President Mirow has announced plans to invest up to €7 billion in 2009 in response to the severe impact of the global economic crisis on central and eastern Europe, a record amount for any single year since the Bank was founded.

The plan represents an increase of over €1 billion in investments in 2009, or nearly 20 per cent above existing plans.

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A new Enviromental and Social Policy is applied to all EBRD projects as of November 2008. The EBRD President Thomas Mirow speaks about the advancements that the policy brings for the Bank and its countries of operations.

Environmental and Social Policy  (0.7Mb)

The EBRD plans to invest up to US$ 600 million in Turkey by 2010. Investments will contribute to the development of Turkey's private sector and reach out to areas away from the large metropolitan centres.

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EBRD and Turkey

Legal reform is a core dimension of the EBRD's work. Legal reform activities focus on the development of the legal rules, institutions and culture on which a vibrant market-oriented economy depends. In this autumn’s edition of Law in transition online, the EBRD proposes a set of principles to guide governments through the reform of their power markets.

Law in transition online, 2008

The database looks at EBRD projects (by theme and sector) since 1993 and highlights over 350 key lessons.

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In a letter to shareholders, EBRD President Thomas Mirow encourages countries with financial strength to support their weaker neighbours. All countries, and especially those in Europe, have benefited from the growing economic strength of central and eastern Europe and will suffer if the region’s economic stability is jeopardised.

Letter to Shareholders  (0.5Mb)