privatisation of SOE’s is defined as a key element of the structural enterprises (over 600) in the sectors of industry, construction, agriculture, tourism and trade. The plan envisages preparatory stage of the privatisation of certain facilities in the sectors of infrastructure and public services – energy, railway transport, water supply and sewerage.

  • A report published by the Bulgarian International Business Association “BIBA White Paper on Foreign Investment – Issue 2001” reads that substantial scope for improvement remains, which could substantially ameliorate the “business climate” and overall competitiveness of industry. It specifies issues such as: Public-Private partnership / legislation drafting and implementation, quality/productivity culture in industry, public administration performance and education, transport sector technology and infrastructure, law implementation and enforcement, border crossing initiatives.





    1. Download 337.09 Kb.

      Share with your friends:
  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   ...   12



The database is protected by copyright ©ininet.org 2024
send message
    Main page
Guide
Instructions
Report
Request
Review