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March/April 2003 Newsletter |
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The Better Regulator™
REGULATORY REFORM AND BETTER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
The Global View from Jacobs and Associates
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- Letter from Scott Jacobs
- Better Regulatory Governance Can Stimulate Private Investment in Asia’s Infrastructure
- Regulatory Improvement: “Absolute Necessity” in the European Union
- Ten years later, Serbia moves to catch up with business environment reforms
- Europe is warned of the dangers of backtracking on regulatory reforms: France, Germany and Italy are lagging behind
- Africa’s informal sectors should be gradually formalized through regulatory and tax holidays, Jacobs and Associates recommends
- Social partnership can play a key role in regulatory reform
- Competition Policy: Controversy over Merger Controls in North America and EU
- China continues to fascinate investors, but must focus on establishing rules-based governance of the market
- “Balli, balli” put Korea’s reforms ahead in Asia. But can the new administration keep its lead?
- Regulation, Productivity, and Growth: OECD Evidence
- US publishes latest estimates of the costs and benefits of regulation
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Letter from Scott Jacobs
Dear Colleagues, |
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I am pleased to announce that Jacobs and Associates recently celebrated our first year, and our global family is expanding. Jacobs and Associates Inc. is still based in Washington, D.C., while Jacobs and Associates Europe, Ltd is now incorporated in Dublin to better serve our European clients. Managing Director Scott Jacobs and Director Michael Wise manage the firm from Washington, D.C.; Director Eoin Gahan in Dublin heads up European services; and Director Jong Seok Kim works from Seoul. |
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In the past year, we have provided a wide range of regulatory reform services to clients in Europe, Asia, and Africa. In addition to our work on good regulatory governance, regulatory regimes in utility sectors, and private sector development, our services to government and corporate clients are expanding in areas such as: |
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- building capacities for regulatory impact analysis;
- reviews of national competitiveness strategies;
- broad-based reviews of national regulatory practices, based on international benchmarks of good regulatory practices and tailored to emerging markets;
- assistance to independent regulators in resolving difficult regulatory issues;
- market-based strategies for SME development; and
- for our corporate clients moving into Asian markets, we now offer advice on emerging regulatory risks and opportunities in specific domestic markets.
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Regulatory reform continues to drive market development world-wide. This newsletter, The Better Regulator, contains highlights of selected regulatory reforms around the globe. It supplements our website at www.regulatoryreform.com, where our services and work are more fully described. Please contact the Directors at any time with enquiries. |
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With our best wishes for 2003,
Scott Jacobs
Managing Director |
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