"The Bank is reducing the overall risk associated with entering new markets".

Janet Woo

What is the EBRD’ s investment strategy for the next 3-5 years - which are its major focuses in terms of regions and sectors? Why the main portion of the Bank’s portfolio will be in Russia and Ukraine? How the commercial banks are benefiting from the EBRD’s preferred creditor status as an International Financial Institution (IFI) and how Europe’s emerging markets are changing with the assistance of the Bank? Which is the biggest issue for foreign investors in Ukraine? Why, despite the fact that there are many investment funds ready to participate with equity in projects in Ukraine, agreement between funds and developers is not easy to reach? Janet Woo of the EBRD reflects on the above issues and is as good as to give her professional opinion on the current state of the SEE markets, including CIS. Also in the interview: an A to Z review of Romania’s residential, office, retail and logistics market - which are the hottest projects and the best performing sectors in terms of already delivered and future developments? What is the situation in Serbia? What will be the new role of the EBRD in the more sophisticated markets?

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