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 | ecoFridge: Emissions free and silent running
18 Mar 2010 | 2.18 mins
The liquid nitrogen-based transport refrigeration system is the best available clean alternative to the diesel-fuelled system. Thomas Roller, CEO of Ukram Industries, the Kharkov-based producer of ecoFridges, explains the products' benefits.
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 | Financial crisis management
15 Feb 2010 | 2.42 mins
Speaking to EBRD staff members early in February 2010, Ewald Nowotny, the Austrian National Bank Governor, praises the role of international financial institutions in averting a financial disaster in Eastern and Central Europe in 2009. "The G20 meeting in April 2009 was the turning point in ending the upcoming crisis," says Mr Nowotny.
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 | Austrian banks in central and south-eastern Europe
15 Feb 2010 | 1.46 mins
Among EU-15 member states, the Austrian banking system has the highest exposure - €260 billion - to central and south-eastern Europe, says Ewald Nowotny, the Austrian National Bank Governor.
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 | Restricted Forex lending
15 Feb 2010 | 2.56 mins
Austrian banks in central and south-eastern Europe have stopped Forex lending for consumer goods and have become stricter in lending for real estate, says Ewald Nowotny, the Austrian National Bank Governor.
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 | Transition Report 2009
12 Nov 2009 | 5.30 mins
The EBRD's Transition Report 2009 asks whether the market economy model is in crisis, and whether financial integration has damaged or contributed to the growth of the transition region. Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director for Policy Studies in the EBRD's Office of the Chief Economist and one of the authors of the Report, provides an insight into its findings.
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 | Economic forecast 2010
15 Oct 2009 | 35.04 mins
The EBRD has revised down 2009 economic forecasts and sees fragile recovery in 2010. The Bank's Chief Economist, Erik Berglöf, introduces the EBRD's Transition Report 2009 at an event in the Bank's headquarters in London.
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 | Improving workers’ accommodations
06 Oct 2009 | 5.14 mins
The EBRD and the IFC have published guidance notes on Workers’ accommodation: processes and standards
 (0.4Mb). Alke Schmidt, Senior Environmental Adviser, and Debbie Cousins, Principal Environmental Specialist, explain how these guidance notes, the first ever issued by international financial institutions, will improve workers' accommodations.
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 | Financing small businesses in Moldova
24 Jul 2009 | 3.39 mins
The EBRD is lending €20 million to Moldova-Agroindbank. Alexander Tanase, Senior Banker, introduces the project.
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 | Measuring the impact of donor funding
14 May 2009 | 4.19 mins
What impact does donor funding for EBRD projects have on people's lives in the transition region? Gary Bond of the EBRD's Chief Economist Office discusses the important steps being taken by the EBRD to refine its monitoring and reporting of the impact of donor support.
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 | Transition economies and the financial crisis (1.7Mb)
04 Dec 2008 | 3.34 mins
Listen to an interview with Nick Tesseyman, the EBRD's Business Group Director for Financial Institutions on the impact that the financial crisis has on the banking sector and small businesses in the EBRD countries of operations.
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 | Transition Report 2008 (Part 1) (1.6Mb)
25 Nov 2008 | 3.23 mins
Erik Berglöf, the EBRD's Chief Economist, forecasts the growth of the EBRD region in 2009. He also provides recommendations for achieving long-term growth in the countries where the EBRD operates.
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 | Transition Report 2008 (Part 2) (1.3Mb)
25 Nov 2008 | 4.07 mins
Heike Harmgart of the EBRD's Chief Economist Office describes the role that education and competition play in a country's long-term growth.
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 | Transition Report 2008 (Part 3) (2Mb)
25 Nov 2008 | 4.07 mins
Why have transition countries started to pursue various forms of industrial policy? Listen to Simon Commander of the EBRD's Office of the Chief Economist explaining the reasons for a return to industrial policy.
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 | Environmental and Social Policy (2.8Mb)
17 Nov 2008 | 5.54 mins
As of 12 November 2008, the EBRD's new Environmental and Social Policy will be applied to all projects in which the Bank invests. President Thomas Mirow speaks about the importance of caring for the environment and social issues while still doing business.
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 | Rising food prices (Part 1) (4.6Mb)
03 Oct 2008 | 9.32 mins
Erik Berglöf, the EBRD's Chief Economist, argues that rising food prices are an indicator that agriculture, a forgotten part of the economics, is once again an important part of the world economy.
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 | Rising food prices (Part 2) (4.6Mb)
03 Oct 2008 | 9.36 mins
Gilles Mettetal, the EBRD's Director for Agribusiness speaks about the the Bank's investments in agriculture from central Europe to central Asia.
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 | Rising food prices (Part 3) (7.2Mb)
03 Oct 2008 | 15.02 mins
Nora Lustig of George Washington University explains her views on best ways to cope with soaring food prices.
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 | Rising food prices (Part 4) (8.2Mb)
03 Oct 2008 | 16.59 mins
Peter Timmer from the Stanford University and the Centre for global development explains the causes of the recent rises in food prices.
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 | Rising food prices (Part 5) (6.9Mb)
03 Oct 2008 | 14.17 mins
Michael Kremer from Harvard University promotes the role that innovation plays in solving the global challenges in agriculture.
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 | World Day for Safety and Health (4.3Mb)
28 Apr 2008 | 8.52 mins
The EBRD is promoting a safety culture in its countries of operations. Some of the Bank’s leading experts – the Corporate Director for Environment, the Director for Nuclear Safety, the Director for Natural Resources and the Director for Transport - explain how.
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 | Perceptions of corruption in the EBRD region (3Mb)
11 Jan 2008 | 6.16 mins
Alan Rousso, EBRD's Director for Strategy and Analysis, speaks about the findings of the Life in Transition Survey on corruption and how it colours the perception of the quality of their lives, despite the rapid economic progress made since the start of the transition process.
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