Liquefied Natural Gas for Emerging Markets
Liquefied Natural Gas for Emerging Markets
Author: Gordon Shearer (Poten & Partners), David Nissen (Poten & Partners), and Alan Townsend (Infrastructure Department, The World Bank)
Liquefied Natural Gas for Emerging Markets
Author: Gordon Shearer (Poten & Partners), David Nissen (Poten & Partners), and Alan Townsend (Infrastructure Department, The World Bank)
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• 69 PPP transactions reached financial close for an aggregate value of EUR 12 billion
• In number terms, the market increased by 41% compared to 2015
• In value terms, the market decreased by 22% compared to 2015
• The most active market was the UK (by value and number of projects)
• 10 countries closed at least one PPP project
• Transport was the largest sector in value terms, whilst the education sector recorded the highest number of projects
• Over 80% of the transactions closed were government-pay PPPs
The 2018 report is the second substantive assessment of progress in implementing the Financing for Development outcomes and the means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
The statistical recording of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the statistics of EU Member States is carried out according to the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). More specific interpretations of these rules, often referred to as the ‘Eurostat rules’, are provided by Eurostat (EU statistical authority).
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