Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Eswatini

The Government of Eswatini, through the Ministry of Finance and the Eswatini Investment Promoti on Authority (SIPA) and with the support of the ACP Business Climate Facility (BizClim) organised a one-week event on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), consisti ng of a one-day conference and a four-day intensive training programme, from July 16 to 20, 2012. The conference aimed at raising awareness of a wide range of stakeholders about the current situati on of PPPs and about opportuniti es and potenti al future developments in Eswatini. It also served as a platf orm for the launch of the SADC PPP Network in Eswatini. The purpose of the training programme was to strengthen the capacity of Eswatini Government and SIPA, as well as that of relevant ministries and government agencies of other African countries, for the formulati on, development and management of PPP projects. The workshop should also help Eswatini in developing its own PPP model and procedures by providing practi - cal tools and taking best practi ces from other countries as a model. The event was att ended by more than 80 participants, both representatives of relevant ministries/institute.