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New Pathways Towards Mobilizing Private Capital
The World Bank highlights a shift from solely financing assets to financing risk capital to mobilize private capital more effectively, especially for climate and development needs. Amid fiscal…
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Mobilizing Private Capital for the Sustainable Development Goals
This paper reviews financial instruments and regulatory strategies aimed at mobilizing private investment for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Using a theoretical framework that…
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How Blended Finance Can Reorient Cautious Private Investors to Infrastructure
The growing dominance of private capital, amid declining public wealth and rising debt, highlights the need to mobilize private finance to close the $3 trillion annual infrastructure gap. …
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Blended Finance in Infrastructure
Published in February 2024 by the Global Infrastructure Hub (G20 initiative), this report analyses 162 emerging market blended finance infrastructure deals (2013–2022), totalling USD 34 billion.…
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Using Blended Concessional Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets
The Blended Finance Facility (BFF), part of the IDA Private Sector Window, combines concessional IDA funds with IFC financing to support high-impact, commercially challenging private sector projects…
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Blended Finance Facility (BFF)
The Blended Finance Facility (BFF) combines IDA PSW resources with IFC investments to support high-impact sectors like SMEs, agribusiness, health, education, climate, and infrastructure. It…
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Risk Mitigation Facility (RMF)
The Risk Mitigation Facility (RMF) is part of the IDA Private Sector Window and provides project-based guarantees without requiring sovereign indemnity. Its objective is to mobilize private…
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IDA Private Sector Window
The IDA Private Sector Window (PSW) is a $2.5 billion initiative by the World Bank Group under IDA18–20 to catalyze private investment in the poorest and fragile countries. It supports high-…
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Thailand Future Fund (TFFIF)
Thailand Future Fund (TFF), initiated by the State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO), offers an alternative infrastructure financing mechanism beyond government borrowing and PPPs. TFF securitizes…
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PPP Center of the Philippines - PPP Project Dashboard
The website of the PPP Center of the Philippines - PPP Project Dashboard.
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Cebu Airport Expansion Clears Path for Future Large-Scale PPPs in Philippines
The PHP33 billion ($747 million) Mactan Cebu International Airport expansion project marks the Philippines’ first large-scale PPP to reach financial close under the Aquino administration. …
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Signing Ceremony, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Concession Agreement - Scott Morris
At the NAIA concession agreement signing, ADB Vice-President Scott Morris celebrated the launch of the Philippines’ largest solicited PPP in 25 years. He praised the government’s commitment to…
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SMC-SAP & Company Consortium Signs NAIA PPP Concession Agreement, First PPP Contract to Be Awarded Since Effectivity of PPP Code
On March 18, 2024, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and MIAA signed a ₱170.6 billion concession agreement with the SMC-SAP & Company Consortium—now New NAIA Infra Corp.—for the NAIA PPP…
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Infrastructure Priority List
The Infrastructure Priority List, aligned with the Australian Government’s investment priorities, identifies unfunded, nationally significant infrastructure proposals ready for planning or delivery.…
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Restart NSW
Established in 2011, the Restart NSW Fund finances high-priority infrastructure projects to enhance economic growth and productivity across New South Wales. Funded through the State’s asset…
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TransGrid, Australia
In December 2015, a consortium led by Hastings Fund Management acquired a 99-year lease of TransGrid, New South Wales’ electricity transmission network, for A$10.3 billion—the largest project finance…
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Australia Sold the Port of Melbourne Lease to a Consortium Including Foreign Investors
On 19 September 2016, the Government of Victoria formally designated the Lonsdale Consortium as the leaseholder for the Port of Melbourne. As the nation’s largest container and cargo port, the…
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Infrastructure NSW
Established in 2011 by the New South Wales Government, the Restart NSW Fund finances high-priority infrastructure projects aimed at boosting economic growth and productivity. Funded through the…
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Credit Rating Agencies and Sovereign Debt: Four Proposals to Support Achievement of the SDGs
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened fiscal strain in developing countries, triggering disproportionate sovereign credit downgrades and discouraging participation in debt relief programs. Three key…
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The Launch of Thailand Future Fund
Thailand Future Fund (TFF), initiated by the State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO), offers an alternative infrastructure financing mechanism beyond government borrowing and PPPs. TFF securitizes…
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Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling (2018)
The National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling (NPA) was initiated on 2 May 2014 and concluded on 30 June 2019. This agreement was established to help alleviate fiscal limitations faced…
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Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling (2019)
The NPA aimed to reduce funding constraints, boost economic activity, and enhance productivity through incentive payments for state asset sales reinvested into infrastructure. The review found…
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Project Evaluation Summary: Sydney Metro City and Southwest
The Sydney Metro City & Southwest is a 30.5 km metro rail project extending from Chatswood to Bankstown, including new underground stations and a second harbour rail crossing. Aimed at…
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New South Wales Asset Divestments and Projects
This Schedule outlines New South Wales’ asset divestments and infrastructure investments under Australia’s National Partnership on Asset Recycling. It aims to unlock funds from state-owned assets to…
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National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling
The National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling (2014–2019) aimed to alleviate state and territory funding constraints by incentivizing the sale or lease of state-owned assets, with proceeds…