EBRD special reports

The fourth round of the Life in Transition Survey, conducted across 37 economies, highlights rising inequality of opportunity and diminishing intergenerational mobility.

This EBRD/World Bank report draws on findings from the largest poll of its kind to assess life satisfaction, the role of corruption and the gender divide in 51,000 households in 34 transition countries in central and eastern Europe, as well as Turkey, Cyprus and Greece.

The second EBRD/Word Bank survey in late 2010 looked at the public attitudes, well-being and the impacts of economic and political change in over 30,000 households in 34 countries. It provides evidence of how the global economic crisis affected lives.

In 2006 the EBRD, in collaboration with the World Bank, carried out a survey of 29,000 individuals across 29 countries to assess public attitudes, well-being and the impact of economic and political change. This publication summarises some of the main results of this survey.

This report describes how the EBRD’s Private Sector for Food Security supports the agribusiness sector, champions the role of private companies in boosting food production, improves food quality and sets incentives to create the right policy environment.

This joint EBRD/FAO report explores the specific bottlenecks that the transition region is facing in fulfilling its potential in domestic and global food markets. How can the private sector unlock the region’s agricultural potential? What has been the impact of recent public policies on food prices?

The report examines the impact of legal frameworks and social norms on women in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, and focuses especially on the reasons why women’s labour force participation is so low.

With a focus on the oil and gas sectors, this paper analyses the fiscal risks that worldwide transition to a greener global economy could pose for Kazakhstan, a country where oil accounts for roughly 50 per cent of exports and is a major source of government revenue.

This publication helps policy-makers and stakeholders better understand how issues around climate related policies affect national budgets, and offers suggestions on developing appropriate strategies.