Accounting Reform II & III (2003 - ongoing)
- Description:
PwC assisted in the introduction of International Accounting Standards (IAS) into the Russian accounting system in the forms and means appropriate to the needs of different categories of enterprises in the Russian Federation.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Richard Gregson, Russia
Regional Balkans Infrastructure Study - Electricity (2002-2004)
- Description:
PricewaterhouseCoopers led a consortium advising the Balkan REM on the formation of a functioning and efficient regional electricity market through a coordinated grid code and trading mechanism & rules. The services covered Bosnia, Macedonia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, and Albania.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Mark Hughes, United Kingdom
Insurance Advisory Services (INAS) II, Russia (2004)
- Description:
PwC performed a full compliance and systems audit of the Czech Republic implementation structures’ preparedness for the management of assistance under SF/CF as well as full compliance with the applicable Czech Republic and EU regulation.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Paul Hennessy, Ireland
Bank Supervision and Accounting, Russia (2003)
- Description:
The main focus was to enhance the confidence in the Russian banking sector and to increase its mediumterm stability through fostering the quality and the transparency of bank accounts distributed by banks to external users. The project aimed to improve the production and use of financial reporting data and contribute to its compliance with IAS reporting by commercial banks. The project comprised legislative, reporting, pilot banks and training components.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Richard Gregson, Russia
Support for the improvement and the enforcement of legislation and judicial decisions on bankruptcy, Romania (2004)
- Description:
The objective of the project was to improve the legal and institutional framework on bankruptcy in order to render the procedures more efficient. A software application and a Best Practice Manual were created, comprising relevant insolvency cases from Romania and EU countries and standardised forms to be used by all interested parties. The manual constitutes a useful and comprehensive tool for all the practitioners in bankruptcy. The project also organised specialised training for judges, lawyers, liquidators, accountants, clerks and elaborated a training network for professionals involved in bankruptcy procedures.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Emilian Radu, Romania
Legal approximation in the VAT field, Romania (2004)
- Description:
In 2004, PwC commenced a project to improve and develop the legal and administrative framework related to VAT with the view to complete the approximation of the Romanian VAT legislation with the “acquis communautaire” through continued training of the personnel and providing them and tax payers with adequate working tools.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Serge Mary, Belgium
Corporate Governance for the Support Programme for Social Housing, South Africa (2004)
- Description:
The project provided support for the establishment of a viable social housing sector in South Africa through the provision of corporate governance services to 13 social housing institutions, most of which were Section 21 companies.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Doug Franke, South Africa
Technical Assistance to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation under the Caribbean Regional Development programme in Human Resource Development (2005)
- Description:
Working in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation based in Barbados, the project covers all 15 of the CARIFORUM territories and involves:
- Training of teachers and trainers
- Delivery of tourism public awareness programmes; environmental, health and safety standards; and sub-regional workshops
- Production of training materials in English, Spanish and French
- Development of Quality Assurance schemes within hospitality education and training institutions.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Christopher Sambrano, Barbados
ACP, South Africa and Cuba - Results Oriented Monitoring System (2005 - ongoing)
- Description:
The PwC-led consortium is organising and implementing monitoring missions in relevant countries to assist the European Commission in managing EC funded development projects and programmes.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Floris Ampe, Belgium
Strengthening the Banking sector application of Basle II (2005)
- Description:
Key goal of the project is to improve and strengthen the Czech banking sector. The Project includes preparation of initial study of various risks of the market, review of available tools to manage the risk followed by review of various models used to manage various risks and finally training. Consortium is created from partners who already participated on similar projects in their country.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Joseph Veldich, Czech Republic
PROINVEST Programme Organisation of EU-ACP Sector Partnership Meetings (2004-2006)
- Description:
PricewaterhouseCoopers will assist Proinvest in the definition of the development strategy of the ICT Services to companies in the ACP countries (the Africa- Caribbean-Pacific). This mission includes an impact study on the effects of its economic sectors for the development of the zone. The study will involve research on the implication of the investors, and of European and local sectoral professionals in the creation of projects, and the launching of new activities.
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Nicolas Boudeville, France
Technical Assistance for PHARE Cross Border Cooperation programmes for Poland (2005)
- Description:
The main objective of this project is to establish a summary of the Phare CBC Programmes already finished on the Polish-German border in order to transfer a good practise to the Interreg IIIA and Neighbourhood Programmes with Polish participation. The project aims at increasing the transparency and quality of the financial management of the Polish- German CBC SPF in Poland.
- Institution:
Implementing Authority for Phare cross-border cooperation
- PwC Contact:
Olga Grygier, Poland
Technical assistance to the preparation of the National Fund, ISPA implementing agencies and Public Internal Financial Control Agency to implement the extended decentralised implementation system (EDIS) in Bulgaria - Stage 2 gap plugging (2006)
- Description:
The objective of this project is to complete Stage 2 of the Roadmap to EDIS. It aims to prepare the National Fund, ISPA Implementing Agencies and Public Internal Financial Control Agency for EDIS by making the necessary changes and improvements to the target institutions and procedures through implementation of the recommendations of the Gap Assessment Report (Stage 1).
- Institution:
EuropeAid
- PwC Contact:
Petko Dimitrov, Bulgaria
Workshops on building sustainable development issues into Economic Partnership Agreements with African and Caribbean countries (2006)
- Description:
This project aims to make a positive contribution to addressing the challenge of integrating sustainability into the ongoing EPA negotiation process and deliver the “sustainable” development promise. In the scope of this project, workshops are being organised that are bringing together ACP actors to share ideas, experience and prospects regarding the EPA process.
- Institution:
DG Trade
- PwC Contact:
Jochen Krimphoff, France
