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are wholesale markets of any use? or the role of
the CEI to promote exchanges of lessons learnt

• Bratislava, 23 November 2005

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the traditional role of wholesale markets

• market transparency
• food safety standards
• quality standards for local products

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are wholesale markets still relevant?

• niche clientele
• market transparency
• urban economy
• support to modern food retail systems

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IFIs investing in CEI wholesale markets
IFIs investing in CEI wholesale markets

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  (EBRD)
• World Bank

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any lessons learnt?

• EBRD perspective
• strong economic impact
• financially challenging

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any lessons learnt?

• World Bank perspective
• involvement of local authorities
• relocation
• law enforcement
• urban planning
• weakness of regulatory framework

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CEI support to WM development

• promote transfer of know-how and lessons
  learnt from IFI experiences between CEI member
  countries

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how?
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to sum up

• WM continue to play public role
• complement modern food retail systems
• IFIs have role to play, lessons to share
• CEI facilitates transfer of lessons learnt

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thank you !

• emmanuel.hidier_at_fao.org
• nada.zvekic_at_fao.org