Municipalities construct housing units on municipal plots using funds from the Housing Construction Municipal Fund.

Municipal museums (museums of districts, cities towns, civil parishes) are financed from the local budgets.

Establishing clear and comprehensible municipal accounts, independently audited with results published, would help municipalities to gain access to capital.

Government and other non market producers cost of capital of own assets

161. The construction of compulsory school buildings is financed by the municipal authorities, but the State finances upper secondary school buildings (60 per cent) in conjunction with the municipalities (40 per cent).

Assistance in capacity building could help municipal authorities in laying the groundwork for accessing capital markets.

According to the municipal officials with whom the Special Rapporteur met, the central administration is withholding the budgetary resources allocated to Malabo, which has received only a very small portion.

Pilot training to strengthen municipal capacities in management of information systems (Habitat)

In the regions the departments and municipalities are responsible for the health care of their inhabitants, using resource transfers and their own resources.

The reason is that other financial resources are available (i.e. under municipal labour market policy and grants from the European Social Fund (ESF)) for the direct promotion of labour force participation and economic independence.

Haikou Shopping Basket Group is a wholly state owned enterprise established by the Haikou Municipal People's Government, opening 147 vegetables convenience stores and vegetables supermarket in Haikou.

World Investment Report 1997 (Transnational Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy)

Capital markets

Reasons for OFDI now include, apart from seeking markets, to acquire strategic assets like technology, marketing and brand names, and establish trade supporting networks.

Documentation HSP WUF 2 5 on Urban Renaissance towards new powers for local governments in an urbanizing world

Demand led funding' provided via parents will replace supply led funding' by the municipal authorities.

PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ELECTIVE MUNICIPAL OFFICES

Municipal policy

Funding of these institutions is the responsibility of municipalities and the Entity Ministry of Health and Social Policy.

(a) The wages of an applicant and his her spouse, less State and municipal taxes

National Governments may also be able to enhance local authorities' direct access to capital markets, domestic and international, by granting authority to municipalities to issue infrastructure bonds.

Funds from parish and town budgets expended on various municipal social assistance activities, in thousands LVL In 2001, the local governments spent 15.4 million LVL on municipal social assistance benefits in comparison with 2000 the amount of funds earmarked for municipal social benefits has increased by approximately 1.15 million LVL.

Urban resources

A. Market value of assets

In the area of urban development, the Government focuses on the establishment of efficient land markets, the strengthening of local authorities, improving urban transport and achieving a rational use of natural resources in urban areas.

Usually, the situation with financial resources is better in cities towns, and they attract teachers from poorer local governments.

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Urban poor Urban resources Urban sustainability Urban services Urban disasters and reconstruction.

The local governments of some cities have introduced schemes of additional payments to salaries of their teachers.

Venue Rome, City Hall

Municipal administration

Funding would be made available for cooperation between municipalities and non governmental organizations (NGOs) and volunteer groups on specific projects.

In the context of the urban renewal investment budget, agreements were entered into with a number of large cities, in which the Government and municipalities define what is for them a safe living environment.

Refuges for these groups come under the general heading of women's refuges and are the responsibility of municipal authorities, which receive special purpose funding for these refuges.

And their policy prescription is to make government more accountable, focus on the capital markets, invest, don't give anything away.

450. Most housing facilities constructed in Greenland are partly or fully financed by public funds, i.e. by the Greenland Home Rule government and the municipalities in Greenland.

The disinflation and ample liquidity created by the accommodative monetary policy of central governments have driven the market interest rates down to the extent that the fixed income markets no longer offer the returns that investors have enjoyed in the past.

Source Municipality, Metropolitan Lima.

Financial market liberalization

Policies to support municipalities with a good financial standing and favourable credit rating that have tried to meet some of their investment needs by tapping local bond markets could yield good results.

Sustained urban water supply and sanitation systems are constrained by a lack of human, institutional and financial resources.

The Political Stock Market

Municipal districts

Household savings are also encouraged by efficient capital markets, prudent fiscal and monetary policies, a strong legal system and good governance.

Creation of sectoral funds, with the participation of the ministers and the Federal Government bodies and the Joint Funds, with funds provided jointly by the state and municipal governments.