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EBRD - an investor role
in promoting
public procurement reform
Eliza Niewiadomska
Office of the General Counsel
The EBRD – fostering transition

largest single investor in central and eastern Europe

supports infrastructure projects in 30 countries from central
Europe to central Asia

fosters economically and environmentally sustainable transition

promotes transparency, accountability, good governance
A large share of public sector projects
2009 Volume of transactions
Signed projects
Disbursements
Focus on municipalities and utilities sector

Contracting authorities

Local government

Municipal enterprises
Contracting entities

Power & energy

Rail & Transport

Water & Environmental
infrastructure
The EBRD Legal Transition Programme
The development of sound legal rules and
the establishment of the legal institutions
and culture on which a vibrant marketoriented economy depends.
Promoting
standards and
international
good practice
Conducting
legal
assessments
Developing
technical
cooperation on
national and
local
government
level
LTP’ s interest & action in areas relevant to
investors
Positive correlations
between law reform
and economic
transition

Survey to inspire
changes
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Country projects
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Secured
transactions
Public
procurement
Judicial
capacity
Corporate
governance
INVESTMENT
Insolvency
Securities
markets
Concessions
Infrastructure
regulation
Legal assessments: LTP assesses how good laws
are and how well they work

Legal Sector Assessments: the law on the books
(extensiveness)

Legal Indicator Surveys: case studies on law
implementation (effectiveness)

A credible assessment requires an evaluation of
both these components
Legal Indicator Survey of Concession Legal
Framework - 2006
Effectiveness of Concession Framework
Very
100
efficient
90
Per cent
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
Not
10
efficient
0
Existence of Concessions Selection Process Project Agreement Termination
* LIS 2006. Countries without a concession as defined at the time of assessment
The EBRD Public Procurement Survey 2010
30 countries
from central
Europe to
central Asia
verify
quality of
law
assess
“law in
practice”
address
operation
al issues
start
March
2010
The LTP Technical Cooperation
in public procurement reform
Legislative
reform
Function
development
Institution
building
Enforcement
capacity
EBRD an investor role
in promoting public
procurement reform
Eliza Niewiadomska
Legal Transition Programme
Office of the General Counsel
The EBRD
Public Procurement
Framework Assessment
March 2010
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom
[email protected]
Tel: +44 20 7338 7190
Fax: +44 20 7338 6150