Mapping Uncertainties, Challenges and Future Opportunities of Emerging Markets: Informal Barriers, Business Environments and Future Trends in Eastern Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia

Project description

Investigating barriers to foreign investment in former Soviet republics

During the last ten years, diplomatic and economic relations between the EU and several former Soviet republics such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have improved. Visa liberalisation and economic fiscal reforms paved the way for foreign investments. However, foreign investments didn’t meet initial expectations, in large part due to informal barriers that remain under-reported and under-studied. The EU-funded MARKETS project will study the influence of both formal and informal factors that impact foreign investment in the former Soviet republics. The project will study two countries per subregion, mainly the Baltic states, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. It will construct a map of business environments in the region under study and develop and improve sustainable training programmes for future analysts, providing them with an essential practical understanding of the region.

Fields of science

• social sciences › political science › government systems
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › commerce

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers

Topic(s)

• MSCA-ITN-2019 - Innovative Training Networks

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks

Coordinator

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY

Address

Glasnevin
9 Dublin
Ireland

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 824 052,96

Participants (8)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 606 345,12

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

FORSCHUNGSSTELLE FUR UNABHANGIGE LITERATUR UND GESELLSCHAFTLICHE BEWEGUNGEN OSTEUROPAS AN DER UNIVERSITAT BREMEN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 505 576,80

Address

Klagenfurter Str. 3
28359 Bremen

Activity type

Research Organisations

UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 531 239,76

Address

Minderbroedersberg 4-6
6200 MD Maastricht

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS IN RIGA SIA

Latvia

EU contribution

€ 230 068,44

Address

Strelnieku Iela 4A
1010 Riga

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU contribution

€ 280 805,76

Address

Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 256 320

Address

Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES

Georgia

EU contribution

€ 227 243,16

Address

33 Paliashvili Street
0179 Tbilisi

Activity type

Other

TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL

Estonia

EU contribution

€ 464 139,36

Address

Ehitajate Tee 5
12616 Tallinn

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments