No 1 (2016)

In recent years we can observe the dramatic development of the automotive industry in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE). During the period of 2000-2014 the share of CEE countries in the world auto production rose from 1.8% to 5%, and in European production - from 5% to 20% correspondingly. Foreign investment became the main driver of this growth; and the key motives for the process were not only favourable economic factors (production capacity held from Soviet times, relatively low wages of workers compared with their relatively high technical professional skills, good geographical location), but also effective industrial policy by CEE governments. Foreign investors, including Volkswagen, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen, Fiat, GM, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai-KIA, Suzuki, used different methods to enter CEE market - from brownfield investment and M&A to greenfield investment. The authors came to the conclusion that the main feature of the automotive sector in CEE became its export-oriented character, and key development trend - the building-up of value added chains in CEE countries, location of assembly plants (Czech Republic and Slovak Republic are the leaders), and later - suppliers of various levels.

This article is devoted to the analysis of the Eurozone banking sector after the global financial crisis in 2007. The development of the European banking crisis and the main rescue measures that should stabilise the banking sector are examined. This article considers some problems of the banking sector which include the shrinkage in bank lending to non-financial corporations, the rising interest rates on loans to non-financial corporations and a widespread loss of confidence in the banking system. On the basis of statistical data from 2006 to October 2015 some development trends of banking sector indicators are underlined and a comparative analysis of the indicators before and after the recent financial crisis is conducted. In conclusion the article says that the undertaken rescue measures were not able to solve all reviewed problems of the banking sector in the Eurozone.

The article examines the nature and various aspects of the public-private partnership (PPP) in developing countries of Africa has made analysis factors which promotes and prevent the development of partnerships, as well as factors of stability of PPP in the country which emphasizes on the role of legislation in various stages of implementation of PPP projects. Allocating the principles on which should be based on a good partnership of the state and the private sector, not with standing the importance of the views of society about the PPP projects, especially designed for a long term. Highlights issues of providing guarantees to all participants of the partnership in order to minimize risk and possible economic damage. In conclusion, the authors conclude that the PPP - is not a panacea for all social and economic ills and problems of developing countries. Nevertheless, it’s also a shortage of investment in resources .PPPs can play a positive role in the implementation of water and sanitation projects.

This article discusses the lack of theoretical elaboration of issues in the field of classification of the growing number of different tools and techniques - as one of the possible causes of the problem of the organization lean on the Russian industrial enterprises. The author of the work, there are three possible approaches that the main classification methods and tools of Lean: by types of losses, the directions and the nature of the practical application. Described in the classification help more effectively to put into practice the basic methods and tools of Lean.