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Evaluating the Environment for Public-Private Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean: The 2014 Infrascope

The Infrascope is an informational tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure. The analysis and content of this index covers the period from May 2014 to August 2014. The index was built by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and is commissioned by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.

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Establishing and Reforming PPP Units - Analysis of EPEC Member PPP Units and Lessons Learnt

In coordination with EPEC Members, the EPEC team has conducted reviews of institutional frameworks for 24 EPEC Members (set out in ‘Unit Reports’) a number of which are publicly available on the EPEC website. A central PPP Unit was identified in 18 of the 24 institutional frameworks reviewed. The purpose of this report is to draw collectively from these Unit Reports in order to identify trends and lessons learnt. It is based on information that was correct at the date of publication for each Unit Report, i.e.

Evaluating the environment for public- private partnerships in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (EECIS)

This first edition of the EECIS Infrascope provides a snapshot of PPP readiness across the region. It benchmarks countries against each other, focusing on the sustainability of PPPs by evaluating the rules, processes, institutions and practices in place to create and oversee them. The methodology is the same as that used for Infrascope reports covering Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia in 2010 and 2011. The indicator definitions and scoring criteria are outlined in Appendix 2.

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PPP Massive Open Online Course: How can PPPs deliver better services?

Governments around the world, and especially in developing countries, struggle to develop and maintain infrastructure that supports national economic growth and delivers basic services to their citizens. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have a long history of funding and delivering infrastructure. Under the right conditions, such partnerships can be a viable option to deliver infrastructure services that enable growth and serve citizens. This free online course outlines the role of PPPs in the delivery of infrastructure services.

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