This paper deals with the effects of the transfer of additional funds on the real economy of recipient countries, in particular the European Member States. The intended and unintended effects of additional funds on national public finances and, ultimately, economic performance are discussed....

Infrastructure development is a priority on policy agendas in the EU and worldwide, because of the very high investment needs in basic infrastructure, especially in lagging behind regions and countries. The paper provides a descriptive analysis of the infrastructural gaps in EU transition...

This paper illustrates the story of the Port of Gioia Tauro, a major infrastructure investment co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the period 1994-1998, but whose origin dates back to the beginning of the 1970s. It draws from a recent ex-post evaluation carried out for the...

This paper draws and expands from a recent ex-post evaluation carried out for the European Commission aimed at assessing the long term effects produced by a sample of ten major infrastructures in the Transport and Environment sectors and interpreting the key determinants of the observed...

The contract furniture and furnishings market in the United Kingdom is estimated to total around EUR 2.3 billion, at retail prices. Hotels and hospitality (including bars, restaurants and other leisure) alone account for almost 50% of total contract demand. The contract segment is expected to...

Malaysia is a leading furniture exporter. CSIL ranked the country as the 8th world furniture exporter in 2011. Exports account for 67% of domestic production. Exports are mainly destined for the United States, Japan, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom, which together absorbed almost 60%...

CSIL ranks the Philippines as the 48th furniture exporter at a world level. The United States remains the country’s largest export market for furniture, absorbing around 45% of Filipino furniture exports. This research is part of the Country Furniture Outlook Series, covering at present 70...

This report ranks 50 appliance retailers selected according to their volume of sales and/or their geographical area. The total turnover of the analysed companies is worth around USD 980 billion, including around 7% major white appliances. The analysed appliances companies are headquartered in...

The Thai furniture sector is definitively an export oriented one. Exports are a major industry driver and account for around 45% of the total output, well above the average world exports/production ratio (around 30%). CSIL ranks Thailand as the 27th furniture exporter at a world level. This...

This report, now at its first edition, offers an overview of the kitchen furniture market in Spain, providing trends in kitchen furniture production and consumption, imports and exports, distribution. The report provides a breakdown of kitchen furniture production by kitchen type (flat pack...