Public and Private Partnerships. Lithuania’s story
With the introduction of its PPP framework in 2009, Lithuania placed itself on the map alongside other countries offering PPP investment opportunities. Regulators and independent assessment bodies soon after began to publish ratings and findings, benchmarking it against its regional neighbors and the greater European environment as a whole.
Widening infrastructure gaps continue to stimulate debate within governments worldwide. It is estimated that €3.0 trillion worldwide needs to be invested in economic infrastructure annually through 2030 to keep pace with projected global growth. However, with investment shortfall evaluated to be in the region of €315 billion each year, it would appear that such levels of investment are currently unsustainable.
This is the situation that Lithuania finds itself in currently.
