The Governance of Regulators Second Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission Driving Performance

The Governance of Regulators Second Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission Driving Performance
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2024-09-25
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ISBN: 9264397973

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing the often-competing interests of stakeholders such as governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are rapidly changing due to new technologies, the international drive toward carbon-neutral economies, and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic and energy and cost-of-living crises. Continuously assessing the performance of economic regulators is thus important to ensure regulators continue to perform in a changing context. This second progress review evaluates the changes made by Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission over the last three years to implement 2016 OECD recommendations, following a first progress review in 2021. The review tracks progress and provides advice on how to increase the effectiveness of regulatory activities and, ultimately, improve outcomes for consumers and the economy.

The Governance of Regulators Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission Driving Performance

The Governance of Regulators Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission Driving Performance
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-06-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9264996923

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders in the sector, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new technologies, the international drive toward carbon-neutral economies, shifts in consumer needs and preferences, and, most recently, the profound changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Governance of Regulators Progress Review of Peru's Telecommunications Regulator Driving Performance

The Governance of Regulators Progress Review of Peru's Telecommunications Regulator Driving Performance
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2023-04-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9264468641

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new technologies, the international drive toward carbon-neutral economies, shifts in consumer needs and preferences, and, more recently, the profound changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Governance of Regulators Driving Performance at Portugal’s Energy Services Regulatory Authority

The Governance of Regulators Driving Performance at Portugal’s Energy Services Regulatory Authority
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2021-05-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264708200

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public utilities. Their organisational culture, behaviour and governance are important factors in how regulators, and the sectors they oversee, perform. The OECD Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators (PAFER) looks at the institutions, processes and practices that can create an organisational culture of performance and results.

The Governance of Regulators Driving Performance at Brazil’s National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation

The Governance of Regulators Driving Performance at Brazil’s National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2024-06-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264361650

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public utilities. Their organisational culture, behaviour, actions and governance are important factors in how they, and the sectors they oversee, perform. The OECD Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators (PAFER) looks at the institutions, processes and practices that can create an organisational culture of performance and results. This report uses PAFER to assess both the internal and external governance of Brazil’s National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA). The review offers recommendations for the regulator to build upon its strong technical reputation and good practices. It proposes an integrated set of recommendations to help ANA best fulfil its roles relating to water resource management and water-use regulation, dam safety, and water supply and sanitation.

Progress Review of Latvia's Public Utilities Commission

Progress Review of Latvia's Public Utilities Commission
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9789264806351

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders in the sector, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new technologies, the international drive toward carbon-neutral economies, shifts in consumer needs and preferences, and, most recently, the profound changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Assessing the performance of economic regulators must therefore be a continuous process. This progress review evaluates the changes put in place by Latvia's Public Utilities Commission since the previous OECD performance assessment review in 2016, in the interest of increasing the effectiveness of its regulatory activities and improving final outcomes for consumers and the economy.

State of Health in the EU Latvia: Country Health Profile 2019

State of Health in the EU Latvia: Country Health Profile 2019
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9264647651

This profile provides a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and the health system in Latvia as part of the broader series of the State of Health in the EU country profiles. It provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of the health system. This profile is the joint work of the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, in co-operation with the European Commission.