Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey - on the Right Track?

By Carolina Monsalve, World Bank Report No. 60223-ECA, March 2011 (available in several languages: English, Macedonian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Albanian) – Report on railway reform in countries in South East Europe with focus on institutional reform, operational and financial performance and international integration. The report recommends prioritizing railway reform to ensure compliance with European Union legislation for the railway sector and improve railway performance.

Akaretler Row Houses, Istanbul, Turkey

The Akaretler Row Houses, built in 1875, are a cultural and historic structure in Istanbul built originally to provide housing for prominent and high-ranking officials of the Dolmabahce Palace.

Monitoring is the Best Medicine: Requiring data-driven outcomes will help Turkey’s hospitals thrive

The rising demand and increased costs for health service delivery are straining health delivery systems worldwide. In most countries, the majority of the health delivery system is government controlled, with public hospitals accounting for the largest percentage of overall health care spending. These public hospitals are as expensive as they are central to the national health care policy, so it’s in government’s best interest to assure they are functioning efficiently and effectively. Yet they are perhaps the most complex and difficult environments in which to enact reform. 

Elazig Hospital PPP

EBRD is demonstrating new ways of financing by promoting the participation of untapped investor classes in the sector, thereby enabling the diversification of funding sources and providing depth to the Programme. EBRD is also promoting the introduction of non-conventional funding solutions to finance infrastructure projects in the Bank's region, in particular debt capital market financing.