Reconstructing Kosovo
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Kosovo Albanians account for some 95% of the population of Kosovo, and have used mutual support networks to help them through the winter of 1999-2000, rebuilding homes and sharing temporary space. Members of ethnic minorities have also had their homes looted and burned. Banks are gradually being re-established, but there are problems in collecting revenue and even in assessing the numbers of small businesses. The Kosovo Liberation Army still wields power, though it has officially disbanded. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been criticised for not defending Serbs more, though it has spent a great deal in seeking to protect minorities.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Kosovo resurgent
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The Kovoso Liberation Army (KLA) has disarmed and some of its members will form a protection corps. This disarmament gives greater credibility to the claims of the international force that Kosovo is being administered for all its inhabitants. Aid is provided by donors, and funds are also entering Kosovo from its diaspora. There is still a housing shortage due to large numbers of seriously damaged homes. The informal sector is more efficient in terms of obtaining materials than is the international bureaucracy. Food aid has been provided andwill continue at a reduced level, though hunger could be more of a problem in Serbia.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Better luck next time
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The task of rebuilding Bosnia following the war has been more difficult than expected, and there are lessons to be learnt that could be applied to Kosovo. There has been a lack of skills and motivation in the Bosnian government, and ethnic divisions are still important. Corruption and bureaucracy deter foreign investors, though aid helps boost the standard of living. Kosovo faces serious problems after the war in that it has been a very poor region, though the ethnic composition of the population should cause fewer problems due to most of the population being ethnic Albanians.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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