Enterprise Funds: Evolving Models for Private Sector Development in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract

Enterprise funds are an experimental model of assistance delivery to the developing private sectors in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe as they change from centrally planned to market-oriented economies. The enterprise funds are private U.S. corporations authorized by the Congress and staffed by experienced business managers. They have operated for nearly 4 years in the region. Authorized funding for the first four funds is $250 million to the Polish-American Enterprise Fund, $70 million to the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund, $65 million to the Czech and Slovak-American Enterprise fund, and $55 million to the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund. Federal contributions to enterprise funds represented about 28 percent of all budgeted U.S. assistance for the region between fiscal years 1990 and 1993.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA278853

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Eastern Europe
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Inventory
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Ussr

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
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  • International Relations and European Studies