[Index]
UNECE promotes
policies conducive to industrial restructuring
Geneva, 15 April 2003 - The
daunting task of industrial restructuring
has come to the forefront of market
reforms in transition economies, especially
in the countries of South East Europe
and the former Soviet Union. Hundreds
of uncompetitive enterprises providing
employment and incomes to thousands
of people need to be either dismantled
or modernized.
To assist Governments
in handling the process of industrial
restructuring, on 23 April 2003 the
United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe (UNECE) will hold a Workshop
on "Policy and Regulatory Options for
Promoting Industrial Restructuring in
the ECE Region". The Workshop will assemble
experts from western and eastern European
countries representing Governments,
international organizations, trade unions
and academia. They will exchange views
and experiences on Government policies
to create favourable conditions for
restructuring non-competitive industries
and sectors. In particular, the major
issues to be discussed at the Workshop
relate to the role of the public sector
and government institutions in enforcing
property rights and good corporate governance,
coherent competition policy, and Government's
assistance to capacity building in the
financial sector.
The Workshop is organized
by the Team of Specialists on Industrial
Restructuring, which was created by
UNECE to assist member Governments to
elaborate policies in this topical area.
The exchange of views at the Workshop
will enhance the capacity of the Team
to advise the relevant Government agencies
in transition economies.
For additional information on the Workshop
and registration, please contact:
Mr. Iouri Adjoubei
Industrial Restructuring, Energy
& Enterprise Development Division
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE)
Palais des Nations, room 429-2
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41(0)22 917 24 88 /
19 64
Telefax: +41(0)22 917 01 78
E-mail: [email protected]
__________
Ref: ECE/IREEDD/03/P08